{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e1f20a82c5631a201cf87bc/5e86831ae2f516862470eba3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mandela's “Hero” Lucas Radebe talks township life, Leeds career and future with Bafana","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e1f20a82c5631a201cf87bc/1585873474573-ecdedeaa335e1eefa8455bb6f2ea4064.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Lucas Radebe is still one of South Africa’s favourite sons, and an inspirational figure in his home country. We talk to him about growing up in a four-room house during Apartheid, becoming a legend at Leeds United, and what is was like to be paid the ultimate compliment when revered statesmen Nelson Mandela referred to Lucas as his 'hero.'</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/onthewhistlepodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">On The Whistle Podcast</a></p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/otw_podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@otw_podcast</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/SportsguyZayn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sportsguyzayn</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/otw_podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@otw_podcast</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sportsguyzayn/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sportsguyzayn</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>WHATSAPP</strong></p><p>Mobile: +447908 790 474</p><p><br></p><p><strong>EPISODE NOTES </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>01:20</strong></p><p>Humble township beginnings, and living in a four-room house during Apartheid</p><p><br></p><p><strong>15:00</strong></p><p>Being sent to boarding school, and playing professional football while still a teen</p><p><br></p><p><strong>21:30</strong></p><p>Getting scouted by African-giants Kaizer Chiefs, but his mum doesn’t allow him to sign</p><p><br></p><p><strong>31:50</strong></p><p>Wrong place, wrong time, Lucas gets shot near his family home</p><p><br></p><p><strong>35:25</strong></p><p>Dream move to Leeds with his arch-enemy Phil “Chippa” Masinga</p><p><br></p><p><strong>38:10</strong></p><p>Praise from Alex Ferguson as Lucas become a target for Man United&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>45:45</strong></p><p>A special message to the Leeds fans, in particular those who have named kids after him</p><p><br></p><p><strong>48:15</strong></p><p>Lucas weighs in on “Spygate” and Marcelo Bielsa’s actions</p><p><br></p><p><strong>49:45</strong></p><p>More than a game: how winning the African Cup of Nations in 1996 helped unite a country</p><p><br></p><p><strong>56:45</strong></p><p>Mandela floors Lucas by telling the Bafana Bafana captain that he is his 'hero'</p><p><br></p><p><strong>01:04:00</strong></p><p>A future role in South African football</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Duration:</strong> 1 hour 09 minutes</p>","author_name":"Zayn Nabbi"}