Seb Coe | Door open for Russia's return, 'Enhanced Games' threat & Man Utd's new stadium - The Sports Agents
4/23/202649 min
After Liam Rosenior was sacked just 106 days into his 6-year-deal, life-long Chelsea fan & President of World Athletics, Lord Seb Coe joins Gabby and Mark to talk about Russia's return to the Olympics, his views on The 'Enhanced Games' and why the world is running out of host cities for major tournaments?
Will British athletics be able to capitalise on their new 'golden generation' and when will Manchester United's new stadium be ready?
Plus Gabby & Mark reflect on the prospect of a classic Premier League title run-in after Man City leapfrogged Arsenal last night - with the top two now only separated by goals scored...
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First 90 secondsMark Chapman· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This is a Global Player original podcast.
Gabby Logan· Host0:05
He has become a bit of a meme, hasn't he?
Mark Chapman· Host0:07
And that's the problem.
Sebastian Coe· Guest0:08
When I became president, I've had to confront an in-tray that contained well over a hundred and forty positive tests in two years.
Mark Chapman· Host0:14
The enhanced games. Do you worry that you will lose athletes to it because of the financial offerings that they are serving up?
Sebastian Coe· Guest0:22
She's off the graph good. She's still got a couple of years before she hits her peak.
Mark Chapman· Host0:28
Do you think he had a choice?
Sebastian Coe· Guest0:30
The stadium is being scoped and being properly scaled. The suspension of Russia was about the integrity of the sport.
Gabby Logan· Host0:37
[upbeat music] So Mark, here we are.
Mark Chapman· Host0:45
So Gabby.
Gabby Logan· Host0:45
After a hundred and ninety-seven consecutive days of Arsenal being on top, as we enter the final straight of the season, Pep's City are now on top of the Premier League table, separated only by goals scored, and not that many goals scored. Are we in for the best finish in Premier League history?
Mark Chapman· Host1:06
I think we could be, and also, I think we're in for, and we'll, and we'll come onto it in a minute, but I just think we're in for one of those. How do you react now to even a win? Because is it, is a... And this is what we were finding quite tricky on doing Sky at, at, at Burnley-City last night, is the bottom line is a win, but then it's goal difference and