Will War Overshadow the World Cup? (With Football Daily, Part 2)

About this episode

The episode discusses the political implications of the World Cup amidst the US-Iran war and the impact on players and fans.

We’ve got together with Americast/Newscast and Football Daily for three special episodes on what could be the most political World Cup ever. How much will Donald Trump make it about him? Will the US-Iran war affect the tournament? And why are tickets so expensive? We tell you everything you need to know about what’s going on off the pitch. Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring join from Americast, and 5 Live football commentary legend John Murray is on from Football Daily. In this episode we look at what the US-Iran war means for Iran’s team and what strict Visa laws mean for players and fans. Listen to Americast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h19zz Listen to Football Daily here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02nrsln The presenters were Adam Fleming, Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, and Marianna Spring. This episode was made by Miranda Slade. The series producer was Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Fleming

Guests: Anthony Zurcher, John Murray, Marianna Spring

Topics covered

• World Cup
• US-Iran war
• politics in sports
• Visa laws
• football commentary
• ticket prices

Keywords

• World Cup
• US-Iran war
• football
• politics
• Visa laws
• ticket prices
• Americast
• Football Daily

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Americast, Football Daily, BBC News

Places: US, Iran

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