The Late Run
The Late Run
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Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes host a podcast dedicated to soccer, featuring conversations with prominent figures from sports and culture. The show focuses on the Beautiful Game and its intersection with wider cultural topics.
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MLS Star Julian Hall on Playing Against Messi + Skipping High School to Play Pro at Age 15 17.09.2026 31минThe future of American soccer pulls up to The Late Run. Julian Hall, the New York Red Bulls striker who signed his first pro contract at 15 and never set foot in a high school joins Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Raheemovic in front of a live crowd (with his mom in the building). He talks about recording two assists against Messi and Inter Miami, the debut at 15 where he felt like he was "about to pass out," and the decision everyone's waiting on: Poland or USA?Plus: Ocho tells the story of the trade the Bengals refused (two first-round picks on the table), and Julian breaks down why he models his game on Robert Lewandowski, and of course the GOAT debate... he picks Messi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Kam Patterson: Kevin Hart Is The BLUEPRINT, 1v1 vs Ocho & Why SNL Changed Everything 10.09.2026 23минComedian Kam Patterson pulls up on The Late Run live and finally gets in a room with the man he's supposedly beefing with. Raheem asks what actually happened with Ocho on Club Shay Shay, Kam also explains why Kevin Hart is the blueprint for his whole career and why he stayed quiet on set to soak up game, what it felt like getting thrown on the Weekend Update desk his first week at SNL, and why he'd rather do a live sketch than take a World Cup penalty with a whole country on his back Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Kam Quit Soccer After Two Days 3:09 - The Big3 Beef With Ocho 6:37 - Should Kam Do World Cup Commentary? 8:38 - Which NFL Skills Translate to Football? 13:55 - SNL vs the Super Bowl 16:30 Kevin Hart Is the Blueprint 18:55 Messi or Ronaldo Start using ChatGPT Work for free at http://chatgpt.com/work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
"No Way I'm Going to MLS" - What Changed Son’s Mind + Kane's "Not Gifted" & the Ajax Miracle 03.09.2026 26минOcho finally sits down with his favorite player and COUSIN (at least according to the paperwork he brought) - Son Heung-Min. Sonny opens up about the call he almost ignored, “No way going to the MLS", and the years of LAFC persistence that changed his mind. He shares why the packed American stadiums still surprise him every single week. Then Son takes us back to leaving Korea for Germany at 16 years old, where he learned the language by watching SpongeBob, and the discipline that journey built in him.Son goes deep into the Spurs years: the best team he ever played on, the Amsterdam Miracle night Lucas Moura scored three goals, what the night before a Champions League final actually feels like, and Harry Kane's real secret - "it's not gifted." He remembers telling a 19-year-old Dele Alli he'd end up at Real Madrid or Barcelona, and how hard it was to watch his "little brother" go downhill. And when Ocho asks the GOAT question, Sonny gives the most honest answer the show has ever heard: his idol is Ronaldo… but Messi? "I can't disagree." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Ocho Finally Meets a Comedian Who KNOWS Ball: Godfrey Turns Soccer Into Stand-Up 27.08.2026 45минComedian Godfrey pulls up on The Late Run and gives Raheem and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson the most honest take American soccer has heard: he never wants the USA to win a World Cup, and he's got reasons. He breaks down how Nigeria's government wasted a generation of talent while Pablo Escobar was out here funding Colombian soccer, crowns Pele over everybody, does a Kevin Garnett impression that needs to be studied, and finally gives Ocho his flowers for actually knowing ball. Plus the Karl-Anthony Towns story where Godfrey takes credit for a championship, and why soccer will never grow in America without a personality leading it. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Godfrey’s Nigerian Soccer Roots + America’s “World Champions” 6:57 - Pelé Is the GOAT 7:55 - Nigeria’s Soccer FAILURE + America’s Pay-to-Play Problem 14:34 - Why Godfrey NEVER Wants USA to Win 26:27 - How Football Started Godfrey’s Comedy Career 31:51 - Vinícius, Ronaldo & the GOAT Debate 36:10 - Why American Soccer Needs a Transcendent Star 41:14 - Ocho Explains Soccer Through the NBA Start using ChatGPT Work for free at http://chatgpt.com/work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Christian Vieri: What R9 Was REALLY Like, the World-Record €49M Fee & Watching Cristiano at 41 20.08.2026 44минChristian "Bobo" Vieri - once the most expensive footballer on earth - pulls up to The Late Run and takes us inside the golden era of Serie A: training next to R9 and laughing out loud ("you can't stop him"), and the day he saw steel coming out of the Phenomenon's knee. He breaks down his world-record €49M transfer (about €335M in today's money), why all that money moved to the Premier League, and the four stadiums on earth where playing feels different - starting with 85,000 at San Siro: "that's where you sh*t your pants."Then it gets honest: winning the top-scorer crown while going out every single night, the 40-goal season he believes he threw away, the 2006 knee injury that cost him a World Cup - and the wife who tells him to "go to the hospital" when she catches him reliving goals he missed 25 years ago. Ocho gets striker advice for Sunday League ("the green pitch never lies"), compares his New England what-if to Vieri's, and asks the GOAT question one more time. For one beautiful second, he finally has an ally… and then Vieri takes it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Sol Campbell: Inside the Invincibles, Why No Striker Ever Owned Him & Arsenal's CR7 Near-Miss 13.08.2026 54минArsenal legend Sol Campbell pulls up to The Late Run and starts swinging: modern football is "too easy," the tough tackles are gone, and no striker on earth (not even prime R9) could ever say he had Sol's number. He takes us inside the Invincibles: training sessions that were "like matches," Pirès scoring 40-yarders with his instep, Henry and Bergkamp as a double act you had to out-think, and why that unbeaten record still stands 20+ years later.Then it gets personal: the REAL hate between Keane's United and Vieira's Arsenal, and the retired United players who still hold the grudge. He shares how deep club tribalism runs in England compared to America, the day Thierry Henry tried to recruit Sol to MLS, and how Ferguson beat Wenger to a young Cristiano Ronaldo. Plus, Ocho asks the GOAT question and gets his heart broken in real time. Then Sol breaks down what Tuchel got wrong in England's collapse, and he closes with the three times he made history for the culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Zavier Didier Gozo Named After Drogba, Dreaming of the Champions League & Snubbed by the USMNT 10.08.2026 13минHe was named after Drogba, raised on a soccer ball, and now the phone won't stop ringing. US soccer's brightest prospect Zavier Gozo pulls up to The Late Run to talk Champions League dreams, the World Cup call-up he believes he deserved, and the credit-card sacrifices his mom made to get him through America's pay-to-play system.Plus: Ocho relives the day he trained with Real Madrid in his NFL prime and got "embarrassed" in a 30-minute Rondo, and breaks down why young U.S. players need minutes before 2030. It ends with Zavier's Ronaldo take that makes Ocho almost jump out his chair! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Ocho & Katie Nolan are on a MISSION to Convert American Sports Casuals to Soccer 06.08.2026 1ч 6минEmmy-winning sports "talker" Katie Nolan pulls up to The Late Run and answers the GOAT question before Ocho can even finish asking it. She explains why she'll "defend soccer to the death," why being flippant about the world's most popular game is a huge negative to you as a person, and how meeting the US Women's National Team in 2015 turned her into a believer.Then it goes deeper: the $35-vs-$5,000 problem locking American kids out of soccer and the 50 million people who tuned into USA–Belgium confirming exactly why casual American fans don't watch. Plus, why it's unfair that Carli Lloyd catches more heat than every other legend when critiquing USMNT, and the infamous German fan who kissed Katie live on TV at the 2014 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Chris Paul on Wemby Living ALONE at 15, Small Guards & Why Superteams Like Real Madrid FAIL 23.07.2026 49минChris Paul pulls up to The Late Run Show with Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes, and the 12-time All-Star came with stories nobody else can tell: the trade to the Lakers that went through and got killed within hours, the league rules that blocked him from becoming a part-owner of LAFC, and the day Wembanyama pointed at the Paris apartment where he lived alone at 15.CP3 gets into why retirement routines are harder than playing, what La Masia does that AAU can't, why super teams collapse in the locker room before they collapse on the court, his answer to KD's claim that small guards are done, the pay-to-play problem keeping soccer out of the hood, and how his TST tournament got Nani a pro contract and sent a million-dollar goal scorer to Angel City. Plus the GOAT question, and Ocho finally gets some company on his answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Trevor Noah: England BLEW It, Ocho CALLS OUT Harry Kane & Why American Sports All Feel the Same 17.07.2026 39минTwo days before the biggest World Cup Final of our lifetime, Trevor Noah pulls up to The Late Run. He tells the story behind the photo of Messi bathing baby Lamine Yamal nearly two decades before they meet in a World Cup Final, explains why the whole world is rooting for Spain on Sunday, and calls out England for playing scared. Then it goes deeper: street football under apartheid, why your country's style of play tells you everything about where you grew up, the 2010 vuvuzelas (and the player who blamed them), and why he still stands by "Africa won the World Cup." Plus, Ocho and Trevor debate the USMNT flameout, whether the USA would beat Belgium in a best of 7, and why Alexi Lalas is actually good for American soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Gronk: 'I Never Watched a Single Soccer Game' ... Now He's Comparing Himself to HAALAND 14.07.2026 29минThe Late Run goes LIVE for the first time ever, from House of Goal NYC in the middle of the World Cup, and Gronk pulls up a changed man. The guy who never watched a single soccer game in his life now has full World Cup fever: naming his comp (Erling Haaland, who else), breaking down how Serie A actually works, and arguing that America's best athletes playing football is exactly why the USMNT can't crack the world's top eight. Ocho and Raheem get Gronk's review of his first live World Cup match, somehow the most boring game of the tournament, his new soccer podcast with Jameis Winston, an Anthony Davis-in-goal hypothetical that got the whole crowd going, and the one GOAT answer guaranteed to make Ocho grab the mic. CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Intro 01:07 — What the World Cup Taught Gronk 02:45 — Gronk's Comp: Erling Haaland 04:18 — What World Cup Games Are Really Like 07:52 — Ocho's DraftKings Props 16:20 — Gronk's Soccer Podcast & Learning Italian Football 19:20 — Is Gronk's Fandom Real? 23:27 — Why the USMNT Isn't Top 8 (Pay-to-Play) 26:52 — Anthony Davis in Goal 27:43 — Gronk Picks His GOAT SUPPORT THE SHOW: Grab your FREE House of Goal tickets here and celebrate the World Cup with us at New York’s largest soccer culture festival: http://www.goal.com/houseofgoal Start using Codex for free at http://chatgpt.com/codex New DraftKings customers, bet $5 and get $100 in bonus bets instantly. The Crown Is Yours! Sign up using http://dkng.co/thelaterun or through my promo code THELATERUN. #dkpartner GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, 800-327-5050/visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Call 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 800-981-0023 (PR). Wagering offered by DK Sportsbook: 21+. Present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/PR/WY). Void in ONT. On behalf of Boothill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. Event Trading offered by DraftKings Predictions, CFTC-registered: 18+. Trading involves risk of loss. Market availability varies. Predictions offer void in NY. General: 1 per new DraftKings customer. $5+ deposit req. Trade $5, get $200 Prediction Dollars (1-year expiry) issued as $50 increments every 7 days via click-to-claim for 21 days; or bet $5, get $200 Bonus Bets instantly (7-day expiry and stake removed from payout). 7 days = 168hrs. Rewards are non-withdrawable. Terms: dkng.co/offer. Ends 6/28/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Former USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter: Why Failing is the BEST Thing for U.S. 09.07.2026 39минGregg Berhalter, a two-time World Cup player, former USMNT head coach, and current Chicago Fire manager, joins Ocho and Raheemovic on The Late Run. Gregg opens up on his tenure coaching the USMNT in Qatar, how failure can actually help American soccer, and the emotional reality of watching his own son play in the World Cup. He drops the line that sets the tone: “On any given day, we can beat any given team,” but states clearly that America isn’t a heavyweight in world soccer yet.Plus: coaching Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie through their growing pains, the insanity of Swedish fans fist-fighting in the stands at Hammarby, and why a good coach never blames his players. Plus the crew talk about the infrastructure failings that hurt Youth Soccer development in the U.S., how Mbappé got benched and watching the second half with his mom, the economics pushing MLS to play 16-year-olds, and his GOAT verdict: Messi over Ronaldo, with Maradona in the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Landon Donovan Says Privilege is HURTING American Soccer + Playing Against Prime Messi & Ronaldo 01.07.2026 53минIn this week's episode of The Late Run, Landon Donovan—the most decorated American men's soccer player of all time—joins Ocho and Raheem. From the jump it's clear how different his road was from Chad's. While Ocho was a drafted NFL star with people lining up at his door, a 19-year-old Landon was being sent to a park to entertain 11 kids just to sell 30 tickets. Landon gets into the culture shock of moving to Bayer Leverkusen alone at 16, the 2012 sabbatical that nearly ended his career and why he became one of soccer's first mental-health voices, the Jürgen Klinsmann decision that cost him the 2014 World Cup, why he refuses to pick between Messi and Ronaldo after facing both in their prime, how David Beckham's gamble saved MLS, and the $50K pay-to-play problem he says is quietly killing American soccer. Plus the grit he thinks the current generation is missing—and why the World Cup at home could change everything. CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Intro 01:23 — Where it started + how US soccer fandom exploded 05:19 — The promo grind: 11 kids to sell 30 tickets 08:23 — Leverkusen at 16 + the Canada question 24:30 — The 2012 sabbatical & mental health 28:57 — The Klinsmann snub + Ocho's Patriot Way 35:08 — Did Beckham save MLS? 37:04 — Facing prime Messi & Ronaldo 41:57 — The $50K problem killing US soccer 49:07 — The grit that's missing today SUPPORT THE SHOW: Grab your FREE House of Goal tickets here and celebrate the World Cup with us at New York’s largest soccer culture festival: http://www.goal.com/houseofgoal Start using Codex for free at http://chatgpt.com/codex New DraftKings customers, bet $5 and get $100 in bonus bets instantly. The Crown Is Yours! Sign up using http://dkng.co/thelaterun or through my promo code THELATERUN. #dkpartner GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, 800-327-5050/visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Call 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 800-981-0023 (PR). Wagering offered by DK Sportsbook: 21+. Present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/PR/WY). Void in ONT. On behalf of Boothill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. Event Trading offered by DraftKings Predictions, CFTC-registered: 18+. Trading involves risk of loss. Market availability varies. Predictions offer void in NY. General: 1 per new DraftKings customer. $5+ deposit req. Trade $5, get $200 Prediction Dollars (1-year expiry) issued as $50 increments every 7 days via click-to-claim for 21 days; or bet $5, get $200 Bonus Bets instantly (7-day expiry and stake removed from payout). 7 days = 168hrs. Rewards are non-withdrawable. Terms: dkng.co/offer. Ends 6/28/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
CM Punk on Match in Brazil Cut Short by Armed Guards + Messi vs Ronaldo GOAT Debate 25.06.2026 38минCM Punk pulls up to The Late Run with the belt — and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion turns out to be a bigger football head than anyone expected. Ocho and Raheemovic get Punk talking Celtic loyalty (he's half Irish, and rival Drew McIntyre reps Rangers), why Celtic vs Rangers is "200 years of religious hatred," and why most Americans only wake up to soccer for the World Cup. Then it gets wild: Punk tells the story of the night in Brazil when an opponent disrespected the Brazilian national flag mid-match — and the ring got surrounded by armed men aiming straight at him. Plus, the crew debates: who's the better actor, a diving footballer or a wrestler selling in the ring? Who trash talks better, WWE or soccer players? And the big one — Punk names his soccer GOAT (hint: a flying knee KO is involved) and goes Messi over Ronaldo. Ocho shares his dream WrestleMania entrance (Free Bird, oiled-up, cigar in hand), and Punk names which footballer’s would make the best WWE Superstars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Ocho's Soccer TWIN: Mario Balotelli on Italy's Collapse & Why He REFUSED to Change for Any Club 18.06.2026 43минIn this episode of The Late Run, Premier League and Champions League winner Mario Balotelli joins Ocho and Raheem. From the opening bow, it's clear these two are cut from the same cloth: two of the most unapologetic showmen their sports have ever produced, in one room. Chad doesn't call himself "Balotelli Jr." for nothing. Mario gets into why the Italy national team has fallen so far and how he'd fix it, the rough Liverpool year that left him low in England, the racism he faced in Serie A and why he calls it ignorance, the Mourinho red-card story, his Barcelona trial at 15, and what really happened on that LA Galaxy backheel. Plus his verdict on the Messi–Ronaldo debate ("Messi is not normal"), the one player he rates above him, life after football, and the launch of his new "Why Always Me?" project. Ocho and the crew also break down the USMNT's World Cup run on Oo's Props. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Rey Mysterio on Mexico vs USA World Cup Prediction + Who’s the Ronaldo & Messi of the WWE 11.06.2026 45минRey Mysterio Jr. walks into the Late Run and immediately makes it personal. The WWE Hall of Famer breaks down why the mask means everything to Mexican culture, what it'll feel like at Azteca for the World Cup opener, and how Maradona shaped his love for the beautiful game. Then it gets heavy: 14 ACL tears, the moment he almost tapped out for good, and how his son reignited his fire as they made history together.Ocho and Raheemovic push Rey on Mexico vs USA at this World Cup and the timeless Messi vs Ronaldo debate (spoiler: Rey breaks Ocho's heart). They also crown the Messi & Ronaldo of the WWE: Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. And finally, who are the better actors: Footballers or Wrestlers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Canada's No. 1 on Being Messi's Teammate & Why Keepers Are the NEW Playmakers 08.06.2026 45минChad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor Parkes put the GOAT question to Inter Miami's Dayne St. Clair — the only man who trains next to Messi every day — and get a one-line answer that stops the tape. From NFL pressure vs. World Cup nerves to whether MLS finally gets its respect, this one lives in the crossover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
USMNT 2026 Semifinal or BUST + His STOLEN World Cup Goal 04.06.2026 1ч 9минMaurice Edu joins Chad Ochocinco and Raheemovic to break down what success actually looks like for the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup on home soil. Group D, the Paraguay opener at SoFi, the Belgium and Portugal wake-up calls, and whether a quarterfinal run is enough to shift soccer culture in America. Mo sets the bar at semifinal. Chad's not sure we get out of the group. Hit play and pick your side.Plus, Mo brings the receipts. He talks his 2010 World Cup run in South Africa with the USMNT and the 86th-minute Slovenia goal that got chalked off by the ref. He gets into what it meant having his mom and brother in the stands watching him wear the crest. He looks back on his MLS Rookie of the Year campaign as the #1 overall pick with Toronto FC. And he breaks down his Rangers years in the Scottish Premiership: a 93rd-minute Old Firm derby winner, three league titles, Champions League nights at Old Trafford, and a front-row seat to the club's financial collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Tyler Adams: Americans Don't Respect Soccer, World Cup Pressure & Europe's UNFAIR Politics 28.05.2026 35минUSMNT midfielder Tyler Adams joins Chad Ochocinco Johnson and Raheem Taylor-Parkes on The Late Run ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Tyler opens up about what a successful World Cup looks like for this generation, why some young Americans are moving to Europe too soon, and the politics of being an American player trying to earn respect abroad. He drops a powerful line: until America creates its own Messi, there's always going to be a stigma on US players. Plus: Ocho and Raheem break down the Arsenal vs PSG Champions League final, Tyler reveals who the hardest Premier League midfielders are to play against, settles the Messi vs Ronaldo debate, and explains why his USMNT goal against Mexico meant more than his Champions League quarterfinal winner. Chapters: 0:00 — Tyler's Love for the Beautiful Game 2:11 — World Cup 2026: Can the USMNT Change Everything? 7:07 — Pressure to Grow Soccer in America 10:01 — Arsenal vs PSG Champions League Final 15:52 — Tyler's Journey from Red Bull to Europe 21:54 — Stigma of Being American in European Soccer 28:47 — Hardest PL Midfielders & Messi vs Ronaldo 33:27 — Tyler's Most Important Goal New DraftKings customers, bet $5 and get $100 in bonus bets instantly. The Crown Is Yours! Sign up using http://dkng.co/thelaterun or through my promo code THELATERUN. #DKPartner GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/PR/WY). Void in NH/OR/ONT/PR. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. 1 per new DraftKings customer. $5+ first-time bet req. Max. $100 issued as non-withdrawable Bonus Bets that expire in 7 days (168 hours). Stake removed from payout. Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos. Ends 5/31/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
BWP Reflects on Playing With Thierry Henry & Tells Ocho MLS Was The Ghetto 21.05.2026 1ч 5минBradley Wright-Phillips pulls up to The Late Run and pulls no punches. The MLS legend and son of Arsenal icon Ian Wright sits down with Raheemovic and Ochocinco to talk about the pressure of growing up in his dad's shadow, why he believes Messi's child has no chance of being better than him, and what MLS in 2013 was really like - "the ghetto". Ocho shares the real story of his Sporting Kansas City trial during the NFL lockout, the time Mourinho let him train with Real Madrid's reserves and they ran rings around him, and why he got fined by the NFL for warming up with a soccer ball.The GOAT debate gets heated when BWP tells Ocho flat out that Messi is "not even close" to Ronaldo, the boys read hate comments, and the squad imagines what would happen if America's best athletes had grown up playing soccer. Plus: refs on power trips, Ocho's TST appearance, the BWP-Yannick Bolasie rap battle, and the McDonald's diet that fueled 13 NFL years with zero injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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