Laurens works for the French newspaper
Le Parisien, and has featured regularly on
BT Sport Talksport and
ESPN as well as contributing regularly to
The Times and their podcast
The Game,
The Guardian and the
Daily Star. He has regularly contributed to
The Totally Football Show podcast and live shows with
James Richardson, and has been a pundit on
The Anfield Wrap. He is also a regular for the
BBC and on
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Euro leagues show with
Mina Rzouki,
James Horncastle, and
Raphael Honigstein. He is also a regular contributor to the
ESPN+ soccer show
ESPN FC. Laurens promised to shave his head on television if
Arsenal lost a
Champions League tie against
Ludogorets, which they did not. Laurens is the cohost of the
Gab and Juls Podcast from ESPN with fellow football commentator
Gabriele Marcotti. He was included amongst the most influential
Twitter users in the UK in
football. ==Personal life==