Is the Club World Cup actually … quite good?
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On the podcast today; the Club World Cup might have started to entertain? South American sides are enjoying themselves, Nicolas Jackson is not. It is, of course, impossible to forget the numerous off-pitch issues including Donald Trump invited Juventus to the White House, Fifa flip-flopping on anti-racism messaging and players not able to sit on the subs bench in ridiculous heat.
Elsewhere, England Under-21s beat Spain, the Premier League fixtures were released and the pod discuss hot transfer gossip.
All that, plus Sid Lowe joins us to talk about Real Oviedo's return to La Liga and your questions answered.
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