Player FM - Internet Radio Done Right
Checked 1y ago
Lagt til four år siden
Innhold levert av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast-app
Gå frakoblet med Player FM -appen!
Gå frakoblet med Player FM -appen!
Who Watches The World Cup? explicit
Merk alt (u)spilt...
Manage series 2916019
Innhold levert av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Football and politics have been inseparable since the sports' creation, but how do they interact in the modern world? And what happens when countries with different domestic and international agendas meet in the ultimate clash of nation v nation conflict... the World Cup?! Starting with the Russia 2018 World Cup, Awful Commentary brings you: 'Who Watches The World Cup?' a podcast about the intersection of football and politics that aims to predict the results of matches through both the teams skill with a ball and political motivation. Our theme music is 1930s Seedy Street Music (Harmon Trumpet) by astrofreq/Dan Carlton and can be found for free at: https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-jazz-1930s-seedy-street-music-harmon-trumpet-2920/
…
continue reading
26 episoder
Merk alt (u)spilt...
Manage series 2916019
Innhold levert av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Dominic Archer and Awful Commentary eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
Football and politics have been inseparable since the sports' creation, but how do they interact in the modern world? And what happens when countries with different domestic and international agendas meet in the ultimate clash of nation v nation conflict... the World Cup?! Starting with the Russia 2018 World Cup, Awful Commentary brings you: 'Who Watches The World Cup?' a podcast about the intersection of football and politics that aims to predict the results of matches through both the teams skill with a ball and political motivation. Our theme music is 1930s Seedy Street Music (Harmon Trumpet) by astrofreq/Dan Carlton and can be found for free at: https://pixabay.com/music/traditional-jazz-1930s-seedy-street-music-harmon-trumpet-2920/
…
continue reading
26 episoder
Alle episoder
×W
Who Watches The World Cup?

55 years of hurt and counting! A heartbreaking end to an amazing tournament leaves Dave and Dom with lots to talk about. Is this a country that even deserves football to come home? As the joke goes that if it did, Priti Patel would have it deported, and that pretty much sums up the episode. The boys debate Gareth Southgate's competency, the players of the tournament and where England goes from here, both football-wise and spiritually. Italy are the well-deserved Champions of Europe, thank you for joining us during this incredible tournament!…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

COVID STRIKES AGAIN! So Dom does a quick solo-episode about the Semi-Finals! Italy v Spain, England v Denmark! How did the games go and how does it set-up the EURO 2020 Final at Wembley Stadium?! Kasper Schmeichel, Leonardo Spinazzola, Raheem Sterling, Gareth Southgate, and Boris Johnson... it can only be Who Watches The World Cup!…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Goodbye to the Heroes! The tournament didn't throw up many surprises in the quarter finals but it did deliver some bloody good football! From the epic penalty shootout between Switzerland & Spain, to the England squad finding that extra gear against Ukraine, EURO 2020 delivered again and so it's only right that the boys go through it all and also evaluate a controversial policy enacted by the Ukrainian Defence Minister requiring female cadets to parade in high-heels! Bread & butter, peanut butter & jelly, football & politics... what could be better? Switzerland v Spain Belgium v Italy Czech Republic v Denmark Ukraine v England…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

England v Germany.... well that can only mean... THREE LIONS ON THE SHIRT! TWO WORLD WARS! ONE WORLD CUP! EURO 2020's round of 16 contained some absolutely incredible football and even more incredible results! Europe's superstars were on display and JEEZ LOUISE A LOT OF THEM HAVE LEFT EARLY! What's COMING HOME? It might not be football, but it sure is Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Gareth Bale, Manuel Neuer and Mats Hummels... ...Oh, and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. He got caught cheating on his wife and now the UK has to replace its health secretary in the middle of a pandemic, not because 128,000 people died, but because he technically broke social distancing rules by kissing somebody else's wife... unbelievable Jeff... Wales v Denmark Italy v Austria Netherlands v Czech Republic Portugal v Belgium Croatia v Spain France v Switzerland England v Germany Sweden v Ukraine…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

The group stages have finished and that means it is time to say goodbye! Some nations performed admirably (North Macedonia), some disappointed (Turkey & Poland), some did exactly as well as we had expected them to do (Russia) so it is time for the boys to lay it all out! ... And then for some reason Dom talks about Captain Scarlet for 5 minutes at the end…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal. The world's a mess, and it's the Group of F. Orban's a dick, we might agree with a lot of the mayor of Munich's politics but he's a prick too, let's hope the football is good. Why have we run out of motivation? It's weird, because we've been loving the EUROs so much. Maybe it is the England results always being so disappointing, but I think some of sports purity has been lost (if it was even there to begin with) and it is disheartening to watch people deliberately manipulate it. Have a listen, or don't. We're tired.…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, what unites them all? The increasing influence of Right-Wing politics and being in Group E at this year's EURO tournament! Well, Dom isn't sure about Slovakia because he ran out of time to research it, but Dave knows... his... stuff! Why are Spain so 'toothless' this year? Why are the press kissing Robert Lewandowski's butt? And what are their predictions for how the group will turn out? There's only one place to find the answers!…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Marko Arnautovic posted "I AM NOT A RACIST" online after his outburst against the ethnic Albanian players on the North Macedonian team landed him a one-game ban. Only a one-game ban for racism? UEFA has threatened more action against Cristiano Ronaldo for moving a bottle of Coke! This tournament has provided great football and controversy in equal measure, and here the boys go into why UEFA is hypocritical on issues of race, sponsorship, and corruption. It gets heated!…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Group D: Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Scotland. Is it coming home? Probably not, but the boys can hope! England got a good result against Croatia and Dave explains why Gareth Southgate's unorthodox tactical choices paid off. Dom, unsurprisingly, has curt words for British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and discusses why Nicola Sturgeon is so important for the Scottish Independence movement.…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

North Macedonia... Austria, the Netherlands, Ukraine and... oh, did I mention the mighty North Macedonia? Dave and Dom have been watching as much of the EUROs as possible, so much in fact that they're even watching North Macedonia v Austria while recording this episode! Dave praises the Ukrainian squad and their amazing qualifying run and how the Dutch are hard to predict despite the quality of their team. Dom, it turns out, doesn't like some of those Austrian players, and discusses why Ukraine's kit became so controversial. They also start a new segment: 'sponsors that can fuck off' and debate why UEFA specifically chooses sponsors determined to discard human rights.…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Recorded before the Denmark v Finland game, the boys go in-depth on Group B: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Russia. Dave explains the battle of the strikers in a group boasting Romelu Lukaku, Artem Dzyuba, and Teemu Pukki. Dom continues to crush over his far more handsome look-alike, Kasper Schmeichel, discusses the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and why China's President Xi Jinping doesn't like Winnie The Pooh.…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

It's finally here! EURO 2020 is about to kick off... and only one year late! The boys dive into an exploration of the politics and footballing prowess of Group A: Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, and Wales. What does the rise of the Brothers of Italy mean for the games being played in Rome? And just how has a gangster-turned-YouTuber turned Turkish politics on its head? This is the only podcast where you'll find out!…
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

1 Dom reads his email to Jacob Rees-Mogg MP about Palestine & Hong Kong 3:18
3:18
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt3:18
THE EUROS START TOMORROW! WHOOP!
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

Enjoy as they rudely eat pizza, round up the tournament and fall in love with the President of Croatia, if not her politics.
W
Who Watches The World Cup?

EURO 2020/21 is just a week away, the England squad has been announced, and the Who Watches the World Cup boys are back to talk, football, politics, and why North Macedonia has the best flag. There's football and politics aplenty on the way, so sit back and get ready for a whole month of wishing you were at the pub!…
Velkommen til Player FM!
Player FM scanner netter for høykvalitets podcaster som du kan nyte nå. Det er den beste podcastappen og fungerer på Android, iPhone og internett. Registrer deg for å synkronisere abonnement på flere enheter.