Episode 3426: Alonso’s Future, Happy Pep, Trump’s Social Media Plan, Evan’s Move

Man City came from behind last night at the Bernabéu to continue their run of good form and to increase the pressure on Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso.

Beñat Gutiérrez joins us from Spain to look at the factors deciding Alonso’s future and Ken is impressed by how a happy, serene Pep seems to be hitting all the right notes with City.

We study reports from Italy that Evan Ferguson may be out the door at Roma, with his boss Gian Piero Gasperini’s pointed feedback ringing in his ears.

Plus there’s Trump’s plan to require supporters travelling to the United States for the World Cup to disclose information about their social media accounts in their visa applications.

And there’s Crerand’s questions, Big Nick’s flatmate and some whining from chilly Australia.

Liverpool got a good result at Inter, but, for various reasons, now have a major issue with all of their strikers pic.twitter.com/s3RrKdzptl

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Danny Rensch is a former chess child prodigy.

Danny Rensch grew up in a cult and was taken from his mother as a child to further his chess career. pic.twitter.com/4kyvxi3Ipz

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