The Score

The Score

Hosted by Chris McHardy, The Score is your comprehensive guide to the world of sport. From the latest sports news to big-name guests and interviews, not to mention plenty of opinionated debate on the day’s biggest stories. Unscripted and unfiltered, The Score caters to the sporting anoraks among us and those who consider themselves more ‘fairweather’.

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July 27, 2026 89 mins

Former Premier League title-winner with Leicester City, Danny Simpson joins Chris McHardy for this week's Monday Night Football.


There's a look at Dubai-based football legend, Andrea Pirlo's on-off negotiations to become the Italy head coach. Sticking with world football, we dissect FIFA president Gianni Infantino's angry social media post where he claims, "Politics should be kept out of sport". Hmmm.


Brighton's Danny Welbe...

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Marc Archer is in the hot seat alongside Chris McHardy for this episode.

We're picking through the stories still spilling out of The Open from last weekend, including the revelation that Bryson DeChambeau threatened to call US President Donald Trump because he was angry. We also hear from Rory McIlroy, who isn't shy about calling DeChambeau out.

Speaking of golf, there's a quick look at what the future holds for LIV Golf and PIF.

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Eddie Taylor joins Chris McHardy for another look at the biggest stories in sport.

With the dust completely settled on the World Cup and Spain being crowned champions, we decide the winners and losers of the competition. We cover everything from the greatness of the Azteca Stadium to the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo exiting the tournament early.

After newly signed Morgan Rogers claims Chelsea "are the biggest team in London," we won...

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Jordan Davies joins Chris McHardy for this episode.

The World Cup ends with Spain lifting the trophy... and taking punches to the stomach from the Argentina players. We look back at the final, which featured a half-time show disaster, Messi's tears and an investigation into an Argentinian who lost the run of himself.

There's also a round of applause for Rodri, the player of the tournament, who hasn't lost with Spain in 50 games. Is...

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July 17, 2026 94 mins

Jordan Davies joins Chris McHardy for this episode.

A Lionel Messi masterclass takes Argentina to the World Cup Final, but should questions be raised about Thomas Tuchel's toothless England substitutions? Former Wales international, Neil Taylor calls in to give us his opinion.

Our roving reporter Gary Meeganhan tells us what the game was like and shares the reaction of both sets of fans.

Then we head to The Open Championship with Z...

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Eddie Taylor joins Chris McHardy for a look at the biggest sports headlines around.

Spain edged past France to make the World Cup Final - but was it a Spanish masterclass or a French surrender? Either way, Didier Deschamps is out at Les Bleus, and a former France superstar is ready to take the reins.

There's all the build-up to the big one as the old enemies England and Argentina lock horns again for a place in Sunday's final. Our ...

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Ex-Premier League footballer Matt Lowton joins Chris McHardy this evening. It's France vs Spain in the first semi-final, so we give our predictions for who will triumph as Kylian Mbappe vs. Lamine Yamal lights up the World Cup stage. Gary Meenaghan joins us live from Dallas to give us a taste of the build-up.

Then we move on to the continued fallout from the Tuchel-Clarke-Bellingham incident, with broadcasters, media and playe...

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Former Premier League footballer Neil Taylor joins Chris McHardy to cover the weekend's football as Argentina and England advance to the World Cup semi-finals.

There's a look back at the unusual head-to-head between England boss Thomas Tuchel and two-goal hero Jude Bellingham. Has this needle come just at the right time to up their performances? Was Erling Haaland too tired for Norway?

Defending champions, Argentina will be England...

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Carl van Rosenvelt joins Chris McHardy for all the latest on Wimbledon, World Cup, Tour de France and more. 

We start things off with the live updates of the semi-final clash between Coco Guaff and Karolina Muchova. And there are the results from Stage 6 of the Tour de France, as Tadej Pogacar mounts an epic comeback.

Then we move to the World Cup to look at Cape Verde's goalkeeper, Vozinha and his unreal Instagram following. ...

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Eddie Taylor joins Chris McHardy for another episode of the show that takes a sideways look at the sports world.

Egypt are dumped out of the World Cup by Lionel Messi's Argentina, but have the controversial decisions marred an otherwise superb game?

There are updates on the Tour De France as UAE Team Emirates-XRG find themselves in the unusual position of chasing the race leaders. Novak Djokovic continues to prove age is just a num...

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Former Premier League and Wales footballer, Neil Taylor joins Chris McHardy for a special Monday Night Football.

FIFA has ditched any pretense of being morally upstanding by bending to President Trump's request to rescind Florian Balogun's red card. Have Gianni Infantino and co. just opened Pandora's Box? CNN Sports reporter Amanda Davies joins us on the line to discuss the repercussions of this act.

England inflicted Mexico's firs...

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July 3, 2026 88 mins

Eddie Taylor joins Chris McHardy for another episode of The Back Page on The Score.

England squeaked past DR Congo and we wonder whether they have enough for a deep run in the tournament? Belgium and the USA also go under the microscope as they progress to the World Cup 2026 last 16.

England Cricket is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons as former players call for an end to the fabled "Bazball". But who should replace h...

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July 2, 2026 90 mins

Chris McHardy and former Burnley star Matt Lowton are on hand to cover all of the latest World Cup news from the previous 24 hours,

There's a look back at France and Kylian Mbappe sweeping aside Sweden to reach the last 16. Erling Haaland's numbers remain RIDICULOUS as Norway also progress to the next stage. And co-host Mexico made history at the Azteca.

Then there are live updates as England face DR Congo in a tense match for Thom...

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Chris McHardy is BACK after two weeks at the World Cup in the United States, and Robbie Greenfield greets him for this episode.

There's a brief discussion about the surprising - and disappointing - encounter with a certain country's fans over in the US. In lighter news, we congratulate Canada for being the first team through to the World Cup's round of 16.

We scratch our heads as Lionel Messi continues to defy age as he curr...

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Marc Archer and Carl van Rosenvelt are in for Chris McHardy this episode.

There’s a round-up of the latest World Cup results as favourites Germany are beaten by Ecuador and co-hosts USA are humbled by Turkey.

There’s a look at the mouthwatering fixture between France and Norway—Mbappe vs Haaland - and the other weekend’s fixtures as the group stage comes to an end.

Zane Scotland calls in to discuss PG...

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June 26, 2026 87 mins

Tom Urquhart and Marc Archer are standing in for Chris McHardy for this episode.

As Scotland are humbled at the hands of a free-flowing Brazil, we ask if the World Cup party is over for them? Are these hydration breaks really necessary? There's also a round-up of the big results as co-hosts Canada and Mexico head to the knockout stage in very different fashion.

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has his say on the... hot topic...

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Eddie Taylor and Jordan Davies are in the hot seats while Chris McHardy follows the Tartan Army around the USA.

There's all the build up to England's game against Ghana as Tuchel's Three Lions aim to reach the World Cup knockout phase. 

There's a look back at Messi, Mbappe and Haaland making the Golden Boot race very exciting. Plus, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal are up this evening - can he enter the race too?

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Sean O'Shea and former Burnley defender Matt Lowton bring you the latest news and stories from all corners of the football world. 
There's a look back at the Lamine Yamal Show as Spain battered Saudi Arabia 4-0. The World Cup goalkeepers suddenly showed their mettle, but a former England star says the football is the problem.
Away from the international competition, Manchester United finally bought the ground to build th...

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Sean O'Shea and former Swansea City and Wales international Neil Taylor bring you the latest news and stories from the World Cup and beyond.

There's a peek through the fingers at the absolute horror challenge as co-hosts Canada swept Qatar aside in an ill-tempered game. Fellow World Cup co-host Mexico is the first team guaranteed a place in the knockout stages after squeaking past South Korea.

We give you the backstory on Cape Verd...

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Sean O'Shea and ex-Premier League star Stephen Ward bring you all the latest news and stories from the World Cup.

England took a little while to find their groove against Croatia, but looked much improved in the second half. Could they go all the way?

By comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off his campaign with Portugal as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo, which begs the question: should the 41-year-old still be starting ...

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