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  1. Grassroots football on the BBC: why we're streaming FA Cup qualifying rounds

    Ken Burton

    Producer and Director, BBC Sport

    Grassroots football on the BBC: why we're streaming FA Cup qualifying rounds

    The idea came from the early rounds of the Rugby League Challenge Cup, where we pioneered having a single camera on a scaffold tower. It was very well received and the football unit saw it as a great opportunity for the FA Cup and for putting grassroots football on.

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  2. Filming a World Cup legacy debate in Russia

    Kateryna Khinkulova

    Senior Producer, BBC News Russian

    Filming a World Cup legacy debate in Russia

    The debate that we broadcast on 6 June was held in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Urals and on the very edge of Europe.

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  3. World Cup tongue-twisters: how to pronounce players' names

    Martha Figueroa-Clark

    BBC Pronunciation Unit Manager

    World Cup tongue-twisters: how to pronounce players' names

    World Cup 2018 tongue-twisters: how to pronounce players' names

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  4. (Even more) Wales at Euro 2016

    Rob Phillips

    Football Correspondent, BBC Wales

    (Even more) Wales at Euro 2016

    BBC Wales Football Correspondent Rob Phillips has been following the Welsh team at Euro 2016 and, when he gets a chance, he’s been writing updates for his followers and friends on Facebook. We've put together a third set of edited highlights from Rob’s week at the Wales base in Dinard, Brittany.

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  5. (More) Wales at Euro 2016

    Rob Phillips

    Football Correspondent, BBC Wales

    BBC Wales Football Correspondent Rob Phillips has been following the Welsh team at Euro 2016 and, when he gets a chance, he’s been writing updates for his followers and friends on Facebook. We've put together a second set of edited highlights from Rob’s week at the Wales base in Dinard, Brittany...

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  6. Learning to love football

    Jon Jacob

    Editor, About the BBC Blog

    BBC Radio Five Live is responsible for Jon Jacob's new found interest in football. And none of us saw that coming at all.

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  7. Wales at Euro 2016

    Rob Phillips

    Football Correspondent, BBC Wales

    Wales at Euro 2016

    Excerpts from BBC Wales Football Correspondent Rob Phillips' Facebook page as he spends a week following the Welsh team at Euro 2016.

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  8. FA Cup magic on BBC Local Radio

    Charles Runcie

    Head of Sport, BBC English Regions

    FA Cup magic on BBC Local Radio

    Charles Runcie, Head of Sport for BBC English Regions, reflects on the early rounds of the FA Cup, the magic it holds for those smaller teams taking part, and the special coverage they will get via our BBC Local Radio stations.

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  9. In the dugout: delivering regional football coverage

    Charles Runcie

    Head of Sport, BBC English Regions

    In the dugout: delivering regional football coverage

    Charles Runcie, Head of Sport for English Regions, goes behind the scenes with the sports teams of BBC Local Radio, to explain more about the 2,500 plus football commentaries they bring to their listeners each season.

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  10. Football fans unite for Songs of Praise

    Lindsey Hammond

    Researcher

    Football fans unite for Songs of Praise

    The FA Cup returned to BBC TV this season and BBC Sport has been working with a host of other programmes to bring FA Cup related content to audiences. Read Lindsey Hammond’s blog about how the unique Songs of Praise FA Cup Fans Choir came about.

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