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The French football legend Lilian Thuram joined Nathan Murphy in studio on Friday's Off The Ball. Lilian joined us to discuss his book, 'White Thinking: Behind the Mask of Racial Identity.' A book not necessarily concerned with football, Nathan spoke to the World Cup winner Thuram about this towering work of scholarship and the difficult questions it raises: What does it mean to be white? Is skin colour also a way of thinking? This edition of the interview only partially includes Thuram's own answers en français with the full translated answer in English provided. A complete version of the interview with both answers included is available in our OTB Football podcast stream.

Ahead of the Republic of Ireland WNT team's match against Zambia and then the French, Kathleen McNamee attended the squad announcement delivered by manager Vera Pauw.

Welcome to Friday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Kathleen McNamee joined Nathan Murphy to discuss the 27-woman training squad named by Republic of Ireland boss Vera Pauw ahead of the World Cup.

Ahead of Vera Pauw announcing her World Cup training squad, Adrian, Shane & Kathleen discussed the players that are in danger of missing out. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Football writer Graham Hunter joined Adrian and Shane on OTB AM to look ahead to the Champions League final and give some insight to his conversation with Pep. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

John Giles joined Nathan Murphy to react to West Ham's Europa Conference League success and Manchester City's win over Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

Welcome to the latest edition of the LOI Matchday podcast. Off The Ball's new magazine-style podcast covers all of the matches in both divisions of the SSE Airtricity League with exclusive interviews and previews of all the action. This week, host Stephen Doyle is joined by Bohemians assistant manager Gary Cronin who looks ahead to another trip to Derry City. Cobh Ramblers midfielder Dale Holland reveals which Olympian's inspired the squad to turn things around this season.

This is a bonus LOI Matchday podcast on Off The Ball - which is released every Thursday ahead of all of the weekend action in the SSE Airtricity League. On the extra podcast, you can enjoy the full version of both interviews with host Stephen Doyle speaking to Cobh Ramblers midfielder Dale Holland and Bohemians assistant manager Gary Cronin.

Dan McDonnell of the Irish Independent joined Nathan Murphy to discuss the FAI's 15-year strategic plan following an extensive audit into the state of football in Ireland.

Aisling O'Reilly spoke with the FAI's Chief Executive Jonathan Hill at the launch of their Facilities and Infrastructure Vision and Strategy. He discusses the importance of the FAI receiving the funding requested from government, the support given to the the Women's National Team ahead of the World Cup, and the future of Irish football facilities with focus on women and girls at grassroots level.

Welcome to Thursday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Ger, Shane & Kathleen kick off #OTBAM with reaction to West Ham's triumph in the Europa Conference League final last night, and ask if there is a lack of enthusiasm and excitement around the Champions League final, with Manchester City heavy favourites to win on Saturday night. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Welcome to Wednesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Vinny Perth joined Ger & Shane in studio to run through the latest League of Ireland news. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Welcome to Friday's Football Daily - Cathal Mullaney runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Former referees, Errol Sweeney & Keith Hackett joined Ger & Shane to discuss the recent abuse towards officials and what can be done to combat the issue. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Martin Lipton joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM as Spurs look set to appoint Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou as their new manager, while Real Madrid are looking at Harry Kane as their potential replacement for the outgoing Karim Benzema. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Kathleen McNamee, Emma Byrne and Karen Duggan are joined by current AS Roma and Spain star Vicky Losada to breakdown the crazy Champions League final that was between Barcelona and Wolfsburg. They also talk about Losada’s career so far as well as the differences between the Liga F in Spain and the WSL. Got a question for the pod? Email TheCOYGIGPod@offtheball.com ! The COYGIG Pod on OTB Sports is in association with Cadbury FC, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIreland

Kathleen McNamee and Nathan Murphy were joined by former Republic of Ireland player, Keith Treacy to discuss Manchester City's 2-1 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup final.