Chelsea 2-0 Fluminense Club World Cup Semifinal Post-Match with Rory Smith: Men in Blazers 07/08/25

Men In Blazers

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Rog and Rory recap all the action following the Club World Cup Semifinal where Chelsea defeated Fluminense 2-0. The gents talk about João Pedro's impressive performance scoring two goals for his new club, playing in the heat, what does it mean for Chelsea to make the final, preview Real Madrid-PSG, plus Rog and Rory take live audience questions.

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0:00.0	Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to Men in Blazers ad-free right now.
0:04.6	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or an Apple podcast.
0:10.2	I hear you like a podcast.
0:12.1	And you like to be entertained.
0:13.4	I bet you also like to know what's going on in the world.
0:15.9	Especially when the news is so bonkers.
0:17.8	So, can I suggest Newscast?
0:19.7	It's a daily podcast with BBC journalists. That's
0:22.6	us talking about the news. About what's going on and why it matters. And it may well help
0:27.3	you be better informed, but we don't mind if you take the credit. Listen to Newscast. Every day on BBC
0:32.7	Sounds. You're listening to the Meninblazers Media Network, Suboptimal Radio.
0:40.1	Live from the Mikhailo Altoter House in New York City!
0:58.0	It's the Club World Cup's semi-final preview show. I'm Roger Bennett.
1:02.0	This is Rory Smith, my partner in POD, and we're here today to revel in an epic rumble in the heat of New York.
1:09.0	Chelsea versus Fluminence.
1:12.0	Oh, Col Palmer versus the Big Flu.
1:14.9	And it ended 2-0.
1:16.3	There is no romance in football, Rory.
1:18.7	No, that's the economic reality bites in the Club World Cup.
1:22.5	We're just watching spreadsheets at the end of the day,
1:25.1	run around the football field as we'll discuss.
1:27.2	But I want to say this
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