Listen "James Tyler on Lionel Messi, Luis Rubiales, being a Jeopardy! champ, and more"
Episode Synopsis
Host Jessica Kleinschmidt talks with ESPN FC senior editor and Jeopardy! champion James Tyler. Jessica and James discuss a variety of topics including being a Jeopardy! champion, Lionel Messi playing in Miami, Luis Rubiales forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso at the FIFA Women's World Cup, and more.For even more discussion, head over to thecomeback.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube: @thecomeback.-3:32: Welcome James Tyler to Short and to the Point-3:49: Lionel Messi making an impact in MLS-4:47: Messi adjusting to the United States-6:23: What’s it like for Messi to not “pan out?”-7:04: Messi as a teammate-8:49: Opposing teams not ignoring Messi’s impact-10:19: Messi opening up doors for foreign players to come to MLS-12:10: How to convince a top player in their prime to play in MLS-13:31: Will Inter Miami lose at any point this season?-15:12: Latest on Luis Rubiales/Jenni Hermoso-16:32: Rubiales kiss not an isolated incident for Spanish women’s soccer-18:55: Spanish FA’s delayed apology to Hermoso-19:56: Ramifications of Rubiales’ temporary suspension by FIFA-21:19: Support for Jenni Hermoso-22:52: Overshadowing Spain’s World Cup win-24:24: When were people taking Spain seriously during Women’s World Cup?-25:29: Trying out for “Jeopardy!”-28:55: Training and preparing for “Jeopardy!”-31:37: Mastering the buzzer-34:48: Characteristics of the quintessential “Jeopardy!” contestant-36:51: Trying out for other game shows-37:51: What did James do with his winnings?-38:47: Reaction to not getting any sports questions-40:21: Doing bar trivia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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