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Ep 174: Football bonus episode

Zinedine Zidane won his third successive Champions League with Real Madrid last week, but yesterday stepped down from his role as manager. Eamon talks to journalist Richard Fitzpatrick about that decision, the repercussions for the club and an ageing squad, and there's an update on the future of Gareth Bale amid Man United interest.

Published: 01/06/2018

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Richard Fitzpatrick

Richard Fitzpatrick is a print and radio journalist. He works for news organisations around the world, including BBC, Bleacher Report, Irish Times and talkSPORT, as well as making radio documentaries for RTÉ, Ireland’s national broadcaster. He lives in Barcelona and is the author of El Clásico: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Football’s Greatest Rivalry (Bloomsbury).