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Half-yards, acres of space and the corridor of uncertainty: mapping the modern football pitch

Half-yards, acres of space and the corridor of uncertainty: mapping the modern football pitch

FromFor Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive


Half-yards, acres of space and the corridor of uncertainty: mapping the modern football pitch

FromFor Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive

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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Michael Cox navigate their way around the language of the football pitch, from the fabled "mixer" to the sovereign state of "James Ward-Prowse territory". How big is a "pocket of space"? How exactly does a goalkeeper find themselves in "no man's land"? And will football ever go fully metric?
They also discuss whether "cheese slice" is ever an acceptable way to describe a yellow card and precisely what constitutes "rolling back the years", before Charlie and Michael go head-to-head in the latest instalment of "Out Of Control". 
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Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.