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Dec 2022
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The World Cup Is A Distant Memory

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Molly Hudson and Tom Allnutt.


The EFL Cup is back and already we’ve seen some excellent football. Were people wrong about players feeling fatigue after the World Cup? (00:00)


As 2022 comes to an end, we make some bold predictions for the second half of the season (17:32)


We take a look back at the predictions we made at the end of 2021 and some are actually quite accurate! (35:41)


It’s time to pick our alternative player of the year as Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and James Restall join the conversation (41:56)


We reflect on a huge year in women’s football that has seen female players become household names (57:30)


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