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Is football ready for the Club World Cup? Football Weekly Extra

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Soccer, Sports

4.69K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nick Ames and Paul Watson to look ahead to the Club World Cup which kicks off this weekend in the USA. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:10.0

Hey, it's Babberton de Ileshi here. I've just got back from an epic road trip around the island of Ireland.

0:17.0

From exploring natural wonders and stunning coastal views to chilling in a seaweed bath.

0:22.5

It's a vibe.

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Best of all, you don't have to pick between the Causeway coastal routes and the Wild Atlantic Way.

0:29.9

You can experience both iconic routes in one unforgettable trip.

0:34.5

Explore everything Ireland has to offer at the Guardian.com forward slash

0:38.6

tourism island. This message was paid for by Tourism Island. In the 90s, my friend and

0:46.8

fellow journalist Don Phillips was at the centre of the UK's dance music explosion. By 2022,

0:56.2

he had mysteriously disappeared in one of the remotest parts of the Amazon jungle

0:58.9

with his friend Bruno Pereira.

1:02.0

In 2025, so many questions remain.

1:06.6

I'm Tom Phillips, the Guardian's Latin America correspondent.

1:10.5

Listen to Missing in the Amazon wherever you get your podcasts.

1:21.8

Hello and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly.

1:24.0

Give the people what they want, a Club World Cup preview.

1:26.3

No, keep listening.

1:27.2

Today we try to set the scene, talk about the serious things, the travel ban, the player fatigue,

1:31.7

ice at the grounds, just checking in what it might tell us about the World Cup next year.

1:35.6

But also, outside of our Premier League and European bubble, is there enthusiasm around the world?

1:40.5

Can someone, Brackets Paul Watson, tell us a little bit about the sides we don't know,

1:49.7

your Ulsan's, your Wydads, your Mamelodi sundowns. There's two calls mum's feelings on Jude Bellingham, a bit more on World Cup qualification to discuss and some transfers to all that plus your questions,

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