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Oct 2020
31m 35s

Virgil van Dijk

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

One of the world’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn is back for another series of No Passion, No Point.   In this series, Eddie chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business, including Frank Lampard, Dina Asher-Smith and Ant Middleton.

He’ll learn about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to a halt this year. 

To kick off the series, Eddie talks to Liverpool defender and Dutch international Virgil van Dijk, about his career, the mindset, and what is was like to deliver the Premier League trophy to Anfield after 30 years. 

No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

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