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The 2026 World Cup is in the books, and with it this edition of the World Cup of Tea (well, there might be a little bit more in the next couple of weeks…). So if you’re already beginning to have that slightly lost, a little bit down, pinching yourself that it was all real as...

We have reached our destination – at least the tournament part of it (the WCT still has at least one, maybe two, episodes left). So it’s time to total up World Cup Bingo and then make the big selection for the big game! Oh, and an “old friend” of Zeff’s gets a TACO.

Day 38 of the World Cup of Tea, and it’s also the 3rd Place game, well, Zeff will have to find something else to talk about. So he’s enlisted AI to script the episode. There’s also TACOs to give out and some hot dog business.

Frustrated with the use of VAR during this World Cup? You’re not alone. Fortunately Zeff is on hand with some solutions – not little ticky-tacky stuff, no, big stuff, real big stuff that can save VAR from itself.

England earn a trip to Miami and the glamour of a (high) stakes battle with France to earn the right to be the 2026 World Cup’s…..third place team! No doubt David Beckham will be along for what is sure to be an emotional, rip-roaring football classic……

It’s time to put a bow on our review of “series featuring first episodes of reality TV shows featuring celebrities buying football teams”(copyright, Atlantic Voice). Zeff has watched them all and now gives his final thoughts and recommendations. Yes, there will be one – as if you somehow thought he’d be short of an opinion….

A 64-team World Cup is coming? Or is it just some misdirection from the President, no not that one – our one, Mr Infantino himself (so yes, it’s coming). And a word on the passing of actor Sam Neill.

Math guru and soccer coach Joey stops by to talk statistics in soccer and if and how they entice the general sports fan into following the beautiful game. Or if the game truly lends itself to the kind of statistical interpretation that comes so naturally to other sports.

Our “series featuring first episodes of reality TV shows featuring celebrities buying football teams”(copyright, Atlantic Voice) reaches the entry “Welcome to Wrexham.” It’s the grand-daddy of them all (copyright, the Rose Bowl) but is it the best? And later in the final week, Zeff will contrast and compare all the shows reviewed.

England v Norway later in the day, and Zeff is explaining what it means whenver you hear a football fan or media member refer to a “Golden Generation.” And then it’s a look back at the 1981 England-Norway World Cup qualifier and the famous bit of commentary that comes from it.

Our final book review from our venerable literary correspondent, Peter. His selection is “Soccer IQ” by Danny Blank – a book about the skills of the beautiful game written by a coach. But as we discover, this is not some dry coaching manual….

Nathan has returned to give his take on FIFA and their seemingly outsized influence on the game that we all love. Is their modus operandi smudging the romantic lens through which we view the sport? Is there a different way we could all come together and celebrate football without the pricetag that has been set...

The round of 16 concludes, sending the tournament into its first ‘off’ day – a day without a game. Colombia-Switzerland, the last game of the round, was decided by the only penalty shoot-out of the round, leading Zeff to ponder the alternatives.

It’s the end of the road for the US, as all three host nations now watch the rest of the tournament from the comfort of their own homes.

Yes, that’s right.

Good Mornng and welcome to “Live with Kelly and Mark.” And Zeff, as he continues his reviews of “series featuring first episodes of reality TV shows featuring celebrities buying football teams”(copyright, Atlantic Voice). This time it’s Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelas heading to Italy for “Running with the Wolves.” What’s that? You didn’t know they...

“I’ll tell you something. I’m glad I found out in time just what a partnership with a pair of w*****s like you would’ve been. A sleeping partner’s one thing but you’re in a f*****g coma! No wonder you’ve got an energy crisis your side of the water. But us British… we’re used to a bit...

Croatia took on Portugal in a Round of 32 game featuring two heavyweights of the beautiful game, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric. Only one can leave as a winner…..

England live on the edge in their match against the Democratic Republic of Congo, giving Zeff flashbacks to a darker time…..