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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso here

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<v Speaker 1>on the SDAH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University,

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Longshore and this is our morning kind of start to

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<v Speaker 1>the day to get you started on all the news

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<v Speaker 1>you need to know about what's going on honestly worldwide.

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<v Speaker 1>As we're getting ready for a Club World Cup, as

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting ready for the final round of matches in

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<v Speaker 1>the Premier League in Saraa, in quite a few other

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<v Speaker 1>competitions going on around the world. So if you check

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<v Speaker 1>in with us on the Morning Espresso, it is your

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to just basically get caught up and start your

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<v Speaker 1>day with all that knowledge you need to know around

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<v Speaker 1>the water cooler. If you still do that, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's start with sarih Ah. The final weekend starts today

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<v Speaker 1>and it's the two teams that are at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the table, Napoli an Inter and Napoli comes in

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<v Speaker 1>with a one point lead. You could have a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>between these two. That's why this game was moved up

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<v Speaker 1>to Friday between both of them. Napoli is hosting Kaaliari

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<v Speaker 1>and Como is hosting Inter, so remember one point advantage

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<v Speaker 1>for Napoli when you go into these and obviously, as

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<v Speaker 1>I'm wearing a Napoli shirt, I'm a little biased. I

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<v Speaker 1>have a Diego Maradona poster on my wall, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>not really a shock who I'm pulling for in this.

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<v Speaker 1>If Napoli wins, they win the title flat out. They

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<v Speaker 1>have won nine of their last twelve league meetings at

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<v Speaker 1>home Khaliari fourteenth place. They've got nothing to play for.

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<v Speaker 1>They are safe, they're not going to get relegated. They're

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<v Speaker 1>just happy to be there and maybe they're not happy

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<v Speaker 1>to be there because there were fireworks and all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of chaos going on outside their hotel room in Naples

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<v Speaker 1>last night, so they might not be happy at the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Como an Inter interer or one point back, have won

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<v Speaker 1>their last eight league matches against Como two zero win

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<v Speaker 1>in the reverse fixture in Milan in this after posting

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<v Speaker 1>eight consecutive away wins with seven clean sheets. Inter since

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<v Speaker 1>then have won just two of their last eight on

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<v Speaker 1>the road. Questions too, because they have the Champions League

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<v Speaker 1>final next week, they have injuries, they're battling too. Simonian

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<v Speaker 1>Zagi is expected to name a rotated side for this

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<v Speaker 1>one just out of necessity. Altaro Martinez David Fratees they

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<v Speaker 1>are expected to be back in the squad for this

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<v Speaker 1>Doubts about Benjamin Pavard and Peter Zielinski according to the

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<v Speaker 1>latest updates, and people aren't really sure how Inzagie is

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<v Speaker 1>going to go with this. Is it going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a super rotated squad just looking ahead to Champions League

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<v Speaker 1>final next week? Is it going to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>team that you can put together? Is it going to

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<v Speaker 1>be maybe saving a few guys to come in off

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<v Speaker 1>the bench if needed. Napoli with the one point advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>Those games kickoff later this afternoon on Saturday. Women's Champions

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<v Speaker 1>League Final Barcelona and Arsenal. Barcelona trying to win their

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<v Speaker 1>third straight their fourth in five years they have dominated

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<v Speaker 1>the women's game in Europe. It's the fifth time these

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<v Speaker 1>teams have met in the competition. Arsenal won both legs

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<v Speaker 1>of around to thirty two. You're going back to twenty thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>In that one, Barcelona won both group stage matches. In

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty one to twenty two campaign. Barcelona have won

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<v Speaker 1>their last nine Champions League matches. Arsenal do have a

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<v Speaker 1>good record against the Spanish teams. They've progressed from all

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<v Speaker 1>four knockout stage setups against such teams from Spain. OPTA

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<v Speaker 1>gives Barcelona and just over fifty six percent chance of

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<v Speaker 1>winning this inside of ninety minutes, they're the better team.

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<v Speaker 1>Arsenal would be pretty big underdog here. The cool story

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<v Speaker 1>on the Arsenal side is last time Arsenal won the

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<v Speaker 1>Champions League, Leo Williamson was one of the escorts, the

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<v Speaker 1>young players you walk players out to the field. Now

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<v Speaker 1>she gets a chance to win it herself. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be a big surprise if they're able to knock off Barcelona,

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<v Speaker 1>but should be a great match on Saturday in the

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<v Speaker 1>UEFA Champions League Women's Final. Let's go to Sunday Final

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<v Speaker 1>day in the Premier League, big event at the Battery.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be there as part of it. Premier

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<v Speaker 1>League NBC Sports hosting a watch party for Championship Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to start outside of Truest Park at ten am.

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<v Speaker 1>Games kickoff at eleven. All ten matches you'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to watch them in one spot. If you're watching from home,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can't make it out to the battery. You

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<v Speaker 1>can watch on NBC Peacock, USA Networks, the NBC Sci Fi.

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<v Speaker 1>This is kind of the kickoff to the Premier League

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<v Speaker 1>coming back here to Atlanta at Mercedes Benz Stadium, final

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<v Speaker 1>leg of the twenty twenty five Summer Series. Bournemouth will

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<v Speaker 1>play west Ham, Manchester United will play Everton. The storylines

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<v Speaker 1>really it's down to the final three Champions League spots.

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<v Speaker 1>Liverpool have theirs, Arsenal have theirs. Three four and five. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>the Premier League gets a fifth spot because of performance

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<v Speaker 1>in European competitions this year. Three four and five are undecided.

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<v Speaker 1>There's five teams fighting for three spots. Chelsea manager Inzo Maresca,

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<v Speaker 1>he was asked about does his team feel any extra

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<v Speaker 1>pressure because they have this They also have the UAFA

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<v Speaker 1>Conference League Final next week against ral Betty's. He says no,

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<v Speaker 1>he's trying to figure out what his squad's going to

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<v Speaker 1>look like. He's gonna field the best squat available. It

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like for both of those games. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to rotate in league to wait for the

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<v Speaker 1>Conference League final. I think he's going to go forward

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<v Speaker 1>in both and just make the decision on who's ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go on that day. He said, we're quite lucky

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<v Speaker 1>in this aspect. If we win, we do our job.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't need to pay attention to the other results.

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea are visiting seventh place Nottingham Forced, who have to

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<v Speaker 1>win to have any chance of getting back into a

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<v Speaker 1>Champions League spot. They were there not that long ago.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna be the game that I think most of

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<v Speaker 1>us will really be watching closely. Another one is Newcastle.

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<v Speaker 1>They're facing Everton. Alexander Esak is making good progress. He's

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<v Speaker 1>at a growin injury. He could be available on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess would probably be off the bench if he's

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<v Speaker 1>needed as Newcastle faces Everton. After you come to the

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<v Speaker 1>Battery and you hang out and you watch them Premier League,

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<v Speaker 1>then you're gonna make your way down towards the Bends

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<v Speaker 1>and you're gonna join us for a tailgate to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>International Football Day. It's gonna be at Centennial Yards on

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<v Speaker 1>the Steel Bridge. Myself, Madison Cruz, were hosting a show

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<v Speaker 1>on the SDH network from four to five o'clock. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have our friends from the Georgia Impact who kicked

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<v Speaker 1>off their season in the WPSL last night with their scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 1>their intrasquad scrimmage. Good time up in woods are up

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<v Speaker 1>in Canton for that one. Gonna be very cool to

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<v Speaker 1>hang out with you guys on the Steel Ridge. Come

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<v Speaker 1>see us from four to five. Young soccer players will

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<v Speaker 1>get the opportunity to take part in some little clinics

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<v Speaker 1>and activities with Georgia. Impact is going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>very cool vibe, something you're going to see more and

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<v Speaker 1>more of over the next year and a half or

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<v Speaker 1>so at Centennial Yards. We'll see you from four to

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<v Speaker 1>five on Sunday. Then we'll make our way into the

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<v Speaker 1>Bend Sunday Night Soccer FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>will be at seven to ten Pregame coverage on ninety

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<v Speaker 1>two nine in the game will start at six o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>Maddie and Abe Gordon will get you started. Mike Continent

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<v Speaker 1>and I will take over. Garth Loggerway will join us

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<v Speaker 1>at about six point thirty. You can listen on the

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<v Speaker 1>Honyessey app. You can listen on ninety two nine the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can listen on Apple TV mL Sason Pass.

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<v Speaker 1>Once the game starts. Choose home team radio there. Training

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<v Speaker 1>ground dispatch will come out later this afternoon. We'll all

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<v Speaker 1>be at training in Marietta later today. We'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie Diaila has to say, We'll see what players have

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<v Speaker 1>to say, and we'll get you updated on everything that

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing in training this week. Pounce around the other

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<v Speaker 1>bits of news around the league. Oh one more on

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<v Speaker 1>to add to your calendar, because it's a very busy

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<v Speaker 1>calendar at the moment. On Monday at ten am, myself

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<v Speaker 1>Knox Bardein of ninety two nine in the game. I

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<v Speaker 1>think some others of the SDH network are going to

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<v Speaker 1>make their way up to No Faux Brewing in coming.

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<v Speaker 1>No Faux Brewing is a sponsor of Walsall and Walsall

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<v Speaker 1>is in a promotion final to get into the third

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<v Speaker 1>tier to get into League One next year. In England.

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<v Speaker 1>They're facing AFC Wimbledon, so John Nelson is not allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to come. As a shareholder of AFC Wimbledon, he's not

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to come. This is a Walsaw viewing party at

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<v Speaker 1>No Faux Brewing on Monday morning at ten o'clock. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking for something to do to start your Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>Come join us, have a beer. It'll be a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>Walsall and AFC Wimbledon, and we'll be getting a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of content around no faux brewings partnership with Walsall. You

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<v Speaker 1>might be wondering why a brewery based in Coming, Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>is a sponsor with Walsall. Well, you're gonna find out

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<v Speaker 1>when we talk about it on Monday. All right, US

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<v Speaker 1>men's national team. That was a big talking point yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Polistic not going to be part of the squad.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people have a lot of takes. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people might have missed that. ESPN reported that

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<v Speaker 1>Polisic has been dealing with a chronic hip flexer injury. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I say that three times fast. Everybody went nuts about it.

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<v Speaker 1>If he's injured, he doesn't need to be there. In

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<v Speaker 1>my opinion, you know who he is at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what he means to the team, We know

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<v Speaker 1>what the Gold Cup means, and you want to go

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<v Speaker 1>win this thing. But if he's injured or risking further injury,

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<v Speaker 1>you need him a whole lot more next year than

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<v Speaker 1>you need him this year. And you can't guarantee that

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<v Speaker 1>Milan gives him an easy ride into the Areas season

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<v Speaker 1>next year, because Milan's got a lot of pressure on them.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the right decision for everybody involved. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's not a popular one, and I get that,

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<v Speaker 1>but we can't do the thing where on one side

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<v Speaker 1>we complain about too many games for players and guys

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<v Speaker 1>got to get a rest, and then when somebody asks

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<v Speaker 1>for a rest and everybody sits down and says, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, that's probably the best thing to do right

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<v Speaker 1>here because you can't rest next summer. Cool, let's do

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<v Speaker 1>it now. We can't blow up. Then we can't do both.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Christian Polisic sounds like, especially if he's dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with a hip flexer, he needs the break take it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd rather lose the Gold Cup and make a deeper

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<v Speaker 1>run in the World Cup as a result. I would.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, sorry, conquer Calf. Sorry, I know hot take artists.

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<v Speaker 1>There's just nothing else you can do. If it's for

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<v Speaker 1>some other reason, different conversation. If it's for an injury situation,

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<v Speaker 1>especially something chronic, I think you have to do it here.

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<v Speaker 1>Time will tell if it ends up being the right play.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully this will help him have a good season with

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<v Speaker 1>Milan next year and come into the World Cup flying.

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<v Speaker 1>Next year's going to be the key. That's the most

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<v Speaker 1>important thing. None of the rest of it honestly matters

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<v Speaker 1>if he comes in and has a great World Cup. Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>you got the release of the twenty seven player camp roster.

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<v Speaker 1>A maximum of twenty six players will go to the

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<v Speaker 1>Gold Cup. Pochettino said that, and I agree with this quote.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, many people can say it's really important for

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<v Speaker 1>us to be all together for the last time before

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<v Speaker 1>the World Cup, and J. T. Batson told me that

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<v Speaker 1>before the Atlanta United media game. The whole conversation is

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<v Speaker 1>Pochettino said about Polisic, we decided the best for him,

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<v Speaker 1>the best for the team, the best for the national

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<v Speaker 1>team is the decision that we made. Sometimes we give

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<v Speaker 1>group maybe sometimes doesn't work in this way or building

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<v Speaker 1>this way. I think you would have liked to have

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<v Speaker 1>had everybody together. I think that would have been the

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<v Speaker 1>ultimate goal, is to have an extended period of time

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<v Speaker 1>with this group. This summer, circumstances didn't allow you to

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<v Speaker 1>to move on. You're not gonna have yunus Musa. Pochattino

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<v Speaker 1>described it as personal reasons. It sounds like as late

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<v Speaker 1>as Monday he was still part of the squad. Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Robinson tendon injury. He hasn't been training consistently with Fulham,

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<v Speaker 1>Pochattino said. The situation is it's still not clear. It's

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<v Speaker 1>another one. You don't need to push it. Five World

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<v Speaker 1>Cup starters plus Gio Orna not at the Gold Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>No Joe Scally, no Cameron Carter Vickers, no Tanner Testaman,

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<v Speaker 1>no Josh Sargent all football decisions. According to Pochettino, nine

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<v Speaker 1>out of twenty two outfield players from the Nations the

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of opportunity, Diego Luna, Jack McGlenn, Max Arston,

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<v Speaker 1>They're back from the Nation's league. He gets Serginio dest

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<v Speaker 1>And a full airon Balligan, first time that Pochettino gets them,

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<v Speaker 1>Malik Tillman, Brendan Aarons, Luca del dore Hadji Wright all

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<v Speaker 1>Caps in the run that they've had to start the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Deserves the call. Freeman deserves the call. If you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen him play with Orlando, Well, you're gonna get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance on Wednesday against Atlanta United. A right back who

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<v Speaker 1>can rampage forward, comfortable cutting inside, can stay wide and

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<v Speaker 1>put in crosses, can defend, big body, good in the air,

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of things that you want out of a defender.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Freeman gives you that. Does he need experience at

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<v Speaker 1>this level? Yeah he does. He does. This is where

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<v Speaker 1>you get it, and it might be at the Gold Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to come around to the fact that Marizio

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<v Speaker 1>po Chattino knows what he's doing, probably far better than

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of us sitting on the sidelines. He knows

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of players that he wants and he is

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely unafraid to call them up for Major League soccer

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<v Speaker 1>if he feels like they're the best option, big opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for these players now, and that's what it comes down to.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the doors open. Take it. We'll see what this

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<v Speaker 1>looks like for the Gold Cup. I'm actually really excited

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<v Speaker 1>about the Gold Cup this year because of these changes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm maybe more excited about the Gold Cup than I

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<v Speaker 1>was going into it. Other news around the world, Casey

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<v Speaker 1>current defender Alana Cook torn acl and mcl and meniscus

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<v Speaker 1>that happened in the Casey Orlando Pride match. She's on

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<v Speaker 1>the season ending injury list. Came to Kansas City middle

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<v Speaker 1>of last season. Helped make Kansas City one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best defensive teams in the NWSL. Ten clean sheets in

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen games she's played. That's ridiculous. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be out for the US women's national team for a

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<v Speaker 1>while as well. She has thirty caps there. French national

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<v Speaker 1>team coach Laurent Bonadet has dropped Wendy Renard, Eugenie Le

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<v Speaker 1>Iceland four hundred and forty four caps between those three.

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<v Speaker 1>Their playing time has declined and it might be the

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<v Speaker 1>end of their international careers at this stage. According to

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<v Speaker 1>Faprizzio Romano, Manchester United former manager Eric Tennagg has agreed

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<v Speaker 1>to take over at Bayer Leverkusen. Final decision rests with Leverkusen.

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<v Speaker 1>They had talked with a few other folks. Ten Hogg

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<v Speaker 1>is excited about this opportunity. It sounds like he had

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<v Speaker 1>an option to go back to Ias, going to Leverickusen

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<v Speaker 1>instead if they sign off on it. Club World Cup updates.

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<v Speaker 1>Luka Modrich he is gonna leave Real Madrid after the

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<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup this summer. Almost six hundred games for

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<v Speaker 1>Real Madrid since joining in twenty twelve. Be curious to

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<v Speaker 1>see where he goes next. He's thirty nine. He might

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<v Speaker 1>still have some time left in those legs. He might not.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll just have to wait and see what that looks

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<v Speaker 1>like for Luca Madrich. But he's going to say audios

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<v Speaker 1>to Real Madrid after the Club World Cup. Raoul who

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<v Speaker 1>you might have forgotten, was the manager with the reserves

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<v Speaker 1>for Real Madrid and he's been there for a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>He's set to leave the club as well at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the summer. He's been there since twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been linked with a few other jobs over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>He's actually been linked with a return to Germany at

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<v Speaker 1>various stages. Forty seven years old. I think he's ready

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<v Speaker 1>for first team management and we'll see where Raoul pops up.

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<v Speaker 1>CONCACAFF they have appointed Brazilian referee Wilton Sampeile to oversee

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<v Speaker 1>the LAFC Clube America play in match for the Club

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<v Speaker 1>World Cup. Forty three years old. He's one of South

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<v Speaker 1>America's most experienced trusted referees. He did referee at the

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<v Speaker 1>last World Cup in Qatar, a lot of high profile games,

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<v Speaker 1>Always interesting when you see referees from different confederations go

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere else to referee, or you see a referee from

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<v Speaker 1>a different confederation referee teams from other parts of the

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<v Speaker 1>world in a World Cup situation, sometimes styles can clash

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. We'll be curious to see how this

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<v Speaker 1>one goes. That's a huge match next weekend. LAFC and

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<v Speaker 1>Kloop America. Manchester United, we know they're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>be in Europe next year. We know they are broke, broke, broke,

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<v Speaker 1>just like Rene Zellweger said Jerry Maguire. We know they

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<v Speaker 1>got to figure out the money situation. Al Hilal has

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<v Speaker 1>put a large offer in front of them for Bruno

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<v Speaker 1>for Anauje. Sounds like Manchester United is gonna say no.

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<v Speaker 1>According to give Me sport, Al Hilal want to bring

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<v Speaker 1>him in ahead of the Club World Cup. They're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to load up for the tournament. Doesn't sound like they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get Bruno unless that money continues to rise and

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<v Speaker 1>they present an offer to Manchester United that they cannot refuse.

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<v Speaker 1>Considering they lost almost one hundred and fifteen hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty million dollars last year and they just lost another

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fifteen hundred and twenty million in not

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<v Speaker 1>qualifying for Champions League, there could be a number that

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<v Speaker 1>they can't refuse. Be very curious to see what that is.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night in Liga MX in the Klausura Final first leg,

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<v Speaker 1>Club America, who will be playing lafc Here very soon,

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<v Speaker 1>scoreless draw in Mexico City against Teluca. Second leg is

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday at the Estadio Nemesio Diez, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best stadiums in the world, by the way, very difficult

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<v Speaker 1>place to play. Te Luca will host it. Los Aguls

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to come into that Club World Cup play

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<v Speaker 1>and match with four straight LEGA MX titles. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>a long time since you've had a team dominate Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>the way that Club America have as of late. Can

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<v Speaker 1>in game with momentum. We'll find out on Sunday. Can

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<v Speaker 1>Mamalodi's Sundowns come into the Club World Cup with even

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<v Speaker 1>more momentum? They begin their quest for the African Champions

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<v Speaker 1>League trophy on Saturday. They host Pyramids FC in the

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<v Speaker 1>first leg in South Africa. Next week the second leg

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday will be in Cairo, Pyramids FC first time

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<v Speaker 1>for them. At this stage of the competition, Mamalodi Sundowns

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<v Speaker 1>they have won another South African League title. They clinched

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<v Speaker 1>that last week. Last one on the board. Patchuka will

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<v Speaker 1>go back to Mexico. Guillermo Almada he is the manager

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<v Speaker 1>of Pachuca, but on Thursday he submitted his resignation, three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ahead of the Club World Cup. However, Pachuca has

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<v Speaker 1>yet to accept the resignation. Gets complicated. Pachuca said that

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<v Speaker 1>the Uruguayan coach is under contract until twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>If he's going somewhere else, either he or the club

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<v Speaker 1>that he's going to has to pay a buyout clause

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<v Speaker 1>for early termination. Quote. Guillermo has an existing contract with

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<v Speaker 1>this institution until December of twenty twenty six. This contract

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<v Speaker 1>establishes a possible early termination of his professional relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>Why does that part matter? Well, according to ESPN Mexico,

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<v Speaker 1>Pachuca wants either Almada or cruz Asoul to cut a check.

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<v Speaker 1>We will see. If Patchuka was to accept the resignation,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's not gonna happen right now. In Alamada's place,

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<v Speaker 1>Gabrielle Caballero is slated to be the interim for Pachuca

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<v Speaker 1>in the Club World Cup. They're gonna face Red Bull Salzburg,

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<v Speaker 1>for Pachuca. Interesting one, though. Those matches with Al Hilal

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<v Speaker 1>and Red Bull Salzburg could be very, very entertaining. All right, Look,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna do it for me. On the morning Espresso

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