Brazil And Argentina’s Football Cultures, Glorious GAA, The Great Kate, Ken’s War
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes the mighty Kate O’Connor live in Belfast on her incredible year of success, Ken on his “haughty disdainful procrastination” gene, a brilliant GAA show with Paul Flynn and Oisin McConville, and fan favourite Tim Vickery on why Brazil and Argentina have such different football philosophies.

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?”Say it Frenchie”
?The “haughty disdainful procrastination” gene
?Sean Dyche’s home truths
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