Euro Leagues: Zidane for France and dad dancing at Milan
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
John Bennett is joined by James Horncastle for the latest episode of Euro Leagues. Julien Laurens drops in to discuss the announcement by Didier Deschamps that he will be standing down as France boss in 2026. Will Zinedine Zidane be next? And Ernest Macia from Radio Catalunya joins the team to discuss the latest regarding Dani Olmo after it emerges he is allowed to play for Barcelona – for now! We hear from Guillem Balague and Rafa Honigstein to discuss who might move in January – with Ronald Araujo, Donyell Malen and Marcus Rashford among the names. And the good form at AC Milan and Roma under their new managers is also discussed.
TIMECODES 1 min – James discusses the most famous players he has shared coffee with. 3 mins – Julien drops in to discuss the big news about Didier Deschamps – plus who might succeed him. 15 mins – Why it is working for Sergio Conceicao at AC Milan. 24 mins - Ernest Macia joins the pod to discuss the news that Barcelona have been given temporary approval to re-register Dami Olmo and Pau Victor. 32 mins - Claudio Ranieri and why it is going so well for him at Roma. 37 mins – Transfer latest – with Guillem Balague and Rafa Honigstein dropping in as they discuss Ronald Araujo, Donyell Malen and Marcus Rashford.
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| 0:44.3 | On the Football Daily Podcasts, the Euroleaks with John Bennett. |
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| 0:52.8 | Hello and welcome to Euroleagues. |
| 0:55.2 | Winter breaks are over European football in 2025, well under way. |
| 1:00.0 | We've already had a trophy win with some cigar smoking, dad dancing celebrations to talk about later on the pod with James Horncastle who's with us today. |
| 1:09.9 | Hello James. |
| 1:10.7 | Hello. Slightly different feel to the pod today, Horncastle who's with us today. Hello James. Hello. |
| 1:11.6 | Slightly different feel to the pod today, James. We're going to be on it throughout, |
| 1:16.3 | but we're going to be joined at various times by some guests. I think maybe it'll have the |
| 1:22.0 | feel of us being at a coffee shop, maybe in Turin, maybe in Milan. Every now and then someone pops over for a chat. |
| 1:29.7 | And you strike me as a coffee connoisseur. Would that be right? |
| 1:33.3 | Ospresso man? Absolutely. Religiously, have my mokker pot going in the morning. |
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