Christmas only takes a day

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Colin Millar into the pod on a weekend where crazy things are happening all around the world.

While other nations are slipping up, England have become a machine in qualifying. Will a trip to Poland provide problems? And is Bellingham the future of the midfield?

Elsewhere, it’s a big week for Northern Ireland who have some scores to settle with the Swiss. Brazil v Argentina is stopped as authorities try to deport four Premier League players. And do we really want a World Cup every two years.

The WSL is back with a new season and a new TV deal. The panel plead for patience in the development of the women’s game on a weekend where champions Chelsea suffer a shock defeat.

Plus the bloody Butcher and the renegade Rene Higuita.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Two 4-0 wins for England (03m 30s)

• PART 2: The wide world of World Cup qualifying (15m 00s)

• PART 3: Brazil v Argentina admin chaos and a World Cup every two years? (30m 00s)

• PART 4: The WSL returns (45m 00s)

• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s)

• PART 6: On This Day - Bloody Butcher and Higuita’s scorpion (62m 00s)

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