Men in Blazers 10/04/22: European Nights with Rory Smith, presented by Paramount+ 54:11

Rog and Rory discuss this week's Champions League matches, beginning with AFC Ajax, how Johann Cruyff shaped the club, the tenets of their unparalleled academy system, and generating sales from that academy system may have ruptured a connection between team and fans. Then, an exploration of the incredible story of Union Berlin, the identity forged before the fall of the Berlin wall, their unlikely survival as a club, and the even unlikelier promotion to the Bundesliga. Finally, Rog and Rory pick their favorite storylines in the Europa and Conference League matches.

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