Fine margins, the on-toast threshold and England's victorious 2030 World Cup XI

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the latest World Cup Adjudication Panel. On the agenda: A poignant moment for the AI-powered Alan Smith commentary, the first ever player to plug their autobiography in a post-match interview, the most likely co-commentator to get annoyed about fans filming a free kick on their phones, Meanwhile, the panel establish the parameters for a player being "on toast" and pick the team that will win England the 2030 World Cup (based on all previous teams that were going to win England future World Cups.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the back catalogue of Adam Hurrey's Football Cliches podcast exploring the glorious and unique language of football: the words, the phrases, the mannerisms and, above all, the clichés. Find the new podcast feed by searching for 'Football Cliches' wherever you usually listen, or by following this link: https://lnk.to/kdWOMyTA