Champions League, VAR and Manchester United’s ‘circus’

The Game Football Podcast

The Times

Sports, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Is this why VAR was brought in, for a ‘perfectly good penalty’ to be ruled out?

It may be in the letter of the law, but what about the spirit?

Real Madrid are through, again. Some are sick of it…shouldn’t they be winning in style instead of grinding it out?

Villa await Liverpool conquerors PSG, will Emery work his European magic?

After the break, the panel review Manchester United’s new stadium plans. A two billion pound Eiffel tower of the north, or a two billion pound circus?

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0:00.0	Yes, guys, Rio Ferdinand here, UEFA Champions League winner, TNT Sports Pundit and now podcaster on Rio Ferdinand Presents, which you can listen to on any platform.
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