Tom is joined at Banter by Brendan O'Connor (@_grendan), a diehard Tottenham fan and a journalist who covers the far-right, for a discussion on the roots of fascism in soccer, as well as its creeping presence in America's own domestic league (namely at NYC FC home matches). While a nine-man Spurs team battled Bournemouth in the background, the two also discuss the pros and cons of VAR, what comes next for Tottenham, whether this will go down as Brendan's favorite season as a supporter and why cheering for a club like Manchester City would be boring.

Here's a link to the HuffPost story about the fascist group that has shown up at NYC FC matches, which was written by Bob Silverman: https://urlzs.com/8HhC

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