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The Price of Football

Podcast · priceoffootball.com · GB · EN
Hosted by Kieran Maguire, Kevin Day

The Price of Football, hosted by Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day, follows the money behind English and Scottish football. It has 50 episodes in the feed, releasing roughly every two days, with median length near 55 minutes. Estimated downloads are 20,000 to 80,000 per episode, with a rate of $360 to $2,000 per host-read mid-roll ad.

Why brands sponsor The Price of Football

Engaged UK football finance listeners hearing sponsor reads every few days

  • Listened to by a dedicated audience, with 327 Apple ratings averaging 4.9 stars.
  • Semiweekly episodes of roughly 55 minutes give repeated exposure across a long run.
  • Existing sponsor Indeed shows that recruitment and fintech brands already buy in.
Best forrecruitment and hiringfintech and paymentssports business services
Watch forDownload estimates are inferred from ratings and sponsor count, not published figures.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Sports75%
Business25%
Formats
co-hosted banter, interview, explainer
Tone
analytical, irreverent
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
45 to 60 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent25/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment70/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode20k–80k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 327 Apple ratings with a 4.9 average on a show listed since 2019, plus a semiweekly cadence, sponsor mentions and a broad Podcast Index popularity score of 9.
Audience asks aboutHow do club finances and transfer spending work?What are the Premier League's financial rules and penalties?How is Manchester City's case progressing?
Age
15%18-24
30%25-34
30%35-44
25%45+
Gender
15%women
85%men
Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom85%
🇮🇪 Ireland5%
🇺🇸 United States5%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

15%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
Host-readhost reads the sponsor message
Brands seen
IndeedDap Dip
Categories promoted
recruitment and jobs, payments
Affiliate links
Yes

The show description states it is sponsored by Indeed with a £100 sponsored credit offer, and the contact page lists sponsorship by email to the producer.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episode titles cover finance, transfers and regulation, such as 'Manchester City: GUILTY' and 'Manchester City's £900m sham contracts', with no explicit flags in the feed.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 37 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence0 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks20 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 4 days ago, a new one about every 2 days.

University of Liverpool football finance lecturer Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day follow the money to find out what’s really going on behind the scenes of the beautiful game. The Price of Football is a Dap Dip production. Follow Kevin on X - @kevinhunterday Follow Kieran on X - @KieranMaguire Follow The Price of Football on X - @pof_pod Join The Price of Football CLUB:…
The Price of Football's own show description from the podcast feed

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About The Price of Football

The Price of Football is a podcast in which University of Liverpool football finance lecturer Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day examine the money behind football. The show, produced by Dap Dip, covers club finances, transfer spending, Premier League regulation and interviews with industry figures, according to the show feed and the Starbooked website.

The feed lists 50 episodes with a cadence of about one episode every two days, and median episodes run close to 55 minutes. Apple Podcasts shows 327 ratings with an average of 4.9 stars, and the show has been listed there since 2019. Listener figures are estimates: roughly 20,000 to 80,000 downloads per episode, mostly UK adults aged 25 to 44 with a male-leaning audience.

Indeed is named as a sponsor in the feed description. Estimated rates run $360 to $2,000 per host-read mid-roll, suited to recruitment, fintech and sports business brands. Sponsorship requests go to the producer listed on the show's contact page.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. The Price of Football can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about The Price of Football

How much does The Price of Football charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 20,000 to 80,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at $360 to $2,000. Final pricing is agreed directly with the show.

What is The Price of Football about?

The show, hosted by Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day, examines the finances of football, covering club debt, transfer spending, Premier League rules and related interviews.

How do I contact The Price of Football about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.