Episode 2059: Booing England, Copa Omnishambles, Mediocre Magyars
Ireland are on a winning streak and its the poor miserable mediocre Magyars next on the chopping block. Ken shows Murph Hungary’s recent record…..
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England fans once again booed their own players for taking a knee before the Romania game. We discuss Gareth Southgate’s handling of this situation, Nigel Farage’s response, the worrying make up of the England crowd and just what a fraught build-up its been ahead of what is close to being a home tournament for them.
Gareth Southgate is out of touch with England fans.
They have a right to boo when players take the knee for Marxist BLM.
Let’s keep politics out of football this summer. pic.twitter.com/7kISwKITKe
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 6, 2021
We talk to the brilliant Tim Vickery about the Copa Clusterfuck, why mid pandemic Brazil are now hosting it, if the players will protest, and how Bolsonaro is using the tournament to sell his political philosophy.
Brazil beat Ecuador while we all wait for their stance on the Copa America. From ESPN;https://t.co/PfDQmEakDn
— Tim Vickery (@Tim_Vickery) June 5, 2021
Plus there’s Jordan Henderson’s body language and the most read article on The Guardian website today.
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Leprechauns being stomped on, and Wall Street traders being beaten over the head with their own loafers: it’s all in a chat with US Murph ???https://t.co/eXnopncvmq pic.twitter.com/dbzs3MPpHN
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