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Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker entertain this month's listener entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations.
Among the selections are the coolest way to hold a football, football's ongoing misunderstanding of the "instep", a ubiquitous three-word punditry prefix and having to listen to people describing their Sunday League goals.
Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel welcome Rodri to the exclusive club of players who have "completed football".
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"Secondary goal celebrations & the "we talk about" epidemic: The listeners' loves & hates" is an episode of Football Cliches. Runtime 54 min. Published July 23, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.