{"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/6a79ef36cfc0396cc19f401f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 3627: Statement Diplomacy, Troy Of The Canals, Old School Jose, Vini Existentialism, Jeffs' Reds - 10/08/26","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/1786375495273-0960dc93-8819-4efe-88da-cd017311f9d3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The warring football confederations of the world have once again spent the weekend slinging statements at one another. But is Gianni Infantino’s position substantively any worse than it was this time last week?</p><p>We look at some of the pre-publicity for the new Jose Mourinho Netflix documentary and wonder how we have come to such a pass that Mourinho can be considered ‘old school’.</p><p>There’s also more on why Vini Jr would have been better off joining Arsenal, and a new clutch of billionaires wanting to buy a chunk of the Premier League.</p>","author_name":"Second Captains"}