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Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers

By: Daily Mail
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Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about. Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the inside stories only those at the heart of the game can tell. Players have had their say. Now, it’s time to hear from the people who actually know how football works.


Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Producer: Henry Williams

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Mail
Football (Soccer)
Episodes
  • Arsenal will NOT RETURN to the UCL Final anytime soon!
    Jun 4 2026

    Welcome back to Whistleblowers! Before they swan of the other side of the pond, Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Gordon Smart get together to break down their thoughts on Arsenal’s UCL Final collapse and where Arteta’s boys in red go next, before Ian makes a bold prediction about next season’s European competition!


    Meanwhile, the lads marvel at Anthony Gordon’s linguistic capabilities as he jets off to Barcelona, and we find out Mark’s TRUE thoughts on Southampton’s decision to keep ‘cheating’ Tonda Eckart in the St Mary’s dugout…


    Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up?


    Read Jack Gaughan’s Special 5 Part series of Pep’s City Decade HERE: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15830799/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-City-Untold-Decade-Two-Troubled-Season.html


    Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out


    Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg

    Producer: William Colledge

    Executive Producer: Jamie East

    Booker: Ashley Whitt

    Video Editor: Rowan Jacobs

    Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


    Social Handles:

    X: @blowerspod

    Instagram: whistleblowerspod

    TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast

    Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com


    A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    46 mins
  • This World Cup was NEVER for the Punters
    Jun 2 2026

    Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In this week’s Bonus Ball, the boys are talking money - Ian Ladyman, Gordon Smart and Mark Clattenburg ask just how much is TOO much for football fans to pay, as we see prices for next month’s tournament increase week on week…


    Meanwhile, Mark reveals how much World Cup referees are really paid, and Ian tells us his surprising summer tournament habit that he hasn’t broken since 2002...


    Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up?


    Read Jack Gaughan’s Special 5 Part series of Pep’s City Decade HERE: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15830799/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-City-Untold-Decade-Two-Troubled-Season.html


    Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out


    Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg

    Producer: William Colledge

    Executive Producer: Jamie East

    Booker: Ashley Whitt

    Video Editor: Rowan Jacobs

    Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


    Social Handles:

    X: @blowerspod

    Instagram: whistleblowerspod

    TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast

    Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com


    A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    23 mins
  • England's BIGGEST World Cup Worry won't be the Opposition!
    May 28 2026

    Welcome back to Whistleblowers! In the wake of the bombshell Tuchel England Squad announcement on Friday, Ian Ladyman, Mark Clattenburg, and Gordon Smart reunite to break down all the trials and tribulations this crop of players will have to face stateside…


    Plus, Ian tells us the inside scoops from the League Manager Awards and who might be in line for the England job, before revealing Big Sam’s hidden tipsy talent!


    Sign up to the Daily Mail’s World Cup Newsletter TODAY: https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/world-cup-newsletter-sign-up?


    Read Jack Gaughan’s Special 5 Part series of Pep’s City Decade HERE: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-15830799/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-City-Untold-Decade-Two-Troubled-Season.html


    Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out


    Hosts: Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg

    Producer: William Colledge

    Executive Producer: Jamie East

    Booker: Ashley Whitt

    Video Editor: Rowan Jacobs

    Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

    Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini


    Social Handles:

    X: @blowerspod

    Instagram: whistleblowerspod

    TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast

    Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com


    A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    55 mins
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