{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/6912055b830e2623bf1daa7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 3397: Shamrock Rovers Eat World, FAI EGM Draws US Attention, Man City The Peoples' Underdogs, Icicle Kick ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/1762788247472-d167ef1a-025a-4cb5-bcf8-08b69ac7408b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It was a surprise to wake up on Saturday morning and find that US Senator Lindsey Graham had been putting the boot into the FAI.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1986961533193032133?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1986961533193032133?s=20</a></p><p><br></p><p>Graham was referring to the resolution that was due to be voted on at Saturday's FAI EGM, asking the FAI to forward a motion to the UEFA Executive Committee requesting the suspension of Israel's FA from UEFA competitions. Graham's words did not deter the General Assembly from passing the resolution by a margin of 74 votes to 7. We talk through the origins and implications of the vote.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Gavin Cooney and John Brewin join us to talk about the weekend's football. Are Manchester City back on the march? Did Liverpool's squad-building forget the all-important dimension of scale? Was Arsenal's wobble against Sunderland a preview of forthcoming attractions?</p><p><br></p><p>And what now for on-screen-presence's Stephen Bradley, after he led Shamrock Rovers to their first Double since 1987?&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Second Captains"}