Football Fever Podcast: Rooney benched, Spurs on a spending spree and Rodgers gets plaudits despite being winless

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Andre-Villas Boas needs to win over the Tottenham Hotspur dressing room in the wake of Luka Modric’s departure to Real Madrid, or risk being sacked by chairman Daniel Levy, according to former England striker Tony Cottee. Spurs head into week 3 of the Premier League looking for their first victory.


Join host Jason Dasey with guests Tony Cottee, Mayur Bhanji and Steve Lai for the world's first football podcast with an Asia-Pacific perspective.

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ALSO THIS WEEK





  • Are Manchester United better off with Wayne Rooney sidelined?
  • Spurs poised for spending spree
  • Winless Brendan Rodgers earns BPL plaudits at Liverpool
  • Real Madrid already 5 points off pace in La Liga
  • Patient Bayern await Athletic Bilbao’s Javi Martinez
  • Sydney FC lose marquee man Nick Carle as another Socceroo heads to Middle East
  • Dutch legend Johan Cruyff to open academy next week in Malaysia
  • Paul Gascoigne’s snake prank on Chelsea boss and former Lazio teammate Roberto Di Matteo makes 2012 headlines in UK


 

CAST


- Neil Humphreys, award-winning football author, columnist and satirist

- Mayur Bhanji, ESPN STAR Sports Football Producer, Ex-BBC and Real Madrid TV reporte

- Tony Cottee, Former England, West Ham, Everton & Selangor Striker

- Steve Lai, Presenter/Senior Producer, Sports Desk, Channel NewsAsia (CNA)

 

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