Episode 3285: The Worst Idea ever Implemented In Football, Poch Flirts, FIFA’s NFTs
Friend of the show David Sneyd sent US Soccer into a tailspin over the weekend with his exclusive report that Brentford interviewed Mauricio Pochettino for the job they ended up giving to Keith Andrews. But doesn’t Poch already have a job? In Ireland we can empathise with the American soul-searching.
Piece on details of Keith Andrews’ appointment at Brentford.
Mauricio Pochettino and Steve Cooper both interviewed. Kieran McKenna not an option.
Dubliner made big impression during last 12 months and fits into culture of coaching/football operation.https://t.co/XEnsbbgSt0
— David Sneyd (@DavidSneyd) June 28, 2025
Meanwhile, certain senior German grandees been engaging in the favourite activity of their kind: lighting up the feuilleton space with an exchange of controversial barbs. Jurgen Klopp described the Club World Cup as the worst idea ever implemented in football, just a week after Karl-Heinz Rummenigge hailed the genius of Johnny Infantino for coming up with the idea. We look into the competing claims.
Jurgen Klopp called the Club World Cup “the worst idea ever implemented in football.” ? pic.twitter.com/kLRrAKHHTH
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 28, 2025
“If you don’t like the Club World Cup, go and play padel or go for a swim” ?
Kaveh Solhekol has some advice for Jurgen Klopp after he said the “Club World Cup is the worst idea ever implemented in football” ? pic.twitter.com/iVngjqBcEJ
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 28, 2025
Plus there’s FIFA’s crypto nibble, Sky Sports News bites back, Ken’s Cuban and eggs in Italy.
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