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Jun 12
37m 2s

Inside South Africa’s super club

THE ATHLETIC
About this episode

What happens when the best clubs in world football collide? We're about to find out in as the Club World Cup kicks off in the USA.


Big names like Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich will all be there. But what about the teams you don't know so well?


The Athletic was granted Access All Areas to South Africa's super club: Mamelodi Sundowns, one of the four African teams taking part in the tournament.


Winners of the last eight Premierships, 15 in all, Sundowns are unstoppable.


So what makes up this club, what are their values and who are the names to look out for?


Listen as The Athletic head to South Africa to meet the Sundowns...


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