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Football For Kids

🇪🇸 ⚪️ ⚽️ XABI ALONSO ⚽️ ⚪️ 🇪🇸 (PART 1)

Football For Kids

Darren Rees

Sports, Football, Soccer, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.8756 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese.

0:25.5

And welcome to another brand new episode and welcome to a two-parter on the legendary player and manager, Shabby Alonzo.

0:36.0

Before we get into this two-parter properly, a massive shout-out goes to everybody who's been

0:41.9

giving the show a five-star review wherever you've been listening, especially those who've

0:47.1

been writing their actual reviews on Apple Podcasts to get a shout-out and to those who

0:52.4

have been doing the Spotify comments, including Sterling

0:56.4

Rendell, who says, day three of asking for an episode on Jesse Lingard. Well, Sterling

1:03.2

Rendell, I think I'll remember you were one of our competition winners. So a hello to you and a big

1:08.2

shout out to you and you're in luck because Jesse Lingard is an episode I'm sure I've already done.

1:14.0

In fact, I'm positive I've done it.

1:16.2

In fact, I'm double sure it's a Patreon only episode and one of the first ones I ever did on Patreon.

1:23.0

So have a look through the long catalogue of episodes on there and I'm sure you'll find it somewhere.

1:29.0

The next one is from Regis Wu who says day four, this is a bit of a theme, isn't it?

1:33.4

Of asking for a shout out on football for kids as it's almost my birthday and I'm turning nine years old on the 10th of December.

1:42.2

Well Regis, a massive shout at you, a huge happy birthday for the 10th of December. Well, Regis, a massive shout at to you.

1:44.6

A huge happy birthday for the 10th of December.

1:47.4

I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much

1:50.1

for being a listener of the Football for Kids podcast.

1:53.2

And lastly, I've got one that says,

1:55.2

Hi, I'm Joel.

1:56.3

I live in Spain and I play for Sidi Benegalbon.

2:00.4

Can you give a shout at to my friend Gabby?

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