The Greatest Show on Earth

Can anything containing a J-Lo song, even in part, be described as ‘greatest’?

On Thursday, Triple R invited me back for a football-themed Max Headroom, to get people in the mood for Brazil.

Guests included Working Dog’s Santo Cilauro, Soccer AM’s Max Rushden, Socceroo Archie Thompson, and a Brazil bound Francis Leach.

Behold. The Greatest Show on Earth.

Santo Cilauro. Owns a 32mm copy of the 1970 semi final.

Santo Cilauro. Owns a 32mm copy of the 1970 semi final.

Listen to Santo’s bit.

Soccer AM's Max Rushden. His rider to come on the show was a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Soccer AM’s Max Rushden. His rider to come on the show was a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Listen to Max’s bit.

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Archie Thompson at Oeringen training, 2006. Two nights after in-camp nudie run.

Listen to Archie’s bit.

Francis Leach (with Santo). Attempting to hex England. Heidelberg, 2006.

Francis Leach (with Santo). Attempting to hex England. Heidelberg, 2006.

Listen to Francis’s bit.

Associate Justice Rita Zammit delivers Cherry Ripes to Harry Kewell (via Lucas Neill).

Associate Justice Rita Zammit delivers Cherry Ripes to Harry Kewell (via Lucas Neill).

Here are some other YouTube bits mentioned or played in the show …

Great (and not so great) Football Songs

Note: Tim Cahill has made the video!

Village People doing Germany team song for USA 1994.

Note: I made the video

Australia United

GSP Books, 2006

I could not have been luckier in the way the 2006 tournament plotted my book. Australia kept playing in traumatic, read more…

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