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Season 5, Ep. 40
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Well, well, well. After the social media firestorm that broke out after last week's episode, Jay Bothroyd left Mark Schwarzer to pick up the pieces on this week's show. With him were Phil Kitromilides and Julien Laurens as they held Mark to account for his comments that had the France and Atletico Madrid star hurling pizza emojis his way!
As well, the trio discuss:
- France's poor showing against Brazil, is it an ominous sign for their Euros tilt?
- And, one fine young star, Endrick, with a pivotal moment for the Samba Kings!
- Should Gareth Southgate just gamble with Kobbie Mainoo?
- EURO Playoffs: three spots remain...who will get them? We give our definitive (and definitely not mean!) tips!
- The Premier League returns this weekend with perhaps the match that defines the title race: Manchester Cirty v Arsenal! We give a full preview of this bumper match.
- And could we be at the beginning of one of the greatest dynasties in sport with Real Madrid's unprecedented wave of youngsters seemingly at the top of their games?
See every match of the Premier League, LALIGA, UEFA EURO 2024, Copa America 2024 and WSL live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:
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23:29Mark Schwarzer and Phil Kitromilides are joined by a gatecrashing fan in Stuttgart after Germany v Hungary as they wrap up day six of UEFA EURO 2024™.The fellas discuss:Who should be Germany's first choice keeper?Kroos is one of the best midfielders of the 21st century.Is this Jamal Musiala's tournament?There will be an episode of the Optus Sport Football Podcast every matchday of UEFA EURO 2024!See every match of UEFA EURO 2024 and Copa America 2024 live and on-demand on Optus Sport.Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id154306716257. UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 5: Ronaldo STARTS for Portugal but Messi still the GOAT | Ugly scenes at Turkiye v Georgia
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