World Cup: Rick & Lloyd's First Days In LA
6/12/202627 min
Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith are finally in LA.
Broadcasting from their Santa Monica base, they discuss their first few days living together, settling into life in California and discovering that, despite the World Cup being underway, there isn't quite the tournament buzz they expected.
So how are American sports fans reacting? Is football fever about to arrive?
Plus, John Murray joins from the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City after the hosts' opening match in one of the World Cup's most iconic settings.
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The Football Daily at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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With Rick Edwards and Lloyd Griffith.
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Live from LA.
Rick Edwards· Host1:10
Hello from Los Angeles. Our first episode of the Football Daily from out here in America. Lloyd Griffith and I here for the duration. Uh, we're basically gonna be your companions- Mm-hmm ... for the entire tournament, which is a bit of pressure on us. Uh, we're at ye olde King's Head, which is a British pub