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Football Cliches - A show about the language of football

The Athletic

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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés. Featuring 'Mesut Haaland Dicks' interviews with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Rosenthal and many more too.
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Football Cliches - Trailer

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01/15/20 • 1 min

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The Unwritten Laws of Football

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09/24/20 • 56 min

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Michael Cox and Dan Barnes discuss the unwritten laws of football.
Have we found the worst ever song about referees,? What is the most emphatic refereeing hand gesture of all? And just how famous are the likes of Clattenburg, Poll and Dean allowed to be?

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09/24/20 • 56 min

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Football & Music

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08/20/20 • 44 min

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller examine football's complicated relationship with music. What actually is a Farmer’s league, whatever happened to the TV football theme tune, which Canadian hip-hop duo are named after a now-defunct former Football League club and what is the most withering football chant of all?

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08/20/20 • 44 min

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PART 2: What Will Happen in the Premier League in 2020-21

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09/10/20 • 27 min

Adam Hurrey, Nick Miller and Charlie Eccleshare predict how the second half of next season will play out including. Desperate January loan signings, Proper Football Men whinging, and matches earning themselves their own Wikipedia pages...this is what will definitely - probably - happen in the Premier League in TWENTY-TWENTY/TWENTY-ONE

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09/10/20 • 27 min

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What Will Happen in the Premier League in 2020-21

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09/03/20 • 27 min

Adam Hurrey, Nick Miller and Charlie Eccleshare predict the season ahead,..13 degrees on the opening day, the Zaki-Pukki Effect and the annual managerial breath of fresh air..this is what will definitely - probably - happen in the Premier League in TWENTY-TWENTY/TWENTY-ONE

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09/03/20 • 27 min

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The rise & fall of Own Goals and Gaffs

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08/27/20 • 55 min

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Nick Miller dust off the VHS player to reminisce about the glory days of the own goals and gaffs video, before the internet came along and ruined everything forever.

Who's the true master of the genre - Danny Baker or Nick Hancock? What are the criteria for the ultimate own goal or missed sitter? What happened to poor old Peter Devine?

All this plus a journey through the murky depths of the football DVD world featuring a cast of former players and celebrities all getting in on the act ranging from Vinnie Jones, Ray Winstone, Robbie Savage, Paddy McGuinness and even Zoe Ball.

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08/27/20 • 55 min

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Watching Soccer Saturday

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09/17/20 • 35 min

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke examine the enduring appeal of Soccer Saturday. Is it the purest form of football broadcasting? How did pundits suddenly become the headline makers? And we reveal the formula to get your Soccer Saturday roving reporter name...

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09/17/20 • 35 min

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The Football Cliches for every position

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08/13/20 • 55 min

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Nick Miller talk through the football cliches we are all guilty of using for every position on the pitch.

What do Italians call the “terzino sinistro”? Who was the most out-of-position footballer of all time? What actually is “end product?” And can “bagsman” ever be an acceptable word for a striker?

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08/13/20 • 55 min

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European Football, Thursday Nights, Channel 5

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08/06/20 • 52 min

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, James Horncastle and James Maw discuss the particulars of watching European football.

Who were last crack east European outfit? What is the threshold for a gruelling midweek European trip? Who are the most Europa League club of all? And just who are the those children employed to wave a giant Champions League ball on the pitch before kick-off?

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08/06/20 • 52 min

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Football Cliches - Trailer

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How many episodes does Football Cliches - A show about the language of football have?

Football Cliches - A show about the language of football currently has 272 episodes available.

What topics does Football Cliches - A show about the language of football cover?

The podcast is about Football, Podcasts, Sports and Soccer.

What is the most popular episode on Football Cliches - A show about the language of football?

The episode title 'Football Cliches - Trailer' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Football Cliches - A show about the language of football?

The average episode length on Football Cliches - A show about the language of football is 52 minutes.

How often are episodes of Football Cliches - A show about the language of football released?

Episodes of Football Cliches - A show about the language of football are typically released every 5 days.

When was the first episode of Football Cliches - A show about the language of football?

The first episode of Football Cliches - A show about the language of football was released on Jan 15, 2020.

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