About this episode

Rio Ferdinand and guests analyze England's performance against Panama in the World Cup, highlighting Jude Bellingham's contributions and discussing Kobbie Mainoo's situation.

England got the job done against Panama, but was it the convincing World Cup performance everyone expected? Rio Ferdinand is back at his Airbnb in Los Angeles with Joel Beya and Ste Howson to break down England’s latest win, the standout performers and the questions that still remain as the tournament starts to heat up. There’s huge praise for Jude Bellingham after yet another big-tournament display, with Rio revealing what his former Real Madrid teammate Toni Kroos told him about playing alongside Jude and the mentality he brought into the dressing room at the Bernabéu. The lads also discuss Kobbie Mainoo, who is still waiting for his first minutes of the tournament. How will the Manchester United midfielder be feeling, and does Thomas Tuchel have a bigger role planned for him later in the competition? There’s also a brilliant bit of football trivia from Ste after another active player joins the exclusive club of footballers with over 200 international appearances. Can you work out who the three players are before the lads reveal the answer? Brought to you in partnership with Airbnb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rio Ferdinand

Guests: Joel Beya, Ste Howson

Topics covered

• World Cup
• England football
• Jude Bellingham
• Kobbie Mainoo
• football trivia

Keywords

• World Cup
• England
• Jude Bellingham
• Kobbie Mainoo
• football trivia
• Toni Kroos
• Manchester United

Sponsors

Airbnb

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester United, Acast

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