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We found an interesting article about you that I think,
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Mike, you don't know about this,
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but I think you should read this quote of something that Gareth had to say.
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Here we go.
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Assessment.
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Oh!
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Bale on his toughest ever, keyword ever opponent.
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The hardest right back I played against was Big Beats.
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Mike Richards.
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That is why.
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I was a bit quicker.
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I'm not sure about that.
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He was an athlete, so strong and holding.
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I knock it around him,
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but he just leans across.
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And he goes, no. That would have been a good race, by the way.
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That is brilliant.
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No?
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What a player he was.
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That would have been a good race.
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Yeah, but he has to use his arm.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, actually, if you can't use your arm...
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What do you say?
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Body in.
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Not just because you hear,
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but I have just said it in general.
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But when you do knock it...
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Honestly, that arm, it was just tough to get around.
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Not a lot of people had that strength to stop me when I'm running,
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but you always got the arm there, which made it tough.
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So that's what I found the most difficult.
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My arm is small, but it's out.
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It feels good, don't it?
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A bit bigger from a couple of years ago.
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Two days in the gym, you still on it?
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Yes, yes.
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You know what?
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That's amazing.
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The fat shaming on this show is what you said.
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What do you mean?
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I just said you went to the gym twice a day.
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The fat shaming a lot.
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You having your protein shakes?
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Yeah, I'm on my protein.
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Not only one.
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That's why I said shakes.
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I think we've been up to you over the summer.
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Oh, just relaxing.
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Where did you go?
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I went in.
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Barbados!
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Barbados!
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It was really...
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Sandy Lane.
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I'm sure I saw you in like a nightclub, didn't I as well?
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Oh my gosh.
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We saw you in a...
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Oh, oh no!
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Oh no!
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That was the Reading Festival.
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My mate Jolie was DJing.
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Oh my god, went in there with some Jaeger.
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It was fantastic!
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What a day that was!
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I know what I gave that song!
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Before we let you go,
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you know it works on this show.
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And don't say Thierry, exclude Thierry.
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Who's your favourite on this show?
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Yeah, obviously I feel a bit sorry for you because you got benched in the studio.
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I'll say you this way.
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He's killed you twice!
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Oh my god, this is not going very well, is it?
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We also took a look at your profile on X
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and we did notice something and we just wanted to bring it to everybody's attention because maybe it's another sign.
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Ambassador for Man City, BBC Sport and Sky Sports.
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Oh!
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No mention of CBS.
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Oh wow.
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I come off X a long time ago.
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Did CBS put you on the map?
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I don't know.
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Maybe you could publicly apologise to CBS and David Burson, our good friend.
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David, as soon as I get that new contract,
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I'll give you all the apologies you want.
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Anita, can I ask you,
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is it dress down day today?
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Where is all...?
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Oi, I'm done.
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Why did you do that to me, Michael?
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Listen, I mentioned we went from Milan to...
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I'm not even in Manchester.
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I didn't know that this place was called Lee.
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I thought that the arena was called Lee.
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But I've been told five minutes ago,
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This part of England is called Lee, so yeah.
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Did you lose your luggage?
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Do you know what, yeah?
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Next time we're on the road together,
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we're going to have a talk, Mr. Richard.
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So stay there, run in your mouth.
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We have Vieri and Ronaldo Phenomeno behind talking to the piano.
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He's going over.
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Get the camera on him, man.
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Let's get the camera on him.
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Let's get the camera on him.
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Oh, wow.
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Phenomeno.
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Legends.
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I love you.
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That's all?
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I've got no question.
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Yeah, I have no head.
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Oh.
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Marco!
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Here we go.
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You see his face too small.
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Now he can hear you.
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Go for him, Michael.
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Ronaldo, I have no question.
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I just have to tell you that I love you.
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He says that he loves you.
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Michael Richards says he's obsessed with you.
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I can't...
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No, no, no, he has to go.
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Talk about a moment, I'll try again for the third time.
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Renaldo!
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Thank you, thank you.
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Oh, you are the best phenomenon!
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Love you, man.
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Oh, what a guy!
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I love you too!
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Is it okay to say that...
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that Micah is afraid of flying?
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Is that how.. what would you say?
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Or just not keen on flying?
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I'm just not keen on flying, yeah.
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Not keen on flying, okay.
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I prefer to get the train, if that's all right.
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And we've been plotting your route, actually.
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We've been trying to figure out how long will it take you,
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because this is mad, to get the train.
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It's a two-hour flight, but here you go.
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This would be your journey.
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I believe it's about five trains and two days of travel.
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Can you see that?
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No, I can't.
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That's also the view.
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Afraid of flying.
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No view.
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Okay, so where we go?
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We go round, we stay there.
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It looks like we go in the forest,
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across some water, down to Belgium and around again.
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You might as well swim.
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A bit of swimming, a bit of sunbathing, a bit of flexing.
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I can't wait for it.
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A bit of modelling too.
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Modelling?
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Who do you think of winning a fight, me or Clint?
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Who do I think would win in a fight?
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Yes, I didn't stop.
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Me and Clint, come on.
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Mmm...
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This is based on what you said.
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You know that.
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I know.
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Well, it's slim Meeks now,
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though, so Mike has lost a bit of, you know...
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Lost a bit of muscle.
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Clink carries guns, you know, who knows?
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Carries guns?
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He's like, you know, he's a hunter.
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You're not winning that battle.
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Oh, yeah.
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That's a different type of battle.
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Okay.
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So what about me and Jamie then?
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Oh, I know where this is going.
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I told you.
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Jamie!
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Roll that, please!
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I said that.
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I'm winning a fight, Jamie Carragher or Micah Richards?
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Jamie's willing to fight dirty.
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I'm going to go with Jamie.
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Why?
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Because he's scrappy.
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He's got that scouse.
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Just don't get knocked out right?
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Yeah, and you'll fight dirty.
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He'll do anything to win by any means so I'm gonna go Jamie
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Is it wait with this clarify though is it a street fight or is it a fight with rules?
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You answered the question because I'm thinking street fight Jamie will I poke Jamie will grab a bottle Jamie
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What?
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What?
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You would do anything.
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You might be my brother, not me.
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You were definitely...
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You were definitely...
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What do you think I'm juicing up?
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I'm not pitching before we're clinging.
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You're definitely juicing up.
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I'm just overwaving.
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Who wins in a fight?
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Is it Micah?
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Is it Jamie?
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So, big mix!
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You don't ring, you don't text!
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What's happening?
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You've got a Hollywood on me now!
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No, but I have to say congratulations.
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There's only one guy that wants to make it in Hollywood, You know that.
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It's great to see you journey at Burnley and then going to Bayern.
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A lot of questions asked at the start.
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But I always knew, back in the dressing room when you were studying,
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when we were all having fun and being stupid,
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I always knew you'd get to the top.
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So I just wanted to say congratulations, sir.
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Yeah, but Micah, I have to say something.
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I watched the show last year and you always picked my team losing.
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So, you know, don't go and say that now.
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No, no, no, no!
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Who's your favourite on the show, man?
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You're on the show, man.
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You know how this works, baby.
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Let's go.
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No, big meeks all day long.
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Yes!
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Victory!
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That's an easy win for you, that one.
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Yes.
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Welcome along, all of you.
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You are so glad that you could be with us.
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I'm Kate Scott.
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King Charles, of course, has gone stateside, hasn't he, this week?
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But there is still plenty of football royalty here with me in the studio.
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The King of North London is with us as he bleeds red and white of Arsenal.
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Thierry Henry, good to see you.
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Thank you.
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On the middle throne, the crown prince of the cup.
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Liverpool great Jamie Carragher, he's here as well.
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And yes, every court needs a jester.
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Somebody who brings laughter to the studio.
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The joy of the group,
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the king of our hearts.
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Big me!
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Yeah!
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Richard.
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Come on!
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Yes!
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Yes, Maria!
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Right!
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We'll try to ask him something in...
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Bonjour, bonjour.
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Are you going to be able hello.
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Will he play the next week?
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No?
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Hey, tell him.
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What are you trying to say?
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It's okay, it's okay, Mika.
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Will the game be as good next week?
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Will the match be as good next week?
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Ah, for shame.
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I hope so.
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I hope so.
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With a victory on our side,
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but the two teams will attack.
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And I hope it will be another spectacular match.
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It's just a pleasure for us and a pleasure for you guys too.
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How do you have so much energy?
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The way you press, you play one wing on the right,
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on the left, central.
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What are you eating for dinner?
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I want to know, please.
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He wants to know what you eat because he said you have too much energy.
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No, it's simple.
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If you press, if you don't press,
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if you don't press, he'll put you on the bench.
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OK.
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It's just so.
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If you don't press, if you don't run.
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If you don't press, Lucien Riquet puts you on the bench.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Bruce Svens!
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Bruce Svens!
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Welcome to London, everybody.
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So good to have you with us.
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I'm Kate Scott with the legend that has won all the silverware,
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the man with the statue, Thierry Henry.
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One of the heroes of the miracle of Istanbul,
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whose karaoke is said to have caused murder on the Orient Express, Jamie Carragher.
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Yes.
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And the man whose team goes to Wembley almost as often as he gets a haircut.
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Oh!
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Remember, Micah told us that he'd get two trims a week, right?
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That is 104 times a year, everybody.
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Across the six years that we've been covering the Champions League on CBS,
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That is 624 trims in total.
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He said it's $270 a cut, so that makes $170,000.
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Wow!
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Spent on hair that has looked pretty much the same ever since we started.
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Thank you very much, CBS, for covering the costs.
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No sense, but he's here.
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Big money meets.
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Hey!
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That's what's happening.
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Hey, my hairline's not going back, though, has it?
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It hasn't.
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It hasn't.
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We are getting slightly longer.
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Yeah, you see, I want to be able to just...
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You know, look.
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Flick it in the wind,
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you know, when a couple of...
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Newly knighted Sir David Beckham!
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Yay!
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Thanks so much!
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Nice, hey!
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Good evening, everyone.
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Good evening.
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David, you're looking absolutely outstanding!
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The shirt is beautiful, the hair's looking good, the suit...
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Oh, my...
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Delicious!
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There's one clip we always play it,
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we always laugh at it.
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It's the penalty clip, the famous one where your legs go all over the shot.
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But you have taken three penalties since then.
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Oh, wow.
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On a TV show.
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You were at Old Trafford.
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Yes. Did you?
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Yes, you did.
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Oh, my God.
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Look at the size of me there.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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He's making his time with a run-up.
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Look at this.
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I tried to go for the Pogba technique.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Look at that.
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Look at that.
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Oh!
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Look at his belly.
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Oh!
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Why always me?
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Oh, my God.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh my God!
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He's been home!
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Three penalties!
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I've took four pence in my life and missed all four.
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There's someone I want to share with you all at home.
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I want us to play it from the top again.
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Just listen in to the crowd for a second as Micah steps up everyone.
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It's Micah Richardson.
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What can he do?
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Can we sing that?
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Wow!
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Can we hear that?
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Hey, they wouldn't sing it now, would they, Micah?
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I know!
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Hey!
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Look at me now!
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Woo!
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Hey!
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Slim meat!
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Slim meat, baby!
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I see you, player!
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Lean meats.
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Here's a treat for you, everybody.
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Kylian Mbappe with Anita Jones!
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No!
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Is he coming to the studio?
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Ah!
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First game in the Champions League for Real Madrid.
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You came clutch with two penalties.
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You got the Man of the Match award as well too.
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Give me your thoughts on the performance today.
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We're happy to start the Champions League with a win.
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At home it was important.
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We know how tough it is to start the Champions League with a win.
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What's wrong, Micah?
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That's the most ridiculous thing ever.
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We have players after having a two-way.
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Kiki, we've not spoke to him for years.
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And it's not even...
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You know what that's like?
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You know when you say to your parents back in the day,
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McDonald's, and I say to you,
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you've got McDonald's at home.
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You know, like...
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It's just...
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What?
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It's just ridiculous.
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Did you just kiss that tip before?
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What did he do?
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You played with your emotions there.
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I thought it was a live hit.
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Sorry.
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No, I got excited too.
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Have we ever had Kylian Mbappe on the show before?
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Exactly!
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We've never had Kylian Mbappe!
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He's just scored a couple of goals.
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Get him into the studio!
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I think he's getting a little bit wound up.
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Because when he mentioned, or Anita mentioned Micah,
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I'm not quite sure he knew who you were, buddy.
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Oh, he knows who I am.
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Don't worry.
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She didn't say Michael Richards.
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Don't worry about that.
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Don't worry, we DM.
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You've never DM'd Cylian Mbappe.
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Has he DM'd you back?
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It doesn't matter.
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I mean, I'm getting the feeling that you might tell a few porkies about your phone.
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A few porkies?!
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I mean, last night was a little porky, wasn't it?
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What was last night?
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Nasa.
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Titi?
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Titi?
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Titi?
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Titi, was that true?
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You've seen the text in the end?
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I saw the text.
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It wasn't a porky.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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He's not called back to me with a text.
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Hang on, so hang on,
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let me break this out.
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You text him?
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No, no, no, no. There was a text from Nasser as well.
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No, no, no, no. Look, he texts me.
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What was the name of Ty?
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Thank you very much, bra de bra de bra.
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It's one of the champions league.
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Yeah, so let's see what he texts you.
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I'll show you what he texts me.
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What did he text you?
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Do you have banter with him?
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No, because...
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I have banter.
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Thank you, but I'm not sure about Liverpool next season, haha.
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LAUGHTER Give us a pitch, why don't you, Micah?
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I've been talking about you for so long now.
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Ever since I first laid eyes onto you.
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You were the one.
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You were the chosen one.
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We've got Thierry Henry in the studio.
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He was my first love.
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But you are something special.
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Something I think about at night time.
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Someone who I dream about in the coldest of nights.
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So here's my pledge to you.
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Kiki, I love you.
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And the next time I see you,
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please, I want to be with you.
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I want to interview you.
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I want all of you.
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Thank you.
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That was that Tom Cruise acting Guillaume match day two!
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I'm just a bit lost for words at the ending of that,
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I want all of you Yes,
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yes Every piece, all of you!
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Good evening, how are we?
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Have we cooled down any, Micah?
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No, I'm not cooled down, you know what?
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Get it off!
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Why is the courage in this behaviour, baby?
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Look at them!
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Look at these!
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Hey, I'm not fat self-help no more, I'm a kid!
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My mic's gone!
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Look what he put!
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Chaos!
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This is a tight room to give everyone context at home.
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I don't know measurements, but it is tight, it is hot.
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I'm also sweating, but I'm not getting naked like it.
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Who's that?
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Who's that hand?
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Can we remind ourselves how Michael...
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On Earth, Michael, this is not smooth.
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This is how Michael was looking when he was standing next to Phil Foden.
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The beads of sweat began to just pool around his eyebrows.
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Reminded us a little bit of what was happening.
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Do you remember when we saw the Monaco players on the plane yesterday on the way to the game?
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And you know what they did?
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They got the top off.
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Take the best off, Big Meeks.
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No, I'm not taking the best stuff.
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The conversation in the video features Micah Richards, a former professional footballer, sharing humorous anecdotes about his experiences on the pitch. He discusses the challenges he faced when playing against other athletes, particularly focusing on his encounters with Gareth Bale. This light-hearted dialogue not only showcases football banter but also highlights important speaking techniques for learners of English. Engaging in this type of conversation can significantly improve your real-life communication skills.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "That's brilliant!" - A phrase used to express enthusiasm or approval.
- "What a player he was!" - A way to acknowledge someone's skills or achievements.
- "It's tough to get around." - This phrase can describe challenges you face in different situations.
- "I've just said it in general." - Useful for clarifying or summarizing your thoughts.
- "Where did you go?" - A common question to ask someone about their recent travels or experiences.
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