Episode 3630: Now I Wanna Be Your Dog, Sacred Soil, Grasshopper Murph, Energy Guy, MEP’S V FIFA
The sun itself could not bear to gaze upon the spectacle at Croke Park where the presence of 82,000 fans made a friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United Ireland’s biggest-ever football event.
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A listener demands to know whether the cathedral of Gaelic Games does not deserve more RESPECT, while Murph reveals that he failed to make the necessary preparations to watch the eclipse.
We discuss what the new Mourinho documentary tells us about his methods and identify his truest philosophical influence. Ken explains why he is becoming more of an energy guy.
Barry Andrews MEP joins us on the line to talk about the efforts he has been leading in the European Parliament to hold Gianni Infantino and FIFA to account.
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