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Dec 2024
45m 43s

THIS GUARDIOLA-LED SPANISH CLUB MAY BE A...

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Not only does Pep have a brother...he's the man driving Girona FC's miraculous rise from Spanish 4th division football to the Champions League. But is Pere Guardiola the mastermind behind a small club's cinderella story, or another cog in the Manchester City machine? On the latest European Nights, Rog and Rory break down what exactly is going on at Girona, and why the club could be an example of a global football trend that is an existential threat to the sport. Plus, Rory and Rog deep dive into the recent history of Juventus' managers, and why the must see game of this match week is coming live from a Swedish recreation center. All of this and more on the latest European Nights....

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