Messi Takes England Out of the World Cup, Plus Preparing for Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' With Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey
7/16/20261 hr 51 min
In this special episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, guest host Chris Ryan is joined by Arsenal legend Ian Wright to react to Argentina defeating England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinals. Then, Anthony Dabbundo joins the pod to preview the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. Finally, Sean Fennessey hops on to talk ‘The Odyssey’ and Christopher Nolan.
(0:00) Intro
(2:57) Argentina eliminates England, with Ian Wright
(34:47) World Cup final preview with Anthony Dabbundo
(55:21) Sean Fennessey on ‘The Odyssey’
Host: Chris Ryan
Guests: Ian Wright, Anthony Dabbundo, and Sean Fennessey
Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Chris Wohlers
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Chris Ryan· Host0:52
[drum music] The Bill Simmons Podcast is brought to you by PayPal and is hosted today by Chris Ryan. What's up? I am filling in for Bill while he is away, and today on the podcast, we're talking the two things that matter most in the world to me, the World Cup and The Odyssey. For the World Cup, I talked to Ian Wright, former Arsenal legend, current UK media pundit for Stick to Football and our own podcast, Crossways, over here at The Ringer