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12: Underarmer Karma

Ep. 12
Mike Bubbins and Elis James join Steff Garrero in the bar to argue about Bruce Lee, to talk about Brian McKechnie's role in 2 of the most controversial moments in the history of sport and to sing Erasure tunes... Well, Mike sings... If you want your free beer, then click here www.beer52.com/distant You can get in touch with the team on social media https://twitter.com/distantpod https://facebook.com/distantpod https://instagram.com/distantpod You can find the clips from the Episode on our playlist https://www.youtube.com/thesociallydistantsportsbar Clips Steff: Calcio Storico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTPWcLmWvD0 Mike: England football squad sing 'All The Way' on Wogan https://youtu.be/XUd8SxZCWJM Elis: Robert Jones fighting with Nick Farr Jones, Lion v Australia 1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfUlKC_B76s Documentary choice Steff: Be Water - BT Sport or ESPN player https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/catch-up/2020/june/30-for-30-be-water Clips Mike: Wales beat the All Blacks in 1978 https://youtu.be/6r4iOOjOWL4 Steff: Underarm ball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaWtAxHVsw Elis: Maradona warming up for Napoli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vashrNoXTE Books Steff: A Fighter’s Heart by Sam Sheridan https://amzn.to/37uc6JX Mike: Rugby Football by Clifford Jones https://amzn.to/2YJozG2 Elis: How to Watch Football by Ruud Gullit https://amzn.to/2BdX6DX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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