Show notes: Podcast 303

Sound of Football Podcast 303 - Russia and the World Cup

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With now less than 10 months to go before the start of next summer's World Cup in Russia, we begin our build up to the tournament with an in-depth look at the host nation. Will the stadia be ready in time? Will the home team be any good?

With Graham Sibley and Jan Bilton.

Duration: 33.51 | Filesize: 39.0MB (MP3)

Guest: Manuel Veth

Manu produces a series of podcasts about football in Russia, Germany and Mexico. Manu is German, a Bayern fan and is based in Canada.

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Links

• Economist: The cost overruns on Russia’s World Cup stadiums are staggering
• ESPN: With a year to go, Russia's World Cup faces challenges
• CNN: Take a tour of the 2018 Russia World Cup stadiums
• Guardian: Russian hooligans warn England fans of ‘festival of violence’ at World Cup 2018

Data

FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
FIFA World Cup 2018
English League positions at time of recording: Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two