Rice Strikes Twice

ESPN FC

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Soccer, Sports

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Arsenal's 3-2 win over Bournemouth and argue if anyone can challenge Mikel Arteta's side for the Premier League title this season. Plus, the guys recap Aston Villa's bounce back win vs Nottingham Forest and praise manager Unai Emery. Plus, Luis Garcia breaks down Barcelona's win over rivals Espanyol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booja.
0:05.2	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture. He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Booja, presented by Medello, right now on the ESPN app.
0:35.4	Hello, everyone, and welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC.
0:39.7	Happy New Year as I'm back for 2026.
0:42.5	Ale Moreno, two, after quite a long luxurious vacation that felt like all of December
0:47.5	and our Shaka Hislav, who's been hard at work?
0:49.6	All along.
0:50.6	All along, all along.
0:52.4	For now.
0:53.4	For now. But a vacation is coming up, isn't it, Shaka?
0:56.6	All right.
0:57.1	It's just because we missed Ale Moreno, but we also missed La Liga.
1:01.4	But thank goodness, it was back today with a feisty one.
1:04.8	The Catalan Derby Español, who are in fifth heading into this game up against the league
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