The A-Z of Football Cliches - Part Two

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The A-Z of Football Cliches - Part Two

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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés. Featuring 'Mesut Haaland Dicks' interviews with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Rosenthal and many more too.

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The Race for the Top 4 & Transfer Updates: The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell, Andy Mitten and Carl Anka react to United's draw with Southampton at Old Trafford. Where does this leave their Champions League ambitions going into the final three games? They discuss the future of some of United's fringe players, and discuss how the final league position will affect the club's ability to invest in new players in the summer transfer window by Talk of the Devils - A show about Manchester United
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City's Transfer Business: Transfer season is upon us, so The Athletic's Sam Lee joins host David Mooney to discuss the nuts and bolts of how business is conducted at Manchester City. Sam explains how he turns information from sources into his transfer stories. And how much of City's links players is agent talk, how much is rumour mill, and how much is actually true? by Why Always Us? - A show about Manchester City
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The wild afternoon of Houston QB D’Eriq King | Coaches lash out at the media | Transfer portal heats up: Houston quarterback D'Eriq King made a fascinating decision that could set a new precedent for how players use the transfer portal in conjunction with the new redshirt rule. Two former top 100 prospects enter the transfer portal. by The College Football Daily
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Nintendo Switch turns 5. Here’s how it became a phenomenon (The Daily Charge, 3/3/2022): We wish the console a happy birthday as we break down its path to success. by The Daily Charge
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Feast Week Overreactions!! Plus, previews for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and Big East/Big 12 Battle!: Meghan McKeown, Rob Dauster and Matt McCall give you some Feast Week overreactions and a look ahead to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and Big East/Big 12 Battle coming this week! by The Field of 68: After Dark Podcast
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