Episode 1505: Phil Neville’s Lioness Legacy, France/USA The Biggest Game In WWC History? Mayo’s Do-Or-Die Weekend
England were the first team into the Women’s World Cup semi-finals, beating Norway 3-0 last night under the careful stewardship of Phil Neville, who is having the time of his life – kicking ass, and taking names. Ken talks (00.30 secs) lioness legacy, glazed eyes and Phil’s improved communication skills.
Tonight’s quarter-final is between hosts France and reigning champions USA, and Rory Smith (29.10 mins) of the New York Times is in Paris and is talking to us about why the US’s time at the top may be coming to an end, why the growing European club system threatens their hegemony, and whether tonight’s game could signify a changing of the guard.
Mike Finnerty (10.20 mins) of the Mayo News and Sky Sports tells us why Mayo’s game against Armagh is looking more and more dangerous, as Dublin’s one-time most convincing challengers lost another key player, captain Diarmuid O’Connor, to injury during the week. Can they recover in time to limp into the Super 8s?
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Plus there’s the Tory power stance, Phil’s encounter with Tony Robbins, Frances Murphy’s TV guide to the sporting weekend, Alex Morgan and Beckham, and Rapinoe vs Trump (50.10 mins).
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We discuss Manchester United’s signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and what the statistics say about the sort of player he was at Crystal Palace and what sort of player he might be with Manchester United#mufc #CrystalPalace
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We speak to @MsiDouglas of the Newcastle Chronicle about Newcastle’s failure to agree a new contract with Rafael Benitez.
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