There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because

I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5th.

But I think it's just the holiday period, it's just for me, it's the most romantic period.

And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.

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Welcome into latest edition of ESPNSC.

I'm Dan Thomas, showing the studio today.

No sling, steamy nickel.

On the main Dan with us later on in the programme we react to the news that Paul Popper is out

of the world cup.

We'll all be discussing the possibility of laying our messy moving to MLS.

Plus we'll be here from Jürgen Klopp about where it has gone wrong.

So far this season for Liverpool, we kicked things off though in La Liga, Real Madrid of course.

Dropping points at the weekend, they can only manage a one-one draw home against Girona.

It was a game with lots of controversy and that is summed up by the front page of the official website

saying that Real Madrid's victory this weekend was impeded by bad refereeing.

So we can have bad referees, that's welcome into the show, shall we?

Mark Clatterberg.

Here's with us as it's Frank LeBuff and Mario Malkiata.

Let's get straight to it, Mark.

Of course the big call was the penalty that was warded against Real Madrid for a judged

handball on Ascension.

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