Episode 2092: Messi Wins An International Tournament And Wins A Five-Year Contract With Barca, Neymar’s Grace, The Florentino Tapes
While England and Italy were cutting a swathe through Europe, Leo Messi tore South America apart at this year’s Copa America. Tim Vickery tells us what it was like to watch Messi finally end his tournament drought, why Messi now seems to care more about Argentina than about Barca, and if they’ve a chance of winning World Cup 2022.
Looking back on the Copa América, from ESPN;https://t.co/I2dQ23Qw3c
— Tim Vickery (@Tim_Vickery) July 12, 2021
Ken is forced to ponder his views on nation-states in light of the last few weeks reporting on England and Neymar gets some credit in the bank for his full-time hug with Messi.
A brilliant moment between Lionel Messi and Neymar at the end of the match!
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— Vinay Chandra (@VinayChandra01) July 11, 2021
And we listen back to the Florentino Perez tapes – where no-one gets spared.
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England footballers and their twitter feeds were making waves over the last few days, including Harry Maguire and his call for fans to……..eat Tacos and take a look at his awesome stats from the Euros https://t.co/qXTzsMU7Lx pic.twitter.com/Wo933FvA3a
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Given what’s going on in South Africa – a raging pandemic, violence on the streets, looting – it’s easy to see why the Lions tour has been largely ignored up to now.
We talk to @craigray11 about the volatile situation over there at the momenthttps://t.co/qXTzsMU7Lx pic.twitter.com/35iquz7gZS
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Go to PatreonKen explains why he thinks Southgate should hand in his badge
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