Episode 2506: Hey Jude, Mbappe’s Knockout Blows, Giroud Pour L’Eternite, Messi’s One Man Band
England and France dealt with Poland and Senegal with the minimum of fuss today, but how will they handle each other?
Ken got his first look at England in the flesh at this tournament, and he was suitably impressed with Jude Bellingham… but has Kyle Walker got what it takes to stop Kylian Mbappé?
We talk to friend of the show Philippe Auclair about Mbappé’s red hot form, and about Giroud, now France’s record goal-scorer.
And we discuss Messi’s one-man band, how much Louis van Gaal is loving life at the moment, and why Declan Rice can safely return to Ireland now that he’s just a middle-aisle Jude Bellingham.
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