3 World Cup Questions
Simon was recently a guest on The Gentleman Ultra Podcast as part of the "3 World Cup Questions" series to discuss his favourite moments, matches and teams in World Cup history.
COTF snippet - Australia vs Italy 2006 World Cup
en-auApril 20, 2020
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About this Episode
From Episode 5 of Chronicles On The Fly, "The Arsonist is Holding the Firehose": Simon & Mel discuss attending the Australia vs Italy round of 16 match at the 2006 World Cup in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and the controversial ending to the match. Spoiler Alert: It wasn't controversial to us!
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