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Mikael Forssell interview: ‘Play that funky music, Miklu!’ – ‘To the Extreme’ with Bochum’s ex-Blues striker

by Christian BrookesPosted onNovember 26, 2014February 3, 2018

Vividly remembered in England for his Premier League days with Chelsea and Birmingham City, Finnish striker Mikael Forssell is now with Germany’s VfL Bochum, but he still recalls how he was thrown in at the deep end as a teenager…

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Gaël Kakuta interview: The Dutch rhythm to Blues’ French prodigy

by Christian BrookesPosted onOctober 21, 2013October 21, 2013

  The eyes of football observers around the world turned to Chelsea’s Gaël Kakuta as a teenager and with his career approaching the crossroads the on-loan Vitesse Arnhem winger is clear in his mind on what brings the best out…

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Olivia Godfrey interview: Sky Sports host’s Aussie pop anguish!

by Christian BrookesPosted onNovember 19, 2012November 3, 2013

  Olivia Godfrey has been succinctly illuminating television screens for over a year in her role as a Sky Sports News presenter and her career portfolio to date has also encompassed the likes of modelling, fashion and entertainment. Of the…

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Patrick van Aanholt interview: Ali anthem lights Dutch defender’s fire

by Christian BrookesPosted onAugust 29, 2012January 12, 2013

  Chelsea’s Dutch left-back Patrick van Aanholt is currently back in his homeland and enjoying his second loan spell with Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, and when game time comes around there is one track above all others that resonates with…

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Michael Duberry interview: Napa was the place to be says defender

by Christian BrookesPosted onJuly 21, 2011April 7, 2012

Around the turn of the century the UK garage scene was a phenomenon and no place loved the genre more than renowned Cypriot party resort Ayia Napa, as former Chelsea and current Oxford United defender Michael Duberry recalls.

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A Beats & Rhymes FC message from Germany midfielder Julia Simic

Beyond just the dance celebrations and headphone-clad emergences from a team bus on match day, there is a whole world more connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse for a player, how bands and artists colourise their lives outside the game, and how music itself can bond an entire team.

The nostalgia of a first album, the weakness in the knees before an initiation song, or even those who’ve swapped the stadium for the studio. Since 2011, the performers and personalities from all around the men’s and women’s game have shared their soundtrack, along with career talk, teammates, memories and lessons learned from a life in the sport.

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