Euro Leagues

Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsRadio 5 Live,·29 Oct 2026,·51 minsWas Raya robbed & how did Europe react to Kane's Ballon d'Or win?Euro LeaguesAvailable for over a yearHow did Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon beat David Raya for the Yashin Trophy at the Ballon d'Or? Should the World Cup take priority, or was Raya robbed of the award after a spectacular season at Arsenal? And what has the continent made of Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or win? Are the Spanish annoyed that it didn't go to Lamine Yamal, and how has Bayern Munich reacted? Maz Farookhi, Guillem Balague and Julien Laurens discuss it all alongside German football expert Rafa Honigstein. Then, the team reflect on Real Madrid's El Clasico victory, James Horncastle joins the pod to look ahead to the Milan Derby, and why has Kylian Mbappe had to apologise to China? Finally, we discuss Dirk Kuyt's Liverpool reunion as new interim head coach of Fenerbahce. Timecodes: 02:00 Kane's Ballon d'Or win 17:30 Was David Raya robbed? 24:00 El Clasico reflections 30:00 Mbappe's apology to China 37:00 Lazio flying high 40:45 Milan derby preview 47:00 Dirk Kuyt's Liverpool reunionProgramme WebsiteMore episodes