The Rise of Atletico Madrid, Re-Legislating Diving and Champions League Qualification Process (This Week In Soccer)

Christopher Harris
The Rise of Atletico Madrid, Re-Legislating Diving and Champions League Qualification Process (This Week In Soccer)
The Rise of Atletico Madrid, Re-Legislating Diving and Champions League Qualification Process (This Week In Soccer)

In the eighth episode of This Week In Soccer, the panelists discuss the emergence of Atletico Madrid in La Liga, whether Cup winners should get spots in Champions League tournaments, and the topic of diving — and whether video should be used to enact retrospective punishment on divers.

The guests on this week’s episode are:

Laurence McKenna (EPL Talk Podcast host)

Richard Farley (NBCSports.com), and

Kartik Krishnaiyer (Senior Writer, World Soccer Talk).

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