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Feb 2024
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Men in Blazers 02/13/24: European Nights...

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XABI ALONSO TO LIVERPOOL? European Nights with Rory Smith is BACK to break down the question on everybody's mind following Jurgen Klopp's shocking announcement that he will be stepping down at the end of the season. But Xabi's current club, Bayer Leverkusen...they've got something pretty special cooking over in the Bundesliga. Rog and Rory deep dive on how Xabi turned "Neverkusen" into an undefeated buzzsaw and whether taking over at Anfield is the right move...not for Liverpool, but for Xabi Alonso.

Then, Rog and Rory breakdown S.S. Lazio, the Roman side with a checkered history that is now an upstart in the Champions League Round of 16. Plus, the moment we all listen to this podcast for...Rory gives his food picks for The Eternal City. All this and more on the latest European Nights...

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