Podcast Episodes

Filipe Luís exclusive: Simeone’s Genius, How I Beat Chelsea & My Managerial Secrets

In this episode of the Obi One Podcast, John Obi Mikel sits down with a young manager destined for the very top: his former Chelsea team-mate Filipe …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Chelsea’s biggest issue explained, ‘Arsenal’s title to lose’ & Nigeria’s ref controversy

John Obi Mikel is back in the hotseat alongside Chris McHardy for the latest episode of Taking the Mikel.

Chelsea’s 2-1 home defeat to Sunderland le…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Zico exclusive: Why I’d pick Cristiano over Messi and Africa’s greatest ever is…

John Obi Mikel and Chris McHardy are in Rio de Janeiro to speak to one of Brazilian football’s favourite sons: Zico.

Affectionately known as the ‘Wh…

6 months, 1 week ago

Enzo-ball claims ‘biggest scalp’? Caicedo the ‘world’s best’

John Obi Mikel is a happy camper in this episode of Taking the Mikel as Chelsea produce their best performance of the season to down Liverpool.

Obi…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Obi Mikel meets Oscar: Snubbing Spurs for Chelsea, Conte’s ‘12th man’ & REAL reason for China move

To kick off Season 4, John Obi Mikel has flown almost 7,400 miles to Brazil to catch up with his former Chelsea team-mate Oscar Emboaba.

Now at boyh…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

John Obi Mikel: Ill discipline KILLING Chelsea & Maresca; why Amorim is a ‘dead man walking’

Back-to-back Premier League defeats for Chelsea has John Obi Mikel worried in this episode of Taking the Mikel.

John explains why a side containing …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Chelsea’s BIG goalkeeper ‘regret’, Mourinho’s fibbing & Arteta’s ‘handbrake’

In this episode of Taking the Mikel, John Obi can’t hide his frustration after Chelsea’s defeat at Manchester United. Was the criticism of Robert San…

7 months ago

John Obi Mikel is BACK! Garnacho verdict, Donnarumma regret & Nigeria anger 😡

After a summer stint with DAZN at the FIFA Club World Cup, John Obi Mikel is reunited with Chris McHardy for the first Taking the Mikel episode of th…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Peter Crouch exclusive: ‘Falling short’ at Liverpool, Gerrard ‘cheating’ with Torres & struggles over ‘the way he looked’

Peter Crouch is football’s BFG. A player who perhaps never got the plaudits his talent deserved on the pitch and who’s now flourishing off it with hi…

8 months, 1 week ago

Eni Aluko speaks her truth: Barton, Racism & FIFA’s eligibility rules

It’s fair to say former Chelsea and England forward Eni Aluko has been in the wars of late. Here, the footballer-turned-pundit has her say on a wide …

8 months, 3 weeks ago