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Podcast: Soccer Down Here
Episode: Clásico Nacional, Manchester Derby, and a Ticket Rush: Morning Espresso, 9.12
Description: The countdown to the weekend’s biggest matches is on in this edition of Morning Espresso. We start with the massive demand for 2026 World Cup tickets, as FIFA’s first phase draws more than 1.5 million fans in just 24 hours.Then it’s all eyes on England and Mexico: Pep Guardiola adapts his Manchester City plans ahead of the Manchester Derby, while América and Chivas prepare to square off in another fiery Clásico Nacional. Add in injury updates across the Premier League, John Textor’s admission of mistakes at Botafogo, and the final moves of Liga MX’s transfer w...