Born Offside

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Olan, Claudes & guest Adamo are on the couch to discuss all the latest football news including the A League ranks 8th in the World for minutes given to U20s, Aussie clubs flop in the Asian Champions League (again!), rumours circling that Dwight Yorke will take Macarthur Bulls, Ragnick taking Austria and still expecting a call from Erik ten Hag, Jacynta Gala may pick Argentina over Matildas, Chelsea give Lampard 3 points to save his arse, Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win Europe's 5 top five league titles, Serie A is officially in the Metaverse, Trabzonspor wins Turkish title after 38-year hiatus, and Sam Kerr awarded Football Writer's Footballer of the Year.

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Join Kat, Claudes, and Olan, as they discuss: Nike send Kat to Townsville to cover the Matildas games against the Kiwis, City vs Liverpool may be the greatest rivalry of the Premier League, City fan Liam Gallagher goes on a Twitter rant, Harry Maguire from bad to worse, Cristiano Ronaldo lashes out at fan, Mason Mounts hair superstition, rumours coming out that Conte is trying to get Tevez to come to Spurs, Maradona's famous 'Hand of God' shirt up for sale, Adidas launch new Swarovski boots, LaLiga first European league to broadcast games on TikTok, and FIFA planning to expand games to 100 minutes for the World Cup in Qatar.

And the crew answer Fan Questions:

Mark Banni on Insta says: “Carragher said today that City vs Liverpool is now the greatest rivalry in English Football History. Onside/Offside?

Rip Gillian on Insta says: “Manchester United need a complete reset. Sell everyone and bring Ten Hag in and trust him”.

Tim Lewisss on Insta says: “Is Mason Mount under the radar? 18 goals involvements this season for Chelsea”.

Huski99YT asks: “Are LaLiga youngsters currently better or more in-form than Premier League youngsters?”

_MollyBushby on Insta says: “If you could meet a football player from a rival team who would it be?”

SantanPelly asks: “Is the Prem Top 4 secured?”

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Join Claudes, Olan, & Kat as they discuss the Sydney Derby and the A League attendance crisis, Chelsea getting smacked by Brentford, Liverpool's chances on the quadruple, Bruno Fernandes extending his United contract, world record crowd watch Barcelona Femini beat Real Madrid, Celtic beat Rangers and Rogic shines, Mourinho takes on another journalist in the Serie A, EA Sports are changing the name of the FIFA video game, Argentina v Brazil World Cup Qualifier could be played in Melbourne, and UEFA Champions League quarter final predictions.

We also dive into "Onside or Offside": A League is the first league in the world to invest in a software which protects athletes from offensive comments on social media; the FIFA World Cup Qatar song, ball, and mascot have been unveiled; Qatar to be dark horses to win the World Cup; Iran could be banned and let Italy participate in the World Cup; German artist leaves 6,500 deflated footballs outside of FIFA headquarters in Switzerland to protest the World Cup.

And the crew answer Fan Questions:

Nick_Povey_02 says “Please pressure Olan to propose to Ella from MAFS. They’d make the best couple going around!”

PeterSlaveskii asks “Were WSW robbed?”

Mouldyboy_ asks “Do Liverpool have what it takes to do the quadruple after what we saw against Watford?”

Jz_3223 asks “Who is going to be United’s Manager next season?”

Denilson_puc17: “Who do you think will be underdogs or dark horses in the World Cup?”

03Tristan__9: “What do you think of Spain's potential?”

Crispy04: "Which Group is the 'Group of Death'?"

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Join Olan, Claudes & Kat as they discuss Socceroos vs Japan - do we stick with Arnie?, A League Women's Final (Congratulations to Melbourne Victory), Marcelo Bielsa to take Bolivia, Jamie Maclaren is the Aussie Ciro Immobile, Cristian Volpato silly on Snapchat, Claudes gets heated as Italy flop to North Macedonia, Italy will face off against Argentina in “Finalissima” in June, Christian Eriksen back for Denmark, George Clooney might buy Derby County, TikTok sensation Iran Ferreira gets signed, and the fastest player in the Premier League unveiled.

We also dive into "Onside or Offside": Should some countries automatically quality for ALL FIFA World Cups?; Is Gareth Bale the best ever British player?;

And the crew answer Fan Questions:

Jon_Turner 13: “At what point do we just mandate Sydney stadiums all to be closed in roofs?”

Leksivan_: “What do the Socceroos need to fix, i’ll start, stop bringing in the oldies and bring in fresh youngies?”

Crispy: “Was offside the comments towards Jamie Mclaren (Adamo said he was average)?”

Artinnygram: “Would the Socceroos be better off with an Aussie or an international coach?”

Hamish_leadehh: “(For Claudes) would you rather have Italy lose the Euro and make the World Cup?”

Yusuf_Shinnaq: “If Olan had made it to professional football would he be living a better life than how he is living now?”

Isaac.saccone: “Which A League side is producing the best youth talent?”

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Kat takes charge of the pod today as Claudes is away on international duty with the Socceroos. Join Kat, Olan and special guest Adamo De Nigris (@adamo_dn) from beIN's 'The Early Kick Off' and new podcast launching this week 'The B Team'. Discussion points: Olan picks Parra Eels and appears on Network 10's 'First Dates', Rudiger potentially off to Juventus for €6.5m a year, Klopp's controversial comments about Nottingham Forest, El Cholo masterclass against United in the Champions League, Neymar may be on his way to Newcastle United, Cristian Volpato called up for Italy U20s, and CBS make history in the US with first ever all-female presenter panel for the Champions League.

We also dive into "Onside or Offside": Graham Arnold is out with Covid and a few key players are in doubt for the big clash against Japan. Up steps Bruno Fornaroli which has the split public opinion; Rangers fans protesting against Celtic friendly in Sydney - they interrupted the Dundee clash and halted play twice as fans first threw toilet paper and tennis balls on the pitch; Melbourne football clubs Moreland Zebras and Brunswick Zebras are heading to Federal Court to fight over the use of the name "Juventus".

And the crew answer Fan Questions:

Crispy has a question for Olan: “Did he flake the Melbourne Derby and stay in Sydney?”

Guiseppe Giuffre_: “Me vs Kat h2h in SuperCoach this week… loser shouts coffee?”

Andy Giuffre: “Giuseppe has a huge crush on Kat, always talks about her, could you set up a date?”

Nelson The Gman asks: “Socceroos need 6 points to go through, against Japan and Saudi, can you see us making it?

SantanPelly: “Who does Arsenal need to sign in the off season?”

Nick Stav: “Can Xavi be the next top Manager in the World?”

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