Dion Fanning
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888 appearances
15 recordings
5 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 7 Jul
Dion Fanning’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And then he went on to explain that what he's talking about is, you know, soft power.
And here we are.
Don't trust us, guys.
We're working on this.
And you kind of think, oh, maybe actually he's good at this.
Maybe we're going to see now the referee coming back in and it's announced, you know, like all you guys shrieking and screaming.
We're actually in taking charge of this.
And the next thing is, no, actually, he's not coming back.
He's in the Super Cup and UEFA have taken over.
So there isn't, there's nothing behind his bluster.
And the point Miguel makes is really important too, because like this is, the power balance is interesting because one of the, the World Cup has like in its modern iteration has always been something that is like the host country is literally just the host country.
FIFA take over.
And what we've seen as they've kowtowed, especially in Qatar and this time, is that that power balance has been shifted again.
You saw it happen with alcohol bans and things like that in Qatar, and you've seen it happen this year with immigration.
Also, you will have, I agree with all that, also you have, because of the format, you have an opportunity to get through with very few points.
You don't need to go all out and win matches.
Teams can actually play cautiously and get through.
So all that, I think one of the things that could be
a pattern in this World Cup is what normally happens in the World Cup is we see fantastic group matches.
You see really thrilling group games and everyone prematurely announces this may be the greatest World Cup before the knockout stages come along and everyone gets a bit more cautious.
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