Podcast: Ken Early in New York, Kevin Kilbane in Canada, explaining the snickometer, and the delirium of Paul Howard

America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard

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Spain's defender Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Spain and Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026. Photograph: Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images
Spain's defender Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Spain and Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026. Photograph: Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images

“We’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge of it.”

Fridays tend to run giddy on the America 2026 podcast but make no mistake, this World Cup is barrelling into the serious business end now.

Malachy Clerkin is in studio to keep an increasingly delirious Paul Howard company. Kevin Kilbane joins us from Canada, where the tournament’s stay is drawing to a close. Though not without leaving an enduring mark on the country’s culture, and on Kevin’s star power.

Paul also caught up with Ken Early in New York last night, who shares his reflections on England, hearts of darkness, and the champions-in-waiting: France.

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