The Big Interview

It was the goal that made the footballing world stand up and take notice of Mikel Merino. In scoring the winner for Spain in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, his celebration paid homage to his father, who performed the same iconic dance in the exact same stadium 33 years previously.

Having arrived on these shores to manage Bournemouth in 2023, Andoni Iraola took over a club which had narrowly avoided relegation. Today, they are considered one of the toughest sides to play against in the Premier League. With exclusive access, this week the Bournemouth manager gives the Big Interview a guided tour of some of the local spots he likes to visit on the Dorset coastline.

This week on The Big Interview, two-time Premier League champion, Robert Pires sits down to talk through his career and all things Arsenal. Having joined the club during Arsene Wenger’s reign, Pires played in one of the greatest sides in the clubs’ history - as well as helping them achieve invincible status in 2003/04.

Born and brought up in the Netherlands, Jurrien Timber grew up to embrace the Ajax philosophy of playing football. That philosophy helped him carve out his way to the first team and led him to the Premier League with Arsenal.