A defense of referees, through the lens of the game with the most cards in World Cup history: Portugal - Netherlands in 2006.

This episode will convince you of two things you absolutely do not want to believe. The first: Referees are good, actually. Secondly, red cards are more exciting than goals. To persuade you, let’s look at the game with the most red cards in World Cup history: Portugal versus the Netherlands in the 2006 World Cup. 16 yellows, 4 reds, 2 melees, uncounted crates of champagne, a Guinness World Record, a PhD in pedagogy, an almighty brouhaha, and a partridge in a pear tree. 



The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses.

A defense of referees, through the lens of the game with the most cards in World Cup history: Portugal - Netherlands in 2006.
This episode will convince you of two things you absolutely do not want to believe. The first: Referees are good, actually. Secondly, red cards are more exciting than goals. To persuade you, let’s look at the game with the most red cards in World Cup history: Portugal versus the Netherlands in the 2006 World Cup. 16 yellows, 4 reds, 2 melees, uncounted crates of champagne, a Guinness World Record, a PhD in pedagogy, an almighty brouhaha, and a partridge in a pear tree. 
 
The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses.

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport.

The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed.

The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport.
The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed.
The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

The Best Soccer Podcast in the World

Seeing Red

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