Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss all the World Cup news, a further instalment of the Man City v Liverpool semi-final travel debacle, Gareth Bale, and England’s week in the friendlies. 

Nick and Chris are also joined by writer and broadcaster, Sam Delaney. Nick, Chris and Sam chat about growing up a West Ham fan and sharing a room with his QPR supporting brother, his team’s current form and mental health in football.

You can find out all about Sam here - https://www.samdelaney.co.uk/ 

And Sam’s mental health newsletter can be found here sambdelaney.substack.com

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