Marie-Louise Eta makes history (again) and the Premier League title race heats up

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Musa and Ryan discuss Marie-Louise Eta's historic appointment at Union Berlin and the current Premier League title race.

Musa and Ryan begin with Union Berlin appointing Marie-Louise Eta as interim head coach of their men’s team until the end of the season (02:46). Eta becomes the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in Europe’s top five leagues, but is no stranger to the Union dugout, having already been a trailblazer for many years already. So, they chat about why the appointment makes so much sense and how it could pave the way for other clubs to do the same in the future. They then move onto the Premier League title race (15:05), after a weekend where Manchester City closed the gap on Arsenal, following the Gunners’ home defeat to Bournemouth and City’s win away at Chelsea. And not to say Ryan’s taking it badly, but he did volunteer to go to the moon and has talked about starting a golf podcast. Down the other end of the table, it got worse for Spurs, as they slipped into the relegation zone on Friday night, thanks to West Ham’s impressive win over Wolves, and stayed their following their own defeat to Sunderland. Don't forget to check out Musa's piece for the Kickback Soccer newsletter here . For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you…

People in this episode

Hosts: Musa, Ryan

Topics covered

• Marie-Louise Eta
• Premier League
• Union Berlin
• football history
• title race
• relegation battle

Keywords

• Marie-Louise Eta
• Union Berlin
• Premier League
• Manchester City
• Arsenal
• relegation
• football

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Organizations: Union Berlin, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham, Wolves, Sunderland

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