Episode 3155: It’s Paris, City Are Doomed, Ken Flips On Champions League, Norway Says No
Manchester City went 2-0 up in Paris, but as has been the way this season, they then fell apart to lose 4-2, and this time Pep didn’t even look all that angry. Is that the final straw? Is the City project and Pep’s part in it now over for real?
In a major flip flop, Ken now thinks the Champions League format is great. Did we just bury the lede?
Norwegian football is on the verge of abolishing VAR from its top leagues after clubs voted for it to be discontinued. We talk to Lars Johnsen of Josimar Football about the shambles it has been in Norway, who is voting to get rid of it and why, and if this shows the world we can get rid of VAR and other technology we don’t want in our lives.
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