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Playmaker episodes

March 09, 2022 Ep 141: Bielsa the Messiah
Leeds fans worshipped Marcelo Bielsa. Did he deserve their adoration?
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6 min
March 08, 2022 Ep 140: Chelsea’s farewell to Abramovich
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is selling up. Their fans love what he’s done for their club, but should they be considering the bigger picture?
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6 min
March 07, 2022 Ep 139: Lies, damned lies and statistics
Pep Guardiola thinks football is becoming too obsessed with statistics. Is he right?
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6 min
March 04, 2022 Ep 138: Football's most outdated rule?
Aston Villa's Matty Cash was booked for removing his shirt to show support for a Polish teammate in Ukraine. Is it time to rethink one of football's most outdated rules?
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6 min
March 03, 2022 Ep 137: Pay win for US women’s team
Megan Rapinoe and the US women’s team have finally won their equal pay dispute and will receive the same as the men’s national team. But what does it mean for the wider world of women’s football?
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6 min
March 02, 2022 Ep 136: World football tackles Russia
FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian teams from their competitions on Monday. But only after first announcing much softer sanctions.
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7 min
March 01, 2022 Ep 135: Abramovich steps back from Chelsea
Under political pressure over links he’s believed to have to Vladimir Putin, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has put the club in the care of its trustees. But what does the gesture really mean?
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7 min
February 28, 2022 Ep 134: Football and the metaverse
The emergence and drive to create the metaverse means the sky’s the limit for tech companies – so how will the world of football fit into it?

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8 min
February 25, 2022 Ep 133: UEFA’s Russia problem
The Champions League final is due to be held in Russia, so UEFA has a decision to make. Does it allow it to go ahead in St Petersburg, as the host nation invades Ukraine, or not?
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7 min
February 24, 2022 Ep 132: Wilderball
Middlesbrough fans are going wild for manager Chris Wilder after he turned their fortunes round since taking over in November.
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5 min