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Sky Sports Premier League Podcast

Playing for the Planet Episode 2 - Chris Smalling: “Reducing red meat made my tendonitis go away…”

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast

Sky Sports

Soccer, News, Sports News, Sports

4.0760 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Going plant-based is one of the latest food revelations, and footballers in particular are discovering the benefits of cutting meat, dairy and fish from their diets. In this episode, Sky Sports presenter David Garrido speaks to 2 big advocates of veganism, AS Roma centre-back Chris Smalling and Arsenal defender Jen Beattie on how it has helped them improve as athletes, especially around injuries. It’s also informed their life viewpoint on sustainability and encouraged them to take up other climate-positive activities in order to protect the planet. And in this ep, a plan is hatched to get one of the biggest managers in world football to join them for a plant-based feast over at Chris’ place for the sequel…

By David Garrido

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Sky Sports Football Podcast brought to you by Bet365, where every now biting nil-nil, every bizarre VAR, every foregone conclusion, bad pass, slam dunk, tap-in, full-start, dead heat, and absolutely expected defeat is amazing.

0:17.3

From football to tennis and ice hockey to motorsport whatever the moment it's never

0:22.8

ordinary at bet 365 There's not much time what you're waiting for. Waiting for.

0:38.0

Waiting for.

0:40.0

There's what you're waiting for.

0:43.1

Hi everyone.

0:44.1

David Garrido here, Sky Sports presenter and sustainability champion.

0:48.3

We're continuing our Playing for the Planet series,

0:50.8

where we showcase the good work done in football

0:52.7

by those who are taking on climate

0:54.9

change. It's a very real and present danger, but we should be inspired by the efforts of the

0:59.7

likes of lead United striker Patrick Bamford, who we heard from in episode one. In episode two,

1:05.1

it's all about going plant-based. There are proven benefits for athletes, such as prevention

1:10.2

of injuries or recovering from

1:11.7

them quicker and better and also for the planet. Cutting meat, dairy and fish from your diet

1:16.5

does really help reduce your individual carbon footprint from food and drink significantly.

1:21.5

So let's hear from two players who've gone vegan. Gen Btee plays for Arsenal women. Chris

1:26.4

Morling plays for AS Roma in Italy.

1:28.3

They were both on cracking forms, so hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we enjoyed

1:32.3

recording it.

1:33.3

Listen out at the very end for who we're trying to recruit for an Alfresco plant-based dinner

1:38.3

over at Chris's place.

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