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Oct 2023
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Football Clichés has moved! Here’s where...

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About this episode

After three years and 262 glorious episodes for The Athletic, the Football Clichés podcast is moving to a new home.

The back catalogue will stay right here for you to revisit but Adam, Charlie and David’s exploration of the language of football (and beyond) will continue here: https://lnk.to/kdWOMyTA


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