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World Cup Voices Ep.4 - Club over country?
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David Sneyd catches up with Pico Lopes following another famous Cape Verde result on the world stage, but before that it’s time to tackle the age-old debate about whether a fan's ultimate loyalty and pride should lie with their club or their national team.
We hear from two Braga supporters from Portugal, as well as fans from two rival Uruguayan clubs about their tales of following their local team across their country and overseas.
Elsewhere, David speaks to Haitian-American families to get an insight into their community, and the travel ban facing their supporters.
World Cup Voices is a free series on The 42, just as The Football Family pod will be going forward.
To subscribe to the 42 for full coverage, visit The42.ie/subscribe.
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18:24|David Sneyd dials in from Boston Stadium to review England's 0-0 draw vs Ghana with Shane Keegan.
County Cape Verde
36:23|David Sneyd dials in from America to join Shane Keegan in reflecting on another excellent Pico Lopes performance at the World Cup. The lads also chat about David's travels to date and what is yet to come as football's biggest competition continues to heat up.
World Cup Voices Ep.3 - Life for an immigrant in Trump's USA
46:05|David Sneyd is on the ground in Boston to capture a snapshot of the contrasting views of American immigrants in the age of ICE.The episode kicks off on the Boston Stadium concourse as David chats to Iraqi-Americans Ban and Khaldoon, who travelled to the Iraq-Norway game in honour of Ban’s late father. We then hear from Norway fan Dennis about Erling Haaland, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and 'the King'.David then moves on to the Scottish beat, and also catches up with Irish-American Ronan, who talks Sligo Rovers, the importance of his Irish identity, and his famous rugby relative.In the main section of this episode, David conducts in-depth interviews with Rosara from Honduras and Maria and Victor from Colombia, whose stories shine a light on the tension between the opportunity for immigrants to create a better life for themselves in America and the fear created by ICE raids in their neighbourhoods.World Cup Voices is a free series on The 42, just as The Football Family pod will be from now on. To subscribe to the 42 visit The42.ie/subscribe
World Cup Voices Ep.2 - Pico and his parents reflect on Cape Verde heroics
33:27|David Sneyd speaks to Pico Lopes and his family in Atlanta after Cape Verde pulled off one of the great World Cup results against Spain.David also chats to Scottish football legend Ally McCoist, a Mexican father-son duo who were priced out of attending Mexico's opening game, and a Ghana supporter who is a leading member of the Joey Anang fan club.The idea behind The 42's World Cup Voices series is to hear from the people on the ground in the USA, Canada and Mexico, to bring their stories to life and hopefully provide as much as an insight into the heart and soul of people throughout the world who are at the tournament this summer.The series is free to listen to, as will the Football Family pod going forward.
‘Quintessential Pico’ - Lopes stars as Cape Verde shock Spain
36:20|David Sneyd dials in from Atlanta to reflect on a stunning result for Cape Verde with Shane Keegan.
The World Cup is alive
15:45|David Sneyd dials in from Azteca Stadium to reflect on the opening game of the 2026 World Cup with Shane Keegan.
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24:47|David Sneyd and The 42 have officially arrived at the World Cup. In the first episode of this new series, David chats to South Africa fan Prince Bosu, as well as members of Mexican GAA club San Patricios.The idea behind this series is to hear from the people on the ground in the USA, Canada and Mexico, to bring their stories to life and hopefully provide as much as an insight into the heart and soul of people throughout the world who will be at the tournament for the next six weeks.David will be there every step of the way and with World Cup voices, hopefully it will feel like you are too.It will be free throughout, as will the Football Family going forward.
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01:11:53|World Cup week is finally here! David Sneyd and Shane Keegan discuss potential stars of the competition, the two League of Ireland men involved, Gianni Infantino, and perhaps most importantly, who they are backing to take the trophy home.David will be on the ground in the US, Canada and Mexico for the duration of the tournament, bringing listeners and readers along with him right into the heart of sport's biggest competition. Get involved - https://www.the42.ie/subscribe/.