About this episode

The episode discusses major sports news including the World Cup ticketing fiasco, horse racing events, and issues with the England Cricket Team.

Huge news this week. It’s Charlie’s birthday, his 50th he’ll be happy for me to tell you, not that that is a surprise for those of you who are watching this; the studio got an impressive one day makeover. As his present, we let him dive back into the world of horse racing and deliver another knockout segment as Epsom and Ascot fill the sporting calendar. Add to this the long awaited start of the World Cup and a check on on what can only be described as the ticketing fiasco, and another fiasco featuring the well behaved, highly disciplined England Cricket Team, and we have ourselves a Breakdown! Disclaimer: The content of this podcast is intended as commentary and opinion on matters of public interest in the sports industry. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, figures, statistics, and financial data referenced may be based on publicly available estimates and could be subject to error or change. Nothing in this podcast should be taken as a statement of fact. If you believe any information is inaccurate, please contact us at ⁠⁠charlie@20vc.com⁠⁠ and we will endeavour to correct the record promptly. We’re delighted to partner with Obelisk Sports Agency⁠…

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlie Stebbings, Harry Stebbings

Topics covered

• World Cup
• horse racing
• England Cricket
• ticketing issues
• sports commentary

Keywords

• FIFA
• World Cup
• horse racing
• England Cricket
• Epsom
• Ascot
• sports industry
• ticketing fiasco

Sponsors

Obelisk Sports Agency, Global Institute Of Sport

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, England Cricket Team

Places: Epsom, Ascot

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