Game's Gone

VAR. XG. Inverted wing backs. The game has well and truly gone.

Via his very own podcast, Steve Bracknall, Sunday league assistant manager and viral sensation, will bring it back. Steve is joined in his 'dressing room' by gaffer Paul Sampson and physio Bob the Bucket. Every Thursday, on both BBC Sounds and YouTube, they make sense of all the week’s footballing news and bring you updates from the vivid world of pub team the mighty Royal Oak FC.

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Recorded in the heart of Sheffield, Game's Gone is a raw and funny take on the modern game, with Steve offering his opinion on such topics as the absurdity of VAR to the commerciality of the FIFA World Cup. Game's Gone is a highly visualised podcast that is brought to life with football sticker graphics and viral videos, all working in tandem to create long-running storylines and topical insight.

Guests on the podcast have included Thierry Henry, Noel Gallagher, Angry Ginge and Robbie Williams. The show has hit the ground running, with its established fanbase coming to the show; it has a growing community of YouTube subscribers and glowing five-star reviews online. Clips from the show have a strong life outside the podcast, including a viral moment featuring Thierry Henry at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards that had over 4M social views.

Game’s Gone: The Steve Bracknall Podcast is written and performed by Chris McClure and is a Persephonica production for BBC Sounds.