Jul 14, 2026 · 42 min · 14 segments
Comedian Michael Akadiri joins *Who’s the GOAT? World Cup Edition* to relive the tournaments that made him fall in love with football. From his very first World Cup memories to why Jude Bellingham’s…
Michael AkadiriGuest
Leroy BritoHost
Putting countries that don't really get the spotlight, giving them the spotlight, and showing what people from that country can do.
Did you enjoy the, have you enjoyed the football? 'Cause I know that for me it was a little bit like, "Oh, am I gonna enjoy this World Cup?" But I've actually enjoyed it.
Yeah, truthfully, I, I always compare, um, comparison's the thief, the thief of joy and I always compare.
So I, I've been comparing this one to the previous one in Qatar, and the benefit-
The re- the reason I loved the Qatar World Cup was that being obviously the UK as we are, I could wake up and there's a game on.
... 11:00 AM or something early doors, and it was like 11:00, 3:00, maybe 5:00, 9:00 or something like that.
Whereas this one, the first game, what, some of them, if we're lucky, is at 6:00 PM, around 6:00 PM, maybe one at 9:00, 10:00, and then you go into the early hours, and I can't do that.
Putting countries that don't really get the spotlight, giving them the spotlight, and showing what people from that country can do.
Did you enjoy the, have you enjoyed the football? 'Cause I know that for me it was a little bit like, "Oh, am I gonna enjoy this World Cup?" But I've actually enjoyed it.
Yeah, truthfully, I, I always compare, um, comparison's the thief, the thief of joy and I always compare.
So I, I've been comparing this one to the previous one in Qatar, and the benefit-
The re- the reason I loved the Qatar World Cup was that being obviously the UK as we are, I could wake up and there's a game on.
... 11:00 AM or something early doors, and it was like 11:00, 3:00, maybe 5:00, 9:00 or something like that.
Whereas this one, the first game, what, some of them, if we're lucky, is at 6:00 PM, around 6:00 PM, maybe one at 9:00, 10:00, and then you go into the early hours, and I can't do that.
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