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Daniel McBreen

Daniel McBreen

Former footballer

Oct 21, 2026

1:28
... club beat country?
1:29
I can see both sides of the argument.
1:31
I look at the player and think, "What would the player want?" Uh, and I think the player would wanna go to a World Cup.
1:38
He's a real good talent.
1:39
He's a young player coming through.
1:40
He, he might never get to go to another World Cup or this opportunity again, so I think that would be a lifetime memory for him, uh, an opportunity to put himself on the, on the biggest scr- uh, world scene at that age group.
1:52
Okay, it's under 17s.

16 MINS LATER

18:22
There's a controversy here." And the response to that isn't ban the journalist from writing it, it's get your house in order.
40:37
Where does your balance sit about what is right and what is wrong with this?
40:43
Look, I think if you ask the player without any outside pressures from either side, he'd say, I want to go to a World Cup.
40:50
Simple as that.
40:51
If that was the simple explanation behind it, which we know it never works that way, he would say, give me a World Cup any day of the week.
40:59
He may never get another chance to do that.
41:02
I understand Sydney's view.
41:04
Sydney's responsibility is not to the national teams.

5 MINS LATER

46:26
Give our Brisbane listeners a bit of hope ahead of a season because it's been a while since they've had hope turn into something tangible and enjoyable.
2:42
Where does your balance sit about what is right and what is wrong with this?
2:47
Look, I think if you ask the player without any outside pressures from either side, he'd say, I want to go to a World Cup.
2:54
Simple as that.
2:55
If that was the simple explanation behind it, which we know it never works that way, he would say, give me a World Cup any day of the week.
3:03
He may never get another chance to do that.
3:06
I understand Sydney's view.
3:09
Sydney's responsibility is not to the national teams.

5 MINS LATER

8:31
Give our Brisbane listeners a bit of hope ahead of a season because it's been a while since they've had hope turn into something tangible and enjoyable.
3:12
Where does your balance sit about what is right and what is wrong with this?
3:17
Look, I think if you ask the player without any outside pressures from either side, he'd say, I want to go to a World Cup.
3:24
Simple as that.
3:25
If that was the simple explanation behind it, which we know it never works that way, he would say, give me a World Cup any day of the week.
3:33
He may never get another chance to do that.
3:36
I understand Sydney's view.
3:39
Sydney's responsibility is not to the national teams.

5 MINS LATER

9:01
Give our Brisbane listeners a bit of hope ahead of a season because it's been a while since they've had hope turn into something tangible and enjoyable.

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