Volpato Factor: how will bolter impact Socceroos?

About this episode

The episode discusses Cristian Volpato's impact on the Socceroos after being named for the World Cup.

Tony Popovic was clear: he wouldn't beg Cristian Volpato to play for the Socceroos. Now, having named the 22-year-old for the World Cup, what kind of impact will the talented Italy-based player have on the Socceroos on and off pitch? What changed to see the Azzurri blue traded for green and gold? We unpack the Australians World Cup squad. Featured: Daniel Garb, football reporter, ABC Sport To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Stack

Guest: Daniel Garb

Topics covered

• Socceroos
• Cristian Volpato
• World Cup
• football
• Australia
• sports

Keywords

• Cristian Volpato
• Socceroos
• Tony Popovic
• World Cup
• football
• Australia
• Italy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Sport, ABC Australia

Places: Australia, Italy, Azzurri, green and gold

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