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The international break is here and the footballing globe is as busy as always. England take on Greece in the Nations League, their first competitive meeting since that iconic World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford in 2001. While Wales make the trip to Iceland in their first competitive meeting in 40 years.
Major news stories across the footballing world as former Dortmund and Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, becomes the new Global Head of Soccer for the Red Bull group. Also, Spain legend Andres Iniesta retires from football at the age of 40.
Jimbo is joined by Tom Williams, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Lang, plus we’ll hear from Rapha Honigstein and Matt Slater too.
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:42 England v Greece
00:12:43 Klopp’s new Red Bull job
00:20:59 Red Bull taking over Paris FC
00:24:22 Iniesta retiring from football
00:27:18 Griezmann retiring from international football
00:35:40 Iceland v Wales
00:39:04 Jimbo meeting Adams & Gilmour
00:40:59 Remaining Nation League fixtures
00:42:15 Matt Slater on City’s
00:53:01 Brazil talk
00:58:41 Paquetá’s gambling update
01:02:44 CONMEBOL qualifiers
01:04:42 Final comments
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16 Comments
The hate towards Klopp breaking away from the external role projected on him as a underdog is very reminiscent of Joker 2 bombing at the box office because the filmmakers made Arthur Fleck reject the role of joker to the disgruntlement of incels who loved the first movie 🤣
First Turkey teeth, and now this? Makes you wonder if us millions of anonymous fans actually ever really knew world-famous professional football coach Klopp at all.
20:49 tone of the statement is exactly correct. Not only the Game's gone it is going even more, if that is even possible. PS that conmebol segment is a doozy
As a US fan I've found Klopp obnoxious. His sideline behavior, his wolfish smile, moaning and self promoting. A twit.
Quite timely with the news about Rafa (the tennis one) today that the OG Rapha returns 👏🏽 for the Totally.
A sound episode for an international week but is Jack Lang entertaining a children's party hence the colourful outfit 😉
It's great to see Rapha back on the pod.
Appreciated Charlie's Keysie impression at 09:05
Paquetta has been a naughty boy!
Rapha!!
Thanks for Tuesday,first Ricky Gervais and then Julien Laurens…what a day at LST!
Who invited super Mario?
Jack Lang's remarks on early international football retirement are some of the most idiotic I've heard on this podcast thus far.
His insight in relation to the Brazil national team and Pacqueta's unscrupulousness were informative.
9:09 he sounded like Emperor Palpatine when he said No
"90 minus" – fantastic from Eccleshare, deserved more from the room
Top lineup with 3 charismatic guests and great chemistry
What happened to Alvaro in the Euro pod? I miss him 😢