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Everton kept the Six Nations good vibes going last night as football continues its slow evolution into rugby

The Olympic men's ice hockey final and keeping sport out of politics

The Winter Olympics and the serious business of joy Our review with Sinéad O'Carroll ⛷️⛸️

@SecondCaptains Liverpool famously beat Forest 5-0 in 1988. It was hailed, possibly by Tom Finney, as the best exhibition of English League football he had ever seen. Was not long after Dalglish had signed Beardsley, Barnes and Aldridge.

Farrell’s celebrations, Finn Russell’s restart and England’s total collapse of the heart secondcaptains.com

Having kicked everything against France, Ireland now score tries from deep, throw offloads, make rampaging line breaks, have pace on both wings, and have a scrum half who appears to have seen the exam papers before the exam.

Shane Horgan, author and journalist Brendan Fanning and 3 time Six Nations winner with England, Mike Brown, join us to analyse a brilliant weekend of rugby and to try and make sense of a competition that makes no sense. secondcaptains.com

We chat to Miguel and Wilson about the NLD, Spurs 1977 relegation and Infantino the early days. Out Now and Free to All.

Your Monday Football Pod is OUT NOW and Free to All.

ARSENAL ARE BOTTLING IT AND IT’S KEN’S FAULT secondcaptains.com

Scotland's response to beating England... secondcaptains.com

Honoured that my first story in my hometown paper @irishexaminer is about my best friend, Cian, his late Dad, the cardiothoracic surgeon Aonghus O’Donnell, and how Aonghus’ passing is shaping Cian’s life and career every day irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/heal…

ARSENAL ARE BOTTLING IT AND IT’S KEN’S FAULT says listener in your second Thursday show

You used to be able to predict an Ireland team selection weeks in advance, now it’s in a constant state of flux We chat about Crowley, Van Der Flier and what lies ahead at Twickenham with @andrew_trimble and the BBC's Chris Jones

We talk also about the latest developments in the controversy over Ireland’s Nations League draw against Israel, as Stephen Bradley makes his feelings about the game clear.

Jack Pitt-Brooke joins us to talk about the beginning of the most-likely-quite-short Igor Tudor era at Tottenham.