How to Lose at 5-a-side
07/09/20 • 45 min
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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Dan Barnes discuss the things make playing five-a-side football so great and also very, very strange.
What’s the most polite way of kicking people off a 5-a-side pitch when their time is up, how long does it take to judge the seriousness of midweek office football games, why can’t people keep score and what the hell is 7G astroturf.
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The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and Dan Barnes discuss the things make playing five-a-side football so great and also very, very strange.
What’s the most polite way of kicking people off a 5-a-side pitch when their time is up, how long does it take to judge the seriousness of midweek office football games, why can’t people keep score and what the hell is 7G astroturf.
Access to The Athletic is currently free for 30 days taking through to the end of the Premier League season. Go to www.heathletic.com/clichespod to sign up.
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