Episode 25: Darren O'Dea On Being Held At Gun-Point, Roy Keane And Nicolas Anelka, Best Football Facts
Taking centre-stage this week is a feature-length chat with Irish international Darren O'Dea. We chat about one of the most remarkable Irish football careers ever, which has included breaking through at Celtic, playing under Roy Keane, becoming Toronto's highest-paid player, being held at gunpoint during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and being managed by Nicolas Anelka in India. We also chat to James Harkin of the QI spin-off podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, who tells us some of his favourite football facts. We also have our Ladbrokes Bet of the Week and we ask: which sports star, if they lived up to their name, would be the greatest menace to society? Get in touch on us: tweet #TheBallBag to @ballsdotie, or tweet anything to @GavanCasey and @gcooney93. We're on Snapchat and Instagram (ballsdotie) and email thegaffer@balls.ie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.