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Should we boycott the Qatar World Cup? The Norway players provoked this question from us and the entire football world this week

Part 1

The World Cup 2022 Qualifiers have gotten underway and already, after only one game, the English are complaining about having to play San Marino

Hello and welcome to the Total Football podcast. I am your host Declan Harte and joining me is Andrew Conway

Andrew, why are the English so annoying around the International Break?

Part 2

Ireland lost both of their games and, well, it’s been a bad week for Irish football.

Jose Mourinho was asked this week about his critics, to which he responded: “I don't think anybody is going to discuss rocket science with the guys from NASA, but everyone around the world thinks they can discuss football with one of the most important managers in the game.”

Part 3

Norway’s protest of the Qatar World Cup in 2022 took centre stage this week with the team wearing shirts that read “Human Rights On and Off the Pitch,” which also acknowledged Germany’s similar shirt based protest and asked, “next?” With that, who is next and what does next mean?

Part 4

The Premier League returns with a couple of big Saturday evening games. Leicester City host Manchester City before Arsenal welcome the visit of Liverpool.

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