Why British Soccer Players Saluted the Nazis

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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As global tensions grew to a breaking point in the lead-up to World War II, European nations used every available avenue to pursue their geopolitical goals, including the propagandistic power of sporting events. Join the guys as they explore the strange policy of appeasement, and how it led British soccer players to salute Nazi officials on the field.

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0:00.0	Music
0:24.0	Welcome to the show, ladies and gentlemen.
0:26.0	And we're going to start today's episode with a look at something that happened very recently
0:31.7	in American history.
0:33.9	And that is the controversy taking place in American football, not what the rest of
0:38.7	the world calls football, as the controversy taking place in American football regarding
0:42.8	players taking a knee in protest during the national anthem.
0:47.4	I refuse.
0:48.4	Wait, are you supposed to take a knee?
0:49.8	No, you're not supposed to take a knee.
0:51.9	It's disrespectful to take a knee.
0:53.3	In fact, the NFL, I believe, just came out with new rules that require players contractually
1:02.7	to stand for the national anthem.
1:04.6	But as you say, Ben, yes, it was an act of defiance, a way of standing up or taking a
1:10.0	knee rather for their particular cause, so that's okay, Casey.
1:14.5	That was great.
1:15.5	Oh, and that's our super producer, Casey Pagrum, who is in fact on the case.
1:22.0	And I'm Ben and you are.
1:23.4	I'm no.
1:24.4	Oh, and that makes this ridiculous history.
1:26.3	Yeah, we are not the, it's no secret that you and I are not die hard in FL fans, but like
1:33.7	many people in this country and in other countries, we were fascinated by this story, by this
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