Men in Blazers 03/15/22: European Nights with Rory Smith, Presented by Paramount+

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🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Rog and Rory return in our pod series exploring the history of European football's biggest ties. First up, Rory recounts his experience at the Bernabéu last week to watch Benzema's incredible hat trick (2:49). The main story today is Juventus, their tradition at the pinnacle of Italy, the Calciopoli scandal, and the abandonment of long term strategy that has led to their recent decline (8:38). Then, a quick look at the UK's sanctions on Roman Abramovich and how it will change ownership trends in football (27:35), and finally over to the Europa League to examine La Liga overachievers Real Betis and their incredible life philosophy (33:45).

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0:32.0	We have a plane. If not, we go by train. If not, we go by bus. If not, I drive for seven seats on one seat.
0:39.0	You are very good to see. The
0:56.1	This is Runch and yes we back like Benzema as the Spanish commentator says El Mayhor
1:19.6	Numa and Nuevae and El Mundo the best number 9 in the world and you are listening to the
1:26.9	mighty European Knights presented by Paramount+. We thought that on Bappé's late winner
1:33.1	in the first leg of PSG vs. Real Madrid had maxed out the drama, but Benzema went all
1:40.0	French Nigel Tufnal and showed him that at the Bernabé out the drama goes up to 11.
1:46.9	I am here as ever to peep behind the veil of Europe's clubs great and small and sift
1:52.8	through their histories to enhance your viewing pleasure. And then a first for this podcast,
1:58.8	I am actually in Europe as we part or European Jason I am in London and I have never
2:04.6	felt close to my friend and the New York Times most valuable asset, not named Whirlpool.
2:09.6	It is Chief Soccer Correspondent Rory Smith.
2:12.0	I am not a patch on Whirlpool. Whirlpool is tossing me a lot of my day at the moment
2:15.4	to be perfect honest, that is a dangerous game.
2:17.9	I imagine you are the kind of person that feels it is failure if they do not get it in
2:21.6	two guesses.
2:22.6	Now, two is a flute, three is the test, that shows you thought it through, if you did not
2:28.5	get it into great, it is spawning which is a word that I think maybe America should be
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