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The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray
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May 7, 202646:55
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Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a cultural review of the Champions League semi-finals (featuring Daniel Sturridge inventing the "nine and three-quarters" role and the return of CBS's Beckham & Friends), celebration policing ties itself in knots, the Andy Gray of the Faroe Islands, former Wimbledon strikers' names in mid-1960s Marvel comics and a curious Evening With Eden Hazard (feat. Rickie Lambert).
Meanwhile, the panel ponder the name and vibe of a hypothetical new fourth UEFA club competition.
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"The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray" is an episode of Football Cliches. Runtime 46 min. Published May 7, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
