{"id":25670,"date":"2026-02-10T00:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/bukayo-saka-exclusive-interview-coping-with-injury-arsenal-ambitions-proudest-moment-bbc-sport\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T00:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:54:19","slug":"bukayo-saka-exclusive-interview-coping-with-injury-arsenal-ambitions-proudest-moment-bbc-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/bukayo-saka-exclusive-interview-coping-with-injury-arsenal-ambitions-proudest-moment-bbc-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka EXCLUSIVE interview: Coping with injury, Arsenal ambitions &#038; proudest moment | BBC Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-aNU3pFAwmQ?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Kelly Somers is joined by Bukayo Saka for the The Football Interview on BBC Sport, as the winger discusses his early days at Arsenal, fighting injuries and his ambition to win trophies.<\/p>\n<p>Follow more on the BBC Sport app and iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro &#038; Love for Football<br \/>\n00:17 Childhood Memories &#038; Competitive Spirit<br \/>\n01:12 First Team &#038; Local Park Days<br \/>\n01:51 Realizing Talent &#038; Playing as a Winger<br \/>\n02:26 Joining Arsenal &#038; Trial Story<br \/>\n03:06 Why Arsenal Was the Perfect Fit<br \/>\n04:03 Dream Come True &#038; Academy Reality Check<br \/>\n05:17 Mentors Who Made a Difference<br \/>\n06:15 Nigerian Roots &#038; Family Values<br \/>\n07:24 Childhood Routine &#038; Quirky Breakfasts<br \/>\n08:22 School Life &#038; GCSE Success<br \/>\n08:58 Ideal Day Off &#038; Escaping Football<br \/>\n09:32 Hobbies &#038; Coffee Obsession<br \/>\n10:15 Proudest Career Moment<br \/>\n10:58 Injury Perspective &#038; Finding Balance<br \/>\n11:55 Future Goals &#038; Trophy Ambitions<br \/>\n12:13 Personal Growth &#038; Staying Joyful<br \/>\n=============<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f\u27a1\ufe0fhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/1sFodyu <\/p>\n<p>=============<\/p>\n<p>Find us here: <\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport: http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSport\/<br \/>\nX: https:\/\/www.x.com\/BBCSport\/<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsport\/<br \/>\nTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbcsport<\/p>\n<p>#bbcsport #arsenal #premierleague <\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka EXLUSIVE interview: Coping with injury, Arsenal ambitions &#038; proudest moment | BBC Sport<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-aNU3pFAwmQ\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Somers is joined by Bukayo Saka for the The Football Interview on BBC Sport, as the winger discusses his early days at Arsenal, fighting injuries and his ambition to win trophies. Follow more on the BBC Sport app and iPlayer. Chapters: 00:00 Intro &#038; Love for Football 00:17 Childhood Memories &#038; Competitive Spirit 01:12 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25672,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670\/revisions\/25672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}