James Rodriguez's Everton Rebirth
The Lead
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🗓️ 16 September 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
James Rodriguez was once the toast of the soccer world. The Colombian won the Golden Boot at the 2014 World Cup, signed a massive deal with Real Madrid, and thrived for a year under manager Carlo Ancelotti. But, after the Italian coach was fired, James failed to see the field for much of the next five seasons. Now, he has been reunited with his old mentor at Everton, a club which is trying to build its global brand and break into the upper echelon of the Premier League. The Athletic's Greg O'Keefe joins us to discuss the impact of James's arrival, and what's at stake for both him and the club.
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| 0:07.5 | In a four-part series, The Generation Y Podcast unravels the story of Khalif Browder, a young |
| 0:12.8 | boy falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held it Recker's island for three years |
| 0:18.0 | without trial. |
| 0:19.4 | This is a story about a young life caught in the middle of the justice system. |
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| 0:30.0 | Six years ago, Colombian star Hama's Rodriguez exploded onto the global soccer scene. |
| 0:38.8 | But, after one outstanding year at Real Madrid, he spent much of the past five years on the bench. |
| 0:51.4 | Since the workup in 2014, we only see the shadow of Hama's Rodriguez. |
| 0:57.6 | Today, the athletics Greg O'Keefe and what Hama's surprising signing with Everton means for him and the club. |
| 1:05.4 | There's not just catch that, so it means imagination. |
| 1:07.4 | It's captured the wide imagination of Premier League football fans across Europe. |
| 1:11.0 | And everyone wants to stay if you can get back to being the Golden Boyd. |
| 1:18.0 | From Wondery and The Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:20.7 | And I'm Kabytha Davidson. |
| 1:22.2 | It's Wednesday, September 16th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:27.5 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:30.0 | There was just something about the emotion and the moment you know the verse for verse. |
| 1:35.8 | The failures of the past don't matter because you've got this done. |
| 1:38.6 | You can't back up see anything like that. |
| 1:40.8 | That's not good, dude. |
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