Karel Prince: Lie Detector podcast - with Asmir Begovic

What the report says

BBC Sport Football has published details of a new BBC Sounds episode of “Karel Prince: Lie Detector” featuring former goalkeeper Asmir Begović. The 28-minute episode, listed by Radio 5 Live on 1 August 2026, is available for more than a year and is part of the Football Daily feed.

According to the BBC’s programme description, Begović presents three stories from his playing career for hosts Karel Prince and Anita Abayomi to test. The claims involve former Stoke City manager Tony Pulis allegedly encouraging Begović to date his daughter, a possible private transfer discussion with Brendan Rodgers at Anfield after a Premier League match, and Rafa Benítez supposedly reducing a proposed Everton contract because of concerns about Begović’s social life.

The episode’s format has the presenters examine the accounts using photographs, football knowledge and close questioning before Begović returns to disclose which story is true. The BBC listing identifies the show as a Sport Social Studios production for BBC Sounds, with Matt Tasker as series producer, Tom Hinckley as technical producer, Jason Kavuma as assistant producer and Jim Salveson as executive producer.

The episode may interest football listeners because Begović’s career included spells at Stoke City, Chelsea and Everton, as well as appearances for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The BBC description does not reveal the outcome of the lie-detector-style segment, so any claims in the stories should be treated as part of the programme premise unless confirmed in the episode itself.