Our epic six day Euro trip: all roads to Wembley

Melanie McLaughlin, Paul Okon and Adriano del Monte join David Weiner as Optus Sport concludes a monster week of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying action with another episode of the GegenPod. Is it time to jump on the England hype train? Are Germany on the way back? Do France actually have any weaknesses? What is Roberto Mancini doing to re-energise Italy? We turn FIFA's top 10 world rankings into the real, in-form pecking order, look at international football's hottest attacking combinations and assess whether Raheem Sterling is a genuine candidate to challenge for the Ballon d' Or. If not him, then who else? Sterling has been vocal about the behaviour of fans in Montenegro, and the panel look at the racist abuse in England's win, as well as Sterling's growing and maturing social influence. Also on the show: Okon weighs in on the Olyroos and based on his time with the Australia under-20s and under-23s, what it will take to succeed again at that level; we look at FFA Chairman Chris Nikou's pronouncement that promotion and relegation will not hit our shores until 2034; Tottenham's new stadium; Juventus without Cristiano Ronaldo; Chelsea's transfer ban; the return of the Premier League this weekend, headlined by Liverpool against Tottenham and the beautiful story of Socceroo Aaron Mooy and how he inspired a young cancer patient who has become a Huddersfield supporter after watching Australia at the World Cup. And now, the seven-year-old will head to England to meet her hero. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.