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Mailbag: Hot Takes, Sportswashing, Prince Tunes, and More

Musa and Ryan open up the first ‘Stadio’ mailbag of the season

By Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Sevilla FC fans seen inside Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium... Photo by Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images


Musa and Ryan touch on a couple of midweek matches (03:45) before opening up the first Stadio mailbag of the season. They answer questions on fans’ responsibility upon their returns (11:36), hot takes for the season (18:56), what to take to a desert island (29:58), favorite Prince tunes (33:22), sportswashing (34:28) and who the new “always watch” side will be this year (43:09).

Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
Additional Production Assistance: Isaiah Blakely

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