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To connect with the show, Tweet @lewiscostello or email lewis@lewiscostello.co.uk</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Lewis has a shameless drunken ramble. That's about it.<br /><br />To connect with the show, Tweet @lewiscostello or email <a href="mailto:lewis@lewiscostello.co.uk">lewis@lewiscostello.co.uk</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>932</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>coronavirus</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/94edf4c0bcdef9f410a6a5e91bc8f4ae.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 4 - Can I Kick It? (w/ Shaka Hislop)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-can-i-kick-it-w-shaka-hislop--25651960</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Lewis chats to former Premier League goalkeeper and current ESPN FC pundit Shaka Hislop about the future of football, and what it might look like.<br /><br />Shaka shares his views on how the season should conclude, as well as what the future could hold for clubs across Europe.<br /><br />Follow Shaka on Twitter @shakahislop, and to connect with the show, Tweet @lewiscostello or email <a href="mailto:lewis@lewiscostello.co.uk">lewis@lewiscostello.co.uk</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25651960</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:57:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25651960/ep4.mp3" length="13948968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Lewis Costello</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Lewis chats to former Premier League goalkeeper and current ESPN FC pundit Shaka Hislop about the future of football, and what it might look like.

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