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Sep 2023
45m 48s

Men in Blazers 09/19/23: European Nights...

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"LIKE WATCHING A HORROR FILM."

That's how Bayern great Lothar Matheus described Bayern Munich's devastating 1999 Champions League Final defeat to Manchester United. The two teams meet up again this week for a Champions League group stage rematch and Rog and New York Times Chief Soccer Correspondent Rory Smith are back to break it all down: how Bayern responded to that crushing defeat, how the club has changed since then, and why the Bavarians have been unable to move on from their patriarch, Uli Hoeness. Then, a look at the American invasion at PSV, as well as a thorough breakdown of the best ice cream in Holland... 

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