The Ball is Flat Podcast 03

On this the third episode of The Ball is Flat Podcast,  Mando and Hannah talk about the Champions League and the stories and drama that dovetail around those European nights. They talk Spain and Italy of course, given their previous haunts, but they bring in Premier League talk and even the mention of other leagues in Europe and beyond. The Ball is Flat is as much about the world's game, just the canvas usually dove-tails around Europe's map.

Show Notes:

• Champions League:
• No Champions League or Europa League football this week. We return with that soon, but we cover the best of the European Football.
• EPL 
• Liverpool: Is the firing of Continental style Sporting DIrector Damien Comoli a good Thing? Did they fire the right man? 
• Manchester City: Mario Balotelli. The Italian head-case has been suspended for a long-time. He is a Roberto Mancini favorite. Is it time to cut the chord either with Balotelli, Mancini, or both? 
• Fulham: Rumors point to Clint Dempsey signing for Arsenal over the Summer? Deuce is statistically the best American player of his generation. Is he ready for the big time at the Emirates? ¨ 
• Spain 
• Real Madrid: Real Madrid win again in the Madrid derby, against Aléti but José Mourinho again refuses to meet the media sending his second Aitor Karanka. Marca are reporting that he won’t meet the Spanish media at all for the rest of the year. Should the federation force him to speak, like UEFA is doing in the Champions League.
• Relegation battle in Spain: is it over for Racing Santander, Real Zaragoza and Sporting de Gijón? Who will come up to replace them?
• Italy 
• Napoli: Napoli haven’t won since March 9 (6-3 )against Cagliari. They have had two draws (Udinese & Catania) and 3 Losses (Juve, Lazio & Atalanta). Are they in free-fall? What can be done?
• Topic of the Week 
• Neymar versus Messi. The geriatric Pele has come on the side of another Brazilian in the argument against the eternal Argentine rival. The problem is that this rival is Lionel Messi. Who´s better, Messi or Neymar? Pele thinks it´s his homeboy.
• Rant: 
• Per usual, Hannah rants about Milan and Mando rants

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