On this the fourth, belated 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:
- Bayern and Chelsea go through. The expected final is no more. Deserved wins or did football die a bit? Messi and Ronaldo, best players in the world bar none, who failed, one the other or both equally?
- Europa League
- Well, the idea of having 5 of 8 semifinalists in UEFA, as a feather in the cap for La Liga is no more. After this week, it might just be one. Who will go through?
- 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
- Fans at the Sanchez-Pizjuan were irate at the league for having their game against Levante moved to a later start time to accommodate Real Madrid and Barcelona in prime-time that they inundated the pitch with yellow tennis balls. The match was called off. Reaction?
- Italy
- Genoa coach Alberto Malesani was fired, for the second time this season, and Luigi De Canio was hired in the aftermath of a match where Genoa lost to Siena 4-1. Losing by 4 goals in the first half, the Genoa ultras began throwing “flares and small bombs” onto the pitch, climbing the barricades and confronting the stadium stewards. Genoa players diffused the situation by removing their shirts at the ultra end, letting them know that they
- Rant:
- Per usual, Hannah rants about Milan and Mando rants. Period
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