Episode 3595: Spain Have Landed, English Altitude Problem, Live From The Montauk Club
Have Spain arrived? Maybe Spain have arrived. We discuss their dominant win over Austria and speculate that this Red Bull Football thing is looking a bit played out. Eoin gets the view from the Basque Country from Ander Iturralde.
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s bleating about the disadvantage England have suffered by being forced to play at altitude (like a bunch of other teams who didn’t complain) echoes through the majestic mountain valleys of Mexico.
Ken and Branno retreat to the august surrounds of a private members’ club in leafy Brooklyn to watch Portugal v Croatia. This game had the kind of first half that will have put the entire European audience to sleep, but after half time it finally achieved lift-off….
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