Futebol & Football: “Don’t Rush Michael Carrick Out Yet”

Tim Vickery and Henry Winter take on the biggest stories from both sides of the Atlantic.

With pressure building around Michael Carrick at Manchester United, Henry offers a rare insight into the man behind the manager, from working with Carrick on his autobiography to the perfectionism that shaped his playing and coaching career.

Tim and Henry also revisit Carrick's extraordinary England career, debate whether peak Carrick would start ahead of Declan Rice, and ask why English football still struggles to produce elite No.6s.

Then attention turns to England. Thomas Tuchel prepares to face world champions Spain at Wembley after a turbulent World Cup, while five players have already withdrawn from the squad.

Plus: why South American players view international duty differently, Brazil's post-World Cup rebuild under Carlo Ancelotti, the strange problem facing South American qualifying for 2030, and what a 64-team World Cup could do to international football.

Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery and Henry Winter.