The Behind the Dugout Podcast shines a light on what goes on behind the scenes in the world of football. We will talk to people from the beautiful game, and hear their stories, what really goes on, unfiltered and in their own words...

Behind The Dugout Podcast Hosted by Rachael Downie, Troy Townsend & Abbi Summers

Rachael Downie is an established sports broadcaster specialising in football and motorsport. For over ten years, Rachael has worked across various motorsport championships over the world, worked for many TV and radio networks, including FATV, SKY Sports, ESPN, TRT World, and RedBull Media and has just finished a successful show on TalkSport. Rachael is passionate about change and making a difference within sports and is using her role as an ambassador for United Nations Women for good by working to create a positive difference in sports.

Troy Townsend has been a recognisable figure in the football industry for over 30 years. He has been recognised as one of the FA's Grassroots Heroes Recognising 150 years, culminating in a visit to Buckingham Palace to receive his award. He narrated his own 3 part audio football podcast about the English football academy system, called "It was all a dream – the Football Academy Journey", while co-founding "The Conv3rsation", an online topical debate show. He is the Head of Player Engagement at football's equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out, a campaign supported and funded by the game's governing bodies, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), the Premier League and the Football Association (FA). He has a leading voice in the industry, raising awareness about discrimination, inclusion and racism in football. Troy's son is Andros Townsend, a professional footballer for Everton, a Premier League club, previously a player at Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, in addition to playing for England.

Abbi Summers is a sports broadcaster from London who is a passionate supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club of the Premier League. Abbi joins Rachael and Troy as a host for the podcast bringing in some special guests and her own unique interview style. In her time as a presenter and broadcaster, Abbi has strived for equality and fairness within football and hasn't shied away from making her opinions clear when she feels something isn't quite right. Abbi will be teaming up with Rachael to cut to the chase and dive into some of the most exciting topics around football that we usually don't get to explore.

Our aim is to make Behind The Dugout Podcast one of the most relevant football podcasts of 2023. People from the sport will be able to talk about the things that matter the most to them, and we will hear their stories and create a space for everyone.

Behind the Dugout Podcast is available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more.

Contact the show via our Instagram feed: @behindthedugoutpodcast

Behind The Dugout is a Paramex Digital Production brought to you by the team behind Driven & The Driven Chat Podcast. Behind The Dugout Podcast is produced and presented by Rachael Downie, Abbi Summers and Troy Townsend. Audio Editor - Tom Kent. Executive Producer and Head of Production - John Marcar

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