Episode 1509: US Party Like Its 1776, Jonathan Pearce’s Slippery Night, Brazil End Messi, Inflation Ahoy
The United States beat England in a World Cup semi-final that was exciting – but not as close as the scoreline made it look.
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1776 because we’re going to the #FIFAWWC FINAL!!!!#OneNationOneTeam pic.twitter.com/kZh6qH3YKi
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) July 2, 2019
We talk about how Phil Neville is facing up to the reality of defeat, and how it feel to have a forceful US presence in the world’s biggest team sport.
We hear from Katie Whyatt in Lyon on what went wrong for England.
BBC say 11.7m viewers for England v US. 51% share of available audience
— Katie Whyatt (@KatieWhyatt) July 3, 2019
Tim Vickery looks at Brazil’s victory over Argentina in the Copa America semis and if this finally is the end of Messi at international level.
Plus there’s “Spurs make a signing shocker”, and Manchester United and Arsenal are facing stubborn resistance in their transfer plans from lower-ranked Premier League teams who are holding out for bigger prices. We wonder how long the game of inflationary Russian roulette can continue.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 3, 2019
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