Beckham-Mania, Italian Conspiracy & Ronaldo's Redemption: 2002 World Cup Revisited
The Athletic FC Podcast
06/30/22
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Host Ian Irving is joined by The Athletic's Dominic Fifield and Laurie Whitwell to reflect on the 2002 World Cup in South Korea & Japan, twenty years on this week...
Uri Geller's bizarre effort to repair Beckham's broken metatarsal on live TV, Rivaldo's histrionics, Rustu's war-paint, South-Korean spirit, Roy Keane's civil war and whether or not Ronaldinho actually meant to catch Seaman out from that far away.
Plus, Mr Football Cliches, Adam Hurrey's own personal Top 5 moments, what happened when George Caulkin got caught in a lift with R9, if James Horncastle (and the rest of Italy) has finally forgiven referee Byron Moreno and more!
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Ian Irving & The Athletic's Adam Crafton discuss stories including Arsenal agreeing terms with Manchester City to sign Gabriel Jesus. They are joined by Correspondent James McNicholas to explain what the deal means and our Investigations Writer Joey D'Urso on his piece that looks at the impact & fallout of Arsenal's Visit Rwanda sponsorship.
Dom Fifield talks about the news that Petr Cech has left his role as Chelsea technical advisor and reports that owner Todd Boehly met with super agent Jorge Mendes with Cristiano Ronaldo’s future on the agenda - amongst other things of course.
Then Matt Slater will be with us to tell us what he learned from his trip to Switzerland to watch the two men who used to run football stand trial.
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Ian Irving us joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & Laurie Whitwell to discuss the news that that Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United he wants to leave if the right offer comes in for him and that Chelsea are considering a move. We also have an exclusive from David Ornstein on the news that Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to join United.
We also hear part of Adam Crafton’s interview with Monaco Sporting Director Paul Mitchell, who has admitted he wants to return to the Premier League at some point in the future amid continued links with top-flight clubs in England including Manchester United
Then our Liverpool writer James Pearce with all the details of Mohamad Salah’s new Liverpool contract that could see him earn close to £400,000 a week
And our Women’s football Correspondent Charlotte Harpur will help us preview the European Championships that start in England on Wednesday.
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