Weekly Sports Roundup: 13-20 Jul 2025 : Pitch Perfect

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The Premier League transfer window is heating up with Manchester United signing Brentford's Brian Mbumo for £55m, while Arsenal swoops for Chelsea's Noni Madiwik and Valencia's Christian Mosquera. British athletes continue making headlines with George Mills breaking Mo Farah's UK 5000m record and 15-year-old Devai Naeem declaring himself "the fastest teenager in history."

• Manchester United signs Brian Mbumo for £55m but questions remain about their need for a proper number nine
• Arsenal makes waves with £52m move for Chelsea's Noni Madiwik and £13m deal for Valencia's Christian Mosquera
• George Mills smashes Mo Farah's UK 5000m record at Diamond League
• Matthew Hudson-Smith powers to victory in men's 400m as a serious medal contender
• 15-year-old Devai Naeem declares himself "the fastest teenager in history" after stunning sprint performance
• Finn Russell leads Bath to treble at 32, cementing his status as Scotland's rugby maestro
• Rory McIlroy thrills Royal Portrush with a 5-66 at the Open Championship
• Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling sees competitors chase a nine-pound wheel of Double Gloucester down a steep hill
• This year's winner completed the descent in a record 14 seconds despite "a few bruises and a face full of grass"

Join me next week for more news, views and maybe another wild tale from the sporting fringes. Follow us every Sunday on your favourite podcasting platform. Until then, keep cheering for Britain's finest and maybe don't chase any cheese down a hill without stretching first. Cheers.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 0 (00:00):
Welcome to Bob M's podcast, your weekly dose of UK
sports news and a touch of theunexpected.
I'm your host, bob M, and todaywe're diving into the latest
from the pitches, courts andtracks across Great Britain.
From football transfers toathletics records, we've got it
all covered.
Plus stick around for a quirkysports story that'll leave you

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chuckling.
Plus stick around for a quirkysports story that'll leave you
chuckling.
Let's get started Kickingthings off with football.
The Premier League is heating upas the transfer window keeps us
on our toes.
Manchester United havebolstered their attack with the
signing of Brentford's BrianMbumo a £55m deal with £7.4m in

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add-ons, as reported by MailOnline.
United's new gaffer, rubenAmorim, is clearly looking to
add pace and flair to his squad,but the question remains do
they still need a proper numbernine?
Mbembe was a proven winger, butsome fans are sceptical about
his ability to lead the line.
Elsewhere, arsenal have madewaves with a £52m swoop for

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Chelsea's Noni Madiwik, a movethat's raised eyebrows across
London.
The Gunners also securedValencia's Christian Mosquera
for £13m, a bargain for a21-year-old defender with his
potential.
These signings show Arsenal'sambition to challenge for the
title, but can they gel in timeto take on the lights of

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Manchester City and a quick nodto tragedy in the football world
.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota and hisbrother Andre Silva were
remembered with tributes atrecent matches.
Following their untimely deaths, the football community has
shown immense respect, withEverton's David Moyes laying
flowers at Anfield.
A sombre moment, but it remindsus how sport can unite us in

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tough times.
Look, transfers are exciting,but clubs need to stop splashing
cash on wingers and sort outtheir strikers.
United and Arsenal are building, but without a clinical
finisher they're just baking acake without icing.
Let's see if these deals payoff or if we're in for another
season of what Ifs.
Over to athletics, where Britishrunners are making headlines.

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At the Diamond League, georgeMills smashed Mo Farah's UK
5000M record with a blisteringperformance, clocking a time
that had fans on their feet.
Meanwhile, matthew Hudson-Smithpowered to victory in the men's
400m, proving he's a seriouscontender for global medals.
And let's not forget15-year-old Devai Naeem, who's

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calling himself the fastestteenager in history after a
stunning sprint performance.
This kid's got swagger, and I'mhere for it.
But it's not all smooth sailing.
Dina Asher Smith settled forthird in Oslo, behind Olympic
champion Julian Alfred.
She's still a national treasure, but the competition is fierce.
British athletics is in agolden era, but we need to back

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these young stars with properfunding and facilities.
The talent's there.
Let's not let bureaucracy holdthem back.
And Devay Naeem Keep an eye onhim.
He's got future Olympic goldwritten all over him.
In rugby, finn Russell is in theform of his life at 32, leading
Bath to a treble and cementinghis status as Scotland's rugby

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maestro.
May Isle Online calls him theman who can create something
from nothing, and I couldn'tagree more.
Meanwhile, south Africa's rugbyteam is gearing up for a
blockbuster semi-final againstNigeria at Wafkan 2024, after a
4-1 penalty win over Senegal.
In golf, rory McIlroy gaveRoyal Portrush a day to remember

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with a 5-66.
At the Open Championship, thecrowd was electric and Rory's
got all of Northern Irelandbehind him.
And in snooker, seven-timeworld champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
is trying his hand at YouTubecontent creation.
Who knew the Rocket would bevlogging?
Rugby, golf, snooker Britishsport is diverse and thriving,

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but we need to keep celebratingthese athletes who fly under the
radar.
Russell and McElroy are carryingthe.
Keep celebrating these athleteswho fly under the radar.
Russell and McElroy arecarrying the flag high.
Let's give them the spotlightthey deserve.
And now for somethingcompletely different.
Every year in Gloucestershirethe Coopers Hill cheese rolling
in wakes these hundreds of braveor slightly mad folks chasing a

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nine pound wheel of doubleGloucester cheese down a
ridiculously steep hill.
This isn't your average sport.
It's a chaotic, muddy,ankle-twisting spectacle that's
been going on for centuries.
Competitors tumble, roll andoccasionally cartwheel down the
slope, all for the glory ofcatching the cheese.
This year's winner, local ladTom from Brockworth, nabbed the

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wheel in a record 14 seconds,despite what he called a few
bruises and a face full of grass.
The event's not withoutcontroversy.
Some call it dangerous, withparamedics on standby for
sprains and broken bones.
But the locals love it and itdraws crowds from across the
globe.
It's quintessentially British,a bit bonkers, fiercely

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traditional and utterlyunapologetic.
If you're ever inGloucestershire in May, grab a
pint and watch the madnessunfold.
Just don't try it without ahelmet.
Cheese rolling is the kind ofeccentric tradition that makes
Britain brilliant.
In a world obsessed withpolished sports, there's
something refreshing aboutpeople risking life and limb for

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a wheel of cheese.
Long may it roll.
That's a wrap for this week'sBob M's Sports Podcast.
From Premier League drama tocheese-rolling chaos, we've
covered the pulse of UK sports.
Join me next week for more news, views and maybe another wild
tale from the sporting fringes.
Follow us every Sunday on yourfavourite podcasting platform.

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Until then, keep cheering forBritain's finest and maybe don't
chase any cheese down a hillwithout stretching first Cheers.