Episode 896: Germany’s Cup, Villa’s New Lion, Instagram Hacking
Ken returns just as international football ends for summer 2017. Once again, Germany have won most of the trophies and have added the Euro U21-title and Confederations Cup to their haul. The World Champions look well set for the next World Cup, all Joachim Löw needs to do is figure out which of their 40 top-quality internationals to drop.
The goal which clinched Germany the #U21EURO title! ???
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— UEFA U21 EURO (@UEFAUnder21) June 30, 2017
As the Confederations Cup winds up, we talk to Nick Ames in Moscow. How did Russia perform as host? And is football making an almighty mess of video technology?
It’s a hot sweltering summer and a lot of people seem to have worked themselves into a bad mood, but amid the rancour and recrimination one very special guy has brought a smile to Ken’s heart.
We talk through a few of the summer transfer stories. So far this transfer window has been an Everton muscle show, which nobody has been able to say since the mid-1980s.
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When @CalvinBook writes a book, pay attention. he’s talking about his GREAT new book “No Hunger In Paradise” today https://t.co/HQliaQJNXF pic.twitter.com/ohP66vg8GI
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