Second Captains Football 02/01 - The Football Year with Richie and Dion




Second Captains show

Summary: Eoin and Ken are joined by Richie Sadlier and Dion Fanning to look back at the football highlights of 2013 and forward to what we can expect from 2014. A nostalgic tone is appropriate for a year in which Irish football was dominated by a player who retired seven years ago, and English football by a manager who is no longer a manager. To adapt Matt Taibbi's line, everyone knows the FIFA World Cup is a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of the host nation, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money. We talk about what we can expect at this summer's tournament and the long-term survival prospects of FIFA's moneymaker. Download it here, follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/secondcaptains. Email the show at secondcaptains@irishtimes.com