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(Over)familiar failings, the freshest possible World Cup final & Luis Figo vs T. rex
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Jul 16, 202654:25
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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a cultural review of England 1 Argentina 2, finding anything remotely unfamiliar about England's latest major-tournament exit, gauging the enthusiasm levels for the "FIFA Bronze Final", the valuable freshness of a Spain vs Argentina final, anticipating Tom Cruise's contribution to the half-time show, filthy-sounding World Cup demonym usages, and dinosaur fossil prices finally catch up with football transfer fees.
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"(Over)familiar failings, the freshest possible World Cup final & Luis Figo vs T. rex" is an episode of Football Cliches. Runtime 54 min. Published July 16, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
