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A 'has-been' and a 'never-was' talk to pro footballers and pundits about the beautiful game, and share the stories they've gathered along the way.
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CHAMPIONS! How Yamal's SPAIN gave Messi's ARGENTINA a World Cup Final BATH: The Season Two Finale! (opens the original)
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Spain has defeated Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final to become WORLD CHAMPIONS for the second time! On the surface, a solitary goal in extra time doesn't sound overly impressive or convincing, but dig a little deeper and you will see that this was not only a one-sided finale, but one of the most dominant World Cup campaigns, ever. Spain conceded only one goal in 8 matches. They defeated Portugal, Belgium, France and finally Argentina in the knockout phase. In the show piece event agains
It's NOT Coming Home? How Thomas Tuchel & Lionel Messi sent England Crashing OUT! (opens the original)
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England has been defeated by Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Semifinals. And of course, the finger of blame is pointing directly at England's manager Thomas Tuchel. Were his defensive tactics in the final half hour of the clash 'cowardly' as has been reported in the UK media since the 2-1 loss? The Unused Subs analyze the result, and how Lionel Messi was afforded way too much time on the ball to craft YET ANOTHER comeback for Argentina, and safe passage through to another World Cup final fo
CR7 for 2030?? Oh No, Breel Embolo!! All Whites to play lowly India?! (opens the original)
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Cristiano Ronaldo to play on for 2030. Yep, CR7 will play at a home World Cup, at the age of 45. According to Paul Ifill. But he's got a point! How he traverses the next four years to get there though, that's unknown. What's also unknown is what was going through the mind of Breel Embolo; Switzerland has Argentina locked at 1-1 having just equalized and bossed the second half, then off the 10 metre platform he goes, diving on the floor for a second yellow. We've seen some idiotic things, but thi
FIFA CONSPIRACY? The Wildest Moments of the FIFA World Cup! (opens the original)
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From not-so secret phone calls to suspend American red cards, to baffling refereeing decisions and our new best friend 'SNICKO', the 2026 FIFA World Cup has had it all... and then some! With that in mind, the boys on The Unused Subs bench count down the TOP FIVE WILDEST THINGS to have happened before the quarter finals get underway. Where does the orange guy helping Folarin Balogun rank? What of the Croatia/Portugal VAR Snicko debacle? And how about Cabo Verde and Vozinha's on-field performance,
How FINN SURMAN shocked Egypt! 🏆 What does scoring a World Cup GOAL feel like?! (opens the original)
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Finn Surman transfer rumours are now commonplace after the Portland Timbers and All Whites central defender played out of his skin at the FIFA World Cup... in the process, scoring a fabulous headed goal from a Tim Payne assist against Egypt! Finn takes the time to join Goran, Iffy & Oli on The Unused Subs to describe the sensation of scoring a World Cup goal. Let's be honest: the vast majority of us will never, ever know what that's like! Finn talks us through the key moments, how he became free
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