Football Between The Lines

Chelsea Players Showing Disrespect | De Zerbi to Save Tottenham | Away Days In The Championship

Football Between The Lines

Show Notes

Dan’s back from Lake Garda and we somehow go from holidays and football burnout to Chelsea players chatting too freely on international duty, Spurs handing Roberto De Zerbi the keys, and whether fans really care about the morals of the game when results start rolling in. We also get stuck into football’s goodies and baddies, relegation nerves, away days in the Championship, childhood football trauma, and a completely necessary amount of shark chat.

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