Episode 1507: Good Guys And Bad Guys, Audacity Of Hope Solo, Arsenal’s Lost Decade, ZZZlatan
A spying scandal has erupted ahead of the World Cup semi-final between England and the USA and Phil Neville has another national team set-up to criticise.
#Eng‘s Phil Neville on #USA: ‘It’s not something that we’d do, send somebody around to another team’s hotel … I actually found it quite funny. I just thought: what are they doing?’ #FifaWWC pic.twitter.com/xgqLXCE6yE
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) July 1, 2019
We look back at the quarter-finals and forward to tomorrow’s much-anticipated Anglo-American showdown in Lyon.
Also today, we go through Swiss Ramble’s snapshot of Arsenal’s lost decade.
Thread on the financial issues facing Arsenal in this transfer window #AFC https://t.co/fqajCkCxiD
— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) July 1, 2019
We’re joined from Lyon by Caitlin Murray, author of “The National Team”, a history of the USWNT, to talk about the Americans’ march toward the final and why many perceive them as the villains of the tournament.
The #USWNT players have made around $90,000 so far in World Cup bonuses for this cycle. But if they got the same bonuses the USMNT are entitled to, they each would’ve gotten closer to $550,000. A CBA exclusive: https://t.co/NxzjrjnvuJ #FIFAWWC
— Caitlin Murray (@caitlinmurr) June 28, 2019
Excited for the Women’s World Cup this summer? Interested in the #USWNT’s story on and off the field?
My book, The National Team, is out today!
Online via Amazon: https://t.co/K0qP6QDsGd
In Barnes & Nobles across the USA – check availability here: https://t.co/1IxP6RjbQK
— Caitlin Murray (@caitlinmurr) April 2, 2019
Plus there’s the audacity of Hope Solo, football idealists, selling jerseys and putting out a Lance vibe in France.
An insider’s guide to how England can beat USA in the #WWC2019 semi-final | By @hopesolo https://t.co/WFA44TTXRX
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) June 30, 2019
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The Lionesses want style, legacy, and the @FIFAWWC
Phil Neville says hear me roar ????
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We discuss Manchester United’s signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and what the statistics say about the sort of player he was at Crystal Palace and what sort of player he might be with Manchester United#mufc #CrystalPalace
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?? Joao Felix distorts the market
?? Data errors and bad signings
?? Rafa at glamour clubs and Rafa at underdog clubs
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