About this episode

The episode discusses various football-related topics including the Champions League, obscure football references in media, and features a quiz challenge.

Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the imminent demise of the iconic Champions League match ball, Carlos Queiroz's highly logical new job, highly obscure football in the background of US crime dramas, worrying gaps appearing in the Premier League Archive, referees in the media, Jorge Mendes-backed dentists and the happy self-employment of Richard Keys. Meanwhile, the panel tackle the formidable quiz challenge of the Happy Hunting Grounds Ladder. Play the new Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive new show and much more: https://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

• Champions League
• football culture
• Premier League
• media in sports
• football trivia
• US crime dramas

Keywords

• Champions League match ball
• Carlos Queiroz
• Premier League Archive
• football trivia
• Richard Keys
• Jorge Mendes
• NordVPN

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Champions League, Jorge Mendes

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