Xabi Alonso's Madrid Debut Ends In A Tie

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Sports, Soccer

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Craig's back! He's joined by Kay, Stevie, Frank, and Nedum. They discuss Real Madrid's stumbling debut in the Club World Cup against Al Hilal and Manchester City's victory versus Wydad Casablanca. They guys also fill Craig in on all the happenings in the world of football while he was away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1979, the first words spoken on ESPN weren't just an announcement.
0:07.0	If you're a fan, they were a sports prophecy.
0:10.9	What you'll see in the next minutes, hours, and days to follow.
0:14.6	Glad you're with us tonight.
0:16.0	May convince you, you've gone to sports heaven.
0:20.2	And right now, you're standing on the edge of tomorrow.
0:24.5	This fall, the next era of ESPN begins.
0:28.8	Sports Forever.
0:34.9	Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPNF, Kay Murray, Stevie Nicol and he is back.
0:40.7	Craig Burley, rearing to go, ready to get talking about the called WorldCast.
0:45.3	Before we introduce Frank and Nadam, who I've already just introduced, by the way, 25 days.
0:53.8	That's how long you've been away?
0:55.0	No, incorrect.
0:56.4	Although it feels like it.
0:57.5	25 days till the end of this Mickey Mouse competition called the Club World Cup.
1:02.6	Oh, there they are.
1:03.3	I've done my numbers.
1:04.2	What are you cringing for?
1:05.9	You're cringing as if...
1:07.0	Because of the big chunk of the show tonight is about the Club World Cup. No, I understand that, but I'm just saying 25 days till it finishes.
1:13.7	Don't pretend it's anything else.
1:15.7	It is not.
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