England's beloved scoreline, Messi's scout badges & the hydration-break hand gesture
About this episode
The episode discusses various football-related topics including England's match against Croatia, Messi's recognition, and the significance of hydration breaks.
Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Adam's slapstick attempt to watch England 4-2 Croatia at the pub, the mid-1990s England player recognition skills of French TV, how Cape Verde triggered a social-media threshold, Lee Dixon on Mexican waves, the diminishing number of original ways to write about Lionel Messi, which of the 48 nations least suits being full-named by a commentator, the refereeing hand gesture for hydration break, and why the USA are 90 minutes away from soccer supremacy. Play the Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive show and much more: dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Adam Hurrey
Guests: Charlie Eccleshare, David Walker
Topics covered
- England football
- soccer culture
- Lionel Messi
- hydration breaks
- social media
- refereeing
- international football
Keywords
- England
- Croatia
- Lionel Messi
- hydration break
- social media
- football culture
- refereeing
- USA soccer supremacy
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Football Clichés, Dreamland
Places: USA, Cape Verde, pub, Mexico
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