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I am a football fan, I am a soccer fan, to once again, kick the rest of the bar.

I am a football fan. I came to see Maradona who is going to score in the park.

Yeah, the real sense of Africa to once again kick off our World Football phone in.

If you'd like to join in the conversation, the number to call is 08085-909-693.

As you probably know, but in case you don't, on the World Football Phoneing,

we literally talk about every single thing under the sun

everything under the sun and in the universe and we might even be able to get a little time to talk

about football 08085 909 693 who knows the conversation is entirely up to you.

Thankfully, we have got the Legendino with us as ever in Rio de Janeiro to guide us through

and to take the flat when you fling it in this direction.

I'm ducking, Tim. It's coming straight at you.

Oh, got me in the eye. Right in the eye there, that bit of flight.

That's what we're here for.

No worries there.

Bring it on, let's have some good stuff, 2025, onwards and upwards.

Yeah, and we're cheering the great British nation today

because my predecessor, Tony Livesey, was trying to do his best because it's

Blue Monday, you know, it's been Blue Monday

and the most miserable day of the year, apparently. So we have to do all we can to lift the

nation up with some positivity tonight. So keep up the good cheer. And as a result of that,

I'm going to be asking people if they were named after a footballer.

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