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Big magicians,  AI-powered football commentary and the Pure Qatar 2022 World Cup XI

Big magicians, AI-powered football commentary and the Pure Qatar 2022 World Cup XI

FromFor Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive


Big magicians, AI-powered football commentary and the Pure Qatar 2022 World Cup XI

FromFor Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: Other possible group-stage tiebreakers, the mythical status of tiddlywinks, a curious mid-tournament friendly result, kit colour combinations, a brief history of World Cup lanyard sizes and the ominous first words of a new artificial-intelligence football commentator.
Meanwhile, the panel select the first names on their Pure Qatar 2022 World Cup XI teamsheet and wonder why you never hear about "big magicians".
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Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey explores the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés. Featuring 'Mesut Haaland Dicks' interviews with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Nedum Onuoha, Tom Rosenthal and many more too.