Political Motives Behind UEFA's Favoritism
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Speaker
Are there political reasons behind England being favored by UEFA?
England's Home Advantage at Wembley
00:00:23
Speaker
And the reason what they used as examples of preferential treatment by UEFA is Dublin, England playing all of their games, except for one, at Wembley, not having to travel, whilst the other teams have traveled, some have traveled ridiculous amounts
00:00:24
Speaker
The following is a clip from this week's Italian football podcast.
Denmark's Travel Woes Impact Performance
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Speaker
Denmark had to travel 6,000 kilometres three days before a semi-final, and we obviously saw how they were completely spent by the end of the match, and in an extra time, they were walking around the pitch.
Favoritism as Thanks for Anti-ESL Role
00:00:51
Speaker
So there is this notion that, okay, this is UEFA thanking England for saving, for stopping the ESL and saving UEFA. These links exist, and this is what's being discussed
Avoiding Post-Game Controversies
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Speaker
in Italy. It's being discussed in Spain, and it's not a good look. You know, I hope that we don't go into this game and after the game, and we have this sideshow