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00:00Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
00:30After a fantastic match that electrified the Parc des Princes and will go down in Champions League history,
00:36PSG secured a one-goal lead, having been up 5-2, but having also feared the worst.
00:42The second leg next week in Munich promises a huge one.
00:47So talk about what happened last night, what comes next, and what else is moving European football these days.
00:53I'm joined by two big football fans and consummate Brussels insiders.
00:58Conor Allen, who manages government and external relations at a big company,
01:03and Petros Fasoulas, secretary-general of the European Movement International.
01:08Welcome to both of you and thanks for coming on the show tonight.
01:11Conor, I'll start with you. Did the better team win last night?
01:15Well, it was such an entertaining game. Who was the better team?
01:18Okay, you could say it's PSG, but I actually thought both of the defences were kind of crap, if I
01:24can say so.
01:25Manuel Neuer didn't have the best game.
01:28So probably, if you ask me, I don't really know who was the best team.
01:33I was so glued, it was so entertaining, but it was marked by individual elements.
01:37Well, that's what it should be, right? Who are you rooting for, Petros?
01:40Well, neither of the teams are the ones I support.
01:43I'm an Olympiacos fan through and through. If I support anybody else, the world will end.
01:47But we were likely to be treated to top quality football by two really strong teams,
01:52representing two leagues that are indeed at the top of their performance.
01:57And as a result, choosing the best one isn't even necessary.
02:01I think we enjoyed the game. We saw attacking football.
02:05As we haven't seen this season a lot, things are becoming a bit more boring.
02:08And that in itself, I think, was a triumph.
02:09Yeah, on that point, nine goals in a Champions League semi-final. That's a record.
02:14What does it tell us about the team's qualities?
02:17Well, I think it illustrates the difference between PSG and Bayern.
02:21And so PSG, they have such individual quality that when you kind of open the game up
02:25and you have that free-flowing attacking dynamic, the individual quality shines through a bit more.
02:32But then once the game calms down a bit, Bayern are so strong with the structure they have,
02:37the kind of German discipline and order, that they really got back into it.
02:41I think it also reminds us the extent to which football has become this perfect machine now.
02:48You know, we have so much data, so much analysis on performance.
02:52Athletes get the best treatment to recover from injuries.
02:54They have trainers.
02:56They are able to reach a peak very early in their career and then spend years and years perfecting their
03:02talent.
03:02So ultimately, when they reach that level, they can perform in an outside fashion.
03:06And the quality of both teams was rather on the same level, right?
03:11So PSG coach Luis Enrique said that it was the best game he ever experienced as a coach.
03:16And later he said that PSG merited to win, but also merited to end with a draw and merited to
03:22lose.
03:23Was he right, Conor?
03:24Yeah, I mean...
03:26So was it just good luck?
03:28It wasn't...
03:29It wasn't...
03:30Maybe it was luck, because could you...
03:32And we just talked about this.
03:34Was there anything between the teams?
03:36I don't think there was.
03:37It was such...
03:38It was individual mistakes.
03:39Manuel Neuer, again, perhaps maybe should have saved two goals, beat him in his near post one time.
03:45So I think it was really...
03:47When you talk about the quality of the players and the 1% that decides these games, I think it
03:51was this 1%.
03:52I don't think any team deserved to win, but that's the result we have.
03:56How important is this one goal advantage for PSG heading into the second leg?
04:04I mean, it can be very important and it can mean nothing.
04:06We saw how quickly goals were scored last night.
04:09So you can imagine one team going three and up after 15 minutes in a week's time.
04:14But at the same time, one goal gives you that psychological advantage.
04:18It makes you realise that, you know, you can beat the other team.
04:21It's possible that Bayern feels a bit more confident, because first of all, they came from behind and they nearly
04:26equalised.
04:27They really put PSG up against it.
04:29And second of all, of course, they're playing at home.
04:31So that one goal advantage can disappear quite quickly.
04:3475,000, the Allianz Arena is tied.
04:37It's a cauldron.
04:38A cauldron.
04:39Anybody can crack.
04:40And Bayern only lost three games this season.
04:43And they're having, they're hosting PSG at home.
04:46Does that make the final difference?
04:49It makes all the difference, doesn't it?
04:50And we've all been there in the football staging.
04:52We've got the fans going, something's on the line.
04:54You can cut the atmosphere of a night.
04:56It makes all the difference.
04:57And when we're talking about those 1% and you've got your fans behind you screaming and shouting and going
05:03for a PSG,
05:04I think Bayern have a strong psychological advantage.
05:06Can they actually be out-screamed in Munich?
05:09Certainly.
05:10There was one scene yesterday where one of the ball boys refused to give the ball to Manuel Neuer.
05:16Did you see that?
05:18And obviously Bayern was under pressure to score.
05:23That is something we don't want to see, right?
05:25As Leeds, from somebody who has nothing to do with the game.
05:28Yeah.
05:29Well, where I come from, this is quite regular.
05:32Everybody's trying to give their team a tiny bit of advantage.
05:34And yes, holding on to the ball, if that makes a difference, why not?
05:38We've always had it, though, haven't we?
05:39I remember Chelsea about 10 years ago, was it David Luiz kicking a ball boy because he wouldn't give the
05:44ball back?
05:44It's always happened.
05:45You're always going to have teams scrambling for a little bit of advantage.
05:48To make it more suspenseful next week, Hakimi, PC player, was injured in the 88th minute or something
05:56and then could barely make it to the end.
05:58He's probably not going to play next week.
06:00Is that a handicap for the Parisians?
06:04Yeah.
06:04I mean, I think he's going to go in testing at the moment and maybe he's back.
06:08but most likely not.
06:09Listen, I think the modern game relies so much on that role of the wing-back, right?
06:13And really attacking defenders, getting up and down the field.
06:17And Hakimi is one of the best in the game at that.
06:19So it's not the end of the world for PSG, but they will miss him for sure.
06:23They have such an amazing squad, so much talent.
06:26I think they can replace anyone.
06:29Yeah.
06:30It's a pity that he won't be there because he's an exciting player indeed.
06:32Yes, indeed.
06:33Yeah.
06:35What characterizes both teams' equalities?
06:39Is it, you know, we said they were, you know, forward playing and no tactics.
06:43It's, you know, playing offense really.
06:48But can we detect some differences here?
06:52Well, it's interesting that you ask that because I think Bayern is a bit more muscular.
06:58They are a bit more dominant in the way they approach the game.
07:01PSG is famous for their fluid and fast game.
07:05They play a lot from the wings.
07:06They have this mentality of running the ball.
07:10But I think that is also where the difference could be in the second leg.
07:14Who will be able to assert themselves physically over the other, win over the mind games as well,
07:20and eventually get that extra edge?
07:22Because the competition is really strong.
07:24And the two teams are hard to separate.
07:26Yeah.
07:27Yeah.
07:27And you can really see with Bayern just the mentality and the grit they have.
07:32To go 5-2 down at one point and to fight back, to still be in it for the next
07:36leg,
07:37that shows true spirit.
07:39I think that shows tenacity and grit and resilience, which may be a fancy flowing PSG.
07:44Maybe they won't have.
07:45I think maybe in the next leg, when we start to see Bayern coming for PSG,
07:49it's going to be a real test of PSG's mentality.
07:51But, I mean, still they lost, right?
07:53But did they merit a draw at that point?
07:57I don't know.
07:57I think PSG on the night, I mean, they probably maybe perhaps deserved it.
08:01I mean, they opened the game up.
08:03The game was played to PSG's strengths and not the other way around.
08:06And so I think there's something to be said for grabbing the grain band,
08:09scruff of the neck and really going for it.
08:11But it was really close, wasn't it?
08:13Yeah.
08:13One word on the referee.
08:16There were two penalty kicks, obviously contested.
08:20How important, I'm not going to, you know, into this debate whether it was justified or not,
08:25but how important is, you know, the performance of the referee in a game like this?
08:31It can make a difference, of course.
08:32It can ruin a game.
08:34But then again, it's part of life.
08:36Mistakes are part of life.
08:37And I think in modern football, because so much is at stake, so much money, so much prestige,
08:41is we're trying to scrutinize every decision and avoid every mistake.
08:47That's not how life works.
08:49Sometimes people make mistakes.
08:51It's part of the game the way it's part of life.
08:53Yeah.
08:53And I guess as professionals you have to shove it, right?
08:57Yeah, I mean, you know, bad refereeing decisions have always been with the game.
09:03And even with VAR, they still exist.
09:04I thought those penalty decisions were a bit weak, maybe.
09:07Maybe, I don't know.
09:09I don't know if you agree with me or not.
09:11But it's part of the game.
09:12You've got to live with it.
09:13And at the end of the day, it balances out.
09:15Yeah.
09:15Is either team now favored to win the Champions League this year, regardless of what happens
09:21between Atletico and Arsenal, Petros?
09:23You know, I would say that this would have been an amazing final.
09:26You know, that these two teams deserve to go all the way.
09:29The way they have performed.
09:30Don't forget, I think they both have scored over 40 goals in this competition.
09:34and their performances have been high consistently.
09:39So, it would be a pity if one of them is not there.
09:41Because the way the play may reach to reach the final at least.
09:46Now, who is going to make it is really hard to predict.
09:49And I'm not the betting man.
09:50Connor?
09:51I don't think either.
09:52I think Arsenal are going to win it.
09:53Arsenal is going to win it.
09:54Like Arsenal look electric.
09:55I think they are, I mean, unbeaten.
09:57Right?
09:58This comes from a Man United fan.
10:00I know, exactly.
10:01It's quite a statement.
10:02On live TV.
10:03I don't think you're going to be allowed back to Manchester again.
10:05All right.
10:06So, we have Bayern from Germany, PSG from France, Atletico from Spain and Arsenal from England.
10:14That is pretty balanced.
10:16There used to be a time when we had, you know, three Spanish teams, three English teams among the last
10:21four.
10:23Is the rest of Europe catching up?
10:25Is there more balance now?
10:27Is it even-handed?
10:28Look, there's still a few leagues that are dominating European competitions.
10:32Whether we like it or not, because of television rights, foreign investment from very wealthy individuals, whether it's from the
10:40Gulf or the U.S. or elsewhere.
10:42So, you know, we still see that a handful of leagues and a small number of teams dominate year in,
10:48year out.
10:48It's great that four nations are represented.
10:50The teams from four nations are represented on the semifinals.
10:53Certainly an improvement.
10:54It does get a bit boring when you have three Spanish teams or three English teams.
10:57Right.
10:57That makes it more interesting, right, Conor?
11:00Yeah, it does.
11:00I think it's reflective of, in general, football is much more competitive across the game now.
11:05And if you look in the English league, within the Spanish league, within the German league, there's suddenly six or
11:10seven teams pushing for those Champions League spots.
11:13That raises everyone's game, apart from the French league, where there's still only 14.
11:16All right, let me stop you right there, as we're just getting warmed up.
11:25Now it's time for you to challenge each other directly and ask each other questions.
11:31So let's get started.
11:32Petros, why don't you kick us off?
11:34Well, I just remember a famous English striker, Gary Lineker, saying that football is a game played by two teams,
11:4111 players each, and the Germans always win.
11:44Is that true?
11:46A long time ago.
11:49It was once upon a time, but, I mean, that sort of German dominance, I mean, is it really still
11:55there?
11:56I remember a time, you know, my defining moment as a fan was 1999, Manchester United scoring two goals in
12:02the last minute to beat Bayern Munich.
12:03I have to say that, because Stefan's almost a Bayern fan.
12:07German dominance, it's more, they're certainly scary, but it's a myth, isn't it?
12:12Isn't it a myth?
12:15Does this have something to do with governance of football in Germany that's different?
12:21Because there's no big investor can buy a club, something like this?
12:25A little bit, a little bit, and I think, and this is a question I want to ask to you,
12:28when we look at teams these days, you have a difference, you have teams of real soul and real passion,
12:34and they're connected to communities.
12:35So, as a Man United fan, and a bad United fan, but I'm going to say Liverpool, if you go
12:40towards the Kop, you stand in the Kop, it's such an electric atmosphere.
12:44Those fans love that club, if you go to Red Bull Leipzig, if you go to Chelsea, if you go
12:48to Manchester City, if you go to PSG.
12:50It's not the same, it's not the same, is it?
12:51Yeah, it's very true.
12:52I think globalisation, the internationalisation of the game has made it, obviously, very exciting.
12:59As we were discussing earlier, performances are better, players are so much skillful, but it's true, we've lost a little
13:06bit the connection with the community.
13:08And I think that is a big risk for, not just professional football, I think the same applies to all
13:13sports, especially those with a global profile.
13:16If we lose the funds, if we're turning too much into entertainment, too much into business, then the sport itself
13:24is going to suffer, and ultimately the people who invested in it are going to lose their money.
13:28So, it is great that we have so many great teams, and so many good players, and so much interest
13:33to watch the game, but if the fans, the local fans, don't feel a connection with the club, the whole
13:39thing can fall apart quite quickly.
13:40Yeah. Pietro, there's another question to Conor.
13:43Well, you know, I struggle a little bit with this, because I don't want the conversations to be very nerdy,
13:47but I'll ask you this.
13:48What would you prefer? Front row seats, World Cup final, or 90 minutes with Woden Leinen?
13:56It depends if it's on the ring or not.
13:58That's a good question.
14:00No, I mean, the World Cup final, obviously. It's such a special thing to go to a World Cup final.
14:05I've never been to a World Cup final. I don't know if any of you lads have, but are defining
14:10moments in your life, and people point to those World Cup moments.
14:13I have a question to you, Conor. Britain has four federations, four teams. Is that not dividing the power of
14:22British football?
14:23I mean, the last competition you won was in 1966, the year I was born. I remember that, against Germany.
14:31But, I mean, so what's your suggestion, that Great Britain should compete, as we do in the Olympics?
14:36No, no, because I think if you ask a Scottish fan, who do you truly support? A Scottish fan will
14:41say Scotland.
14:42They'll never root for England. And the same with the Northern Irish, and the same with the Welsh.
14:45And that goes back to what we were saying. It needs to be connected to local communities, and it has
14:50to be connected to, it needs to be natural, right?
14:52And so, if you compare it to golf, where we have a European team, it's bad.
14:56That brings about collective disappointment every four years, because you guys never win anything, because the power of British football
15:03is so divided.
15:04Well, you look at the next World Cup, it's coming home.
15:06Okay. All right. I've heard that sentence before. Conor, next question to Quetros.
15:12Well, we just kind of lapsed down into the national sport.
15:19Maybe my question is, how is the health, in your eyes, of the national game?
15:24Is there still a huge amount of people who really get behind their nation and cheer, or is it slipping
15:32away, as these clubs and this club for all comes so much more powerful?
15:36No, no, I think there is a lot of passion still in support of the national team in most European
15:40nations, at least the ones that are known for.
15:42And, you know, we are now in Belgium, and as we all know, Belgium is a very divided country, along
15:46linguistic lines, religious lines, political lines.
15:49But the one thing that unites them is the national football team.
15:53And we've seen this year in, year out, tournament in, tournament out, even when they're not doing well, people are
15:58really coming behind them.
15:59So I think there is still passion in supporting the national team, and it's also important to make sure that
16:04these big clubs that want to create their closed leagues and make sure that the players don't get injured playing
16:10for the national team, don't touch the national federation, don't touch the national team.
16:15I like that unifying theme. We'll come back to it in a minute.
16:19We now want to hear the view from a new person, a new voice, and here it is.
16:31We're going to bring in EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Mikalev now from Malta.
16:36He watched the game last night and told us the following.
16:39The semifinal showed football at its very best. That's what European sport does.
16:45It brings people into the same moment. Footballers are ambassadors and role models people look up to.
16:51They inspire and connect millions of people.
16:54And the Champions League, together with Europe's domestic leagues, gives them the greatest stage to do exactly that.
17:01Do you agree, Conor?
17:03I absolutely agree.
17:04You know, you look at footballers have always inspired young men and women.
17:09I remember, I mean, my role model as a child, it was Eric Cantona, right?
17:13Of course, as a kid, you want to look up to these role models, these people who are the best
17:18in the world.
17:19Elite athletes who put in so much training and sacrifice, and you really see the results of that on the
17:25pitch.
17:25I absolutely agree with Commissioner Mikalev.
17:27So that unifying element here, does it exist? And can it help us as society to overcome, you know, other
17:35divisions?
17:36Yes, absolutely. One step back. Sometimes we put too much on the shoulders of these young men and women, you
17:42know, these athletes generally.
17:44We're talking about men's football in particular here. You know, they're in their early 20s.
17:48Some of them in the late teens. And, you know, they perform at the highest level in front of thousands,
17:53if not millions, of people watching on TV.
17:55And then if we expect them also to function as role models too, especially ones that are supposed to unify
18:02society, there is a lot of pressure there.
18:04Having said that, you know, there are examples where people have really grasped that opportunity, that the spotlight, and they
18:12use it to speak about issues that are separate to football.
18:15And I embrace this, because I think football is part of society, and they need to have a voice in
18:20that society.
18:20But sometimes I think we put too much pressure on them. And then all the PR comes around, and they
18:24end up sounding like robots, because they're too careful to say the wrong thing.
18:27Can I challenge you on that? Why should footballers, who, okay, yes, I accept they are role models, but they're
18:32multimillionaires, they are so detached from the issues of the common person.
18:38Why should these footballers be speaking about anything in the sport?
18:41You know, not everyone is detached. It's true, there are some who have become too rich, and obviously they are
18:47completely from a different world.
18:48But, you know, not everyone is detached. And I mean that also about those that are not role models.
18:54You know, the guy who we saw an English football player recently getting really intoxicated in a bar in his
19:00local town and falling asleep.
19:01You know, how much money he makes, he is like a normal lad.
19:05I think he has a point. How can multimillionaire football players be role models for kids who grow up in
19:14suburbia under very, very modest circumstances?
19:16It can be an inspiration, especially for those who are coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, to see someone who is coming
19:23from their own context and becoming really successful, wealthy even, doing something that they care for.
19:31I think that can be the difference between pursuing, playing a sport, being physical, being healthy, and doing drugs or
19:40falling into a bar.
19:41All right. We'll talk about the dark side of footballs now. Let's go to the next round.
19:49So, UEFA reports show that hundreds to thousands of posts are flagged during tournaments.
19:55Between 5 to 65 percent of flagged content is classified as racist, depending on the competition and stage.
20:02Racism is consistently listed as a major category of discrimination in European football monitoring systems, according to UEFA.
20:10Conor, do these numbers surprise you?
20:13The numbers don't surprise me, no, and anyone with a Twitter account will know when a match day is on,
20:18you will see some awful stuff.
20:20But you also have to realise you can't police the world, right?
20:23And a lot of these comments originate from places outside European jurisdiction.
20:29I don't think, and we all grew up in the 90s, and for you guys the 80s, sorry to say,
20:36where racism was really rife in football.
20:38It was really nasty and it was really visible and present.
20:40That's not the game today.
20:41Today, you know, a black person could take their family to a game in full safety and full security, more
20:47or less.
20:47But we're still hearing, you know, bad comments about black players in stadiums as soon as the player approaches the
20:56sideline or, you know, gets the ball from the ball boy.
21:00We've seen awful scenes here, right?
21:02Yeah, football is...
21:03Even in national leagues.
21:04Football is a reflection of our society.
21:06It doesn't operate in a vacuum.
21:07You know, it's not just a script that we put together to present an idealized version of our everyday reality.
21:14Unfortunately, our society is divided.
21:16There is racism, bigotry, and as a result, that spills over into football as well.
21:21The same way it spills over in every side of society.
21:24We need to fight this kind of division, especially racism, across our society.
21:30And when we manage to educate our people, then they will be able to behave better as human beings and
21:36as fans as well.
21:37Who should manage? Who should do this?
21:39Well, well, well, I mean, if I can push back on this, yes, so when you hear those words in
21:47the stadium, those people get lifted.
21:48They get stadium bans, right?
21:50I don't think Europe itself has a massive problem with racism in football.
21:54There are clear punishments, and we see those punishments being enacted all the time.
21:58Your citation for why is there so much racism in football was online comments on Twitter.
22:04We don't know the origin of those comments.
22:06They could be from anywhere in the world.
22:07And so, well, you know, I don't think we should give Europe the power to please the world in that.
22:12Well, unfortunately, we just have to accept it.
22:14Well, there's like, coming back to last night's game, there is this story that probably only football can write.
22:19And this is the friendship between Dembélé from PSG and Upa Meccano from Bayern Munich,
22:25who have been friends since kindergarten, and now they're playing on both sides, you know, in good football jobs.
22:32Is this an inspiring story?
22:34Should we tell these stories more often?
22:38It's inspiring, and it's not.
22:40And I think, you know, the game should be about competition, fierce competition, and the best athletes in the world
22:46going at each other and doing everything they can to win.
22:48And, you know, I always remember what Roy Key saying of the Pogba brothers, are they really going at each
22:54other as hard as they can when they're going for half-time and embracing and holding hands and stuff?
22:59No, no, no, no. You need to be out there to win.
23:01All right, so it's not 11 friends playing against other 11 friends?
23:06You know, what they say, football is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that.
23:11Of course, when people go into the pitch, they only see an opponent, and they want to win.
23:16They want to dominate that opponent and win the game, win the championship, win the cup.
23:20But I think it's, I see some beauty in this, where two friends can compete, and at the same time
23:27leave the pitch, exchange their shirts, and go and have a drink together.
23:31Because they come back, they go back a long time. So, yeah, it doesn't compromise, I think, at all their
23:36sense of competitiveness.
23:37To reach that level, you should be able to play through anything, including friendship.
23:42Be fat off the pitch, but on the pitch, be enemies.
23:46That's a perfect conclusion, but we're not yet there at the end. Now it's time to move on to our
23:51fifth and final round.
23:55Well, we want to do something different. I'm going to ask you a set of questions, and you can only
24:00answer with one word.
24:02Okay? Petro, start with you. Who will win the Champions League this year?
24:07I think it's going to be Piersi.
24:09Aston.
24:10Aston. All right. Who should we consider the best player of the Champions League this year?
24:16Kane.
24:17Kane?
24:19I agree. He's a bit biased.
24:21I will give you that. You know, I've never been a big fan of his, but the way he's played
24:25for Bayern has exceeded my expectations, so I'll give him an extra point for that.
24:30Okay. Who should we consider the best coach?
24:33I really like Henrik. I think he's a great guy. I love his style.
24:37Even though Kompany is an exciting young man, you know, from Belgium, of course, played in the UK, I think
24:45Henrik is the best guy.
24:45Okay. Now I'm going to ask a question where you can only answer with yes or no, to make it
24:51short.
24:52Connor, should the Champions League be on free TV?
24:56No.
24:57Yes.
24:58Okay. Let's move on to the World Cup. Who wins the World Cup this year?
25:05Oh my goodness, that's very, very difficult. You know what? Greece is not there, so I'll have to choose somebody
25:13else. Let's see. This is controversial.
25:15You can say England if you want.
25:18Yes, you know what? I'll say England.
25:20You know what? You can think about it, Connor.
25:22England, of course.
25:23Okay.
25:24It's coming home.
25:25Should we have a Europa League, a real Europa League with only the best clubs, a project that has been,
25:33you know, floated in the past?
25:35Like a closed league?
25:36Yes.
25:36No.
25:37Like in the US.
25:37No?
25:38No.
25:39All right. Letting three countries host the World Cup. Is that a good idea?
25:44No.
25:45Yes.
25:46Okay. Inventing the FIFA Peace Prize and awarding it to Donald Trump. Is that a good idea?
25:54Terrible. Not a good idea.
25:57It's a nuanced answer. No from the perspective of credibility. Yes from the perspective of getting Trump on board.
26:04Okay.
26:05I'm getting the game.
26:06In this World Cup, there will be a record number of 48 participating teams. Too many?
26:12Yes.
26:13No.
26:14Okay.
26:16Iran qualified for the World Cup. Should the country participate or be kicked out as the Trump administration suggested?
26:24Participate.
26:25Participate.
26:26Okay. And are tickets generally too expensive?
26:31Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
26:34Outrageous. Yes.
26:35Would you guys, you know, earn some money consider going to the US and buy a ticket?
26:42If you're inviting, sure, but I don't think I can afford it.
26:45Okay.
26:46Yeah, no, I can't afford that.
26:47All right.
26:48Not on my salary.
26:49Listen, that's it. That was the final answer that brings us to the end of this special live edition of
26:55The Ring.
26:55Thanks again to Conor Allen and Petrus Fassoulas for a lively conversation here from our studio in Brussels.
27:02Thanks to our audience at home.
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27:13That's it for today.
27:14I'm Stefan Grobe.
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