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What makes sport so special? Why do people fall in love with it, live it, breathe it? What is it about these games that move us so deeply?Behind every sport is a story, a story of where it came from, how it developed and who shaped it along the way.
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World Cup Series Ep. 9 - World Cup Positivity (opens the original)
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World Cup Series Ep. 9 - World Cup Positivity Having comprehensively failed to do so last time out, today Jack and Ben focus on the positives of the FIFA World Cup, their happiest memories of it and why it remains - despite FIFA, Gianni, and his orange mate's best efforts - the greatest competition in the world of sport. They mostly succeed in keeping this optimistic outlook, talking the World Cups of their lifetime from Michael Owen in 1998, through Zidane's magic, Jabulani inspired screamers a
World Cup Series Ep. 8 - Are FIFA cheating? (opens the original)
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World Cup Series Ep. 8 - Are FIFA cheating? This episode wasn't meant to be like this. What was meant to be a gentle chat about World Cup moments past got a little out of hand, when frustration borne of the 2026 tournament so far came to the surface. We love football. Of course we do. It'sthe beautiful game, and it's our game. It's everyone's game. But while we haven't been quiet about our feelings about FIFA, the world is fast wising up to the excesses and immoral aims of the sports governing b
World Cup Series Ep. 7 - World Cup XI (opens the original)
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World Cup Series Ep. 7 - World Cup XI In our latest World Cup episode, Ben and Jack go head to head taking it in turns to try and build their perfect World Cup team from the depths of the competitions history. Will they go modern or retro? Messi or Maradona, Ronaldo or Pelé? Do they throw caution to the wind or try and find some competitive balance? And just how many England '66 players can they squeeze in before getting accused of bias?
World Cup Series Ep. 6 - There's Only One Ronaldo (opens the original)
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World Cup Series Ep. 6 - There's Only One Ronaldo Before Cristiano and Lionel, before Ronaldinho and Henry, there was Ronaldo. A man whose ability relative to his peers was so extraordinary it felt like a leap in football evolution. A man who redefined what it meant to be a footballer, whose as yet incomparable ability to create magic with pace, power and precision quite literally changed the game. For Ronaldo, the only comparisons at the time he exploded onto the world scene played other sports
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