Jonathan Liew
speaker
674 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Jonathan Liew’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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done by half time, as I remember, which was half time for a cob reporter.
of football podcasts.
What's the whole referee vibe?
I mean, nobody no no kid dreams of becoming a referee.
How many how many of them are doing it out of the sheer love of refereeing?
I mean, obviously there's a there's an element of proximity to this incredibly incredible orb of of fame and and attention.
Uh I think that that is clearly why why a lot of referees do it.
And and not not to not to tarnish the whole um the whole profession, which I I guess I am doing.
But there is there is there is al always an element of that with referees.
You know, they they do want to be at the center of things a lot of the time.
This is The Guardian.
It's really important to be able to carry two ideas that yes, this competition is built on greed and also that at its best, it is this wonderful unifying spectacle.
The horror and the beauty come from the same place.
Gosh, how long have you got?
I mean, obviously there's nothing new about going into a World Cup with this slight sense of unease.
Eight years ago, we went to Putin's Russia.
Four years ago, we went to Qatar.
This time, where do you start?
I guess the crackdown, the US immigration crackdown that has led to a referee being turned away at the border, players being questioned at customs, Iranian staff and their team not being able to stay on American soil, having to move their base to Mexico, the bans on fans from countries like Senegal and Haiti,
who won't be able to travel to the tournament.
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