Luke's Game: World Cup Icons

0:00This episode is sponsored by ZocDoc. Have you been putting off a doctor's appointment or need a dentist and you don't know where to start? We've definitely been there and that's why we use ZocDoc. Actually over the holidays Michael had a dental emergency and seemingly every office was closed but we hopped onto ZocDoc, found an in-network dentist, had great reviews, saw real-time appointments available which was key. It was on New Year's Day and booked an appointment in just minutes. It took so much of the stress out of the already stressful situation. ZocDoc makes it easy to search and compare over 250 ,000 local in-network providers across more than 200 specialties.

0:43So you can find the right doctor or dentist and book instantly. Taking care of your health just got easier. Download the ZocDoc app today and book that appointment on your to-do list. That's Z-O-C-D-O-C. Zoc Doc.

1:26for Brain now at onnit.com. Grainger knows if you're a procurement manager at an industrial manufacturing facility, you're balancing inventory and budget while sourcing critical supplies across the operation. Too much inventory? Costs climb. Too little? Production slows. Grainger's$2 billion in on-hand inventory helps you get what you need when you need it. So you can help keep budgets balanced and lines moving. Call 1-800-GRAINGER click grainger.com or just stop by Grainger for the ones who get it done Hey it's Hannah Burner from Giggly Squad and the holidays are around the corner which means I'm officially entering my hostess Hannah era with Arm & Hammer Hardball Cat Litter You guys know I love cats and fostering but when I'm hosting I do not want my house smelling like cats I want people focusing on my hosting skills That's why I love Arm & Hammer Hardball Cat Litter It delivers long lasting odor control and forms compact clumps that make cleanup easy so that's one less thing I need to worry about when people come over.

2:27Be guest ready with Arm & Hammer Cat Litter. Find it now at Walmart or Amazon. Soft, cushy, plush, cozy. Soft, smooth, buttery, marshmallowy, warm. Soft. Socks, underwear, tees, and more. Bombas. Everyday comfort worth obsessing over. Visit bombas.com slash audio and use code audio for 20 % off your first purchase. That's B-O-M-B-A-S dot com slash audio. One purchase equals one donated. Always. Losing weight can feel like a roller coaster. Full of ups, downs, and being thrown for loops. Like when someone brings donuts into the office. Or your kids' dino nuggets start giving you that look again.

3:13That's why there's Noom. They combine GLP-1s to quiet the food noise with healthy habits that help you keep it quiet, even if you get off the meds. Their program is designed to make weight loss a smooth ride, helping you understand what drives you, so you can build better habits to not just lose weight, but keep it off. Noom. Lose for keeps. Get started at Noom.com. Not all customers will clinically qualify for medications. Individual results may vary.

3:43Luke Moore: Hello everybody, welcome to the Football Ramble It's the second edition of this summer's Luke's Game I'm Marcus Speller I'm Luke Moore And I'm the doucheon, Hamza Raja

4:07Luke Moore: Hubba da hubba da Hoo hoo hoo Everybody It's time for this

4:15It's one of those games It's quite difficult to explain But you'll get it As soon as you start hearing it

4:20Luke Moore: Oh It's time for Luke's game If you don't know the rules Don't worry They're very very simple Each round, I will name a player, and each of the contestants in front of me will offer me a bid for how many clubs that they can name. Players can either keep increasing the bids or call out the previous player and get them to name the number of clubs that they had bid. No repetition or wrong answers will be accepted, and they must have played a competitive game for the club to count. And this is a fascinating week this week because, Vish, this will be the first time you've played this game for literally years, right?

4:51Since his return. So I'm hoping to get you early. I'm hoping like when the future list comes out for the Premier League and you get a big team, you get on the first day. Get on the first day. You never know how their pre-season's gone.

4:59Luke Moore: And that's how Luke got me last week. It is. A game that everyone said, you should have won. I said, I know. Did they really? All of them. Well, I would just add to this as well. This game is different in, you know, Jackson Cyclopédia. Vish is, I would say, by far the best player in the line-up. Was last season. Yeah, for sure. Depends on the metric. recently crowned champions of Jackson but there's no real tactics involved in that game there's a few little tactics if you go for one maybe that someone else wants but on this this is 50 % tactics how are you going to respond to that mind game annoyingly I think he's right yeah because you can play very defensively Lars famously won a game without naming a single club because I'm thinking back to now knowing when to hold and when to fold exactly think cricket hold hold, hold, hold, right, go, go, go.

5:50Luke Moore: Yeah. You know? You've never seen cricket. What's cricket about that? When you're a batter and you're thinking, hang on, just wait, wait, don't run. No run. No run. Yes, no waiting. Waiting, waiting. Yeah, fine. Get hold of it, run him out. So do you understand? Yeah. I'm explaining your sport to you. Sorry, sorry. Let me do that again. Thank you, it fits perfectly. There we go. It's like NFL, you know. Halfway through, Omaha, Omaha, Omaha. Yeah. Or basketball, complete a blue, darling pinky. Yeah. I don't know what any of this is, but I want to get back to the... Yeah, fine. Okay, you can mention films if you want.

6:23Luke Moore: Now, of course... I'm going to need a bigger jack, whatever. We're going to play Best of Five and as always for this game, you need fire in your belly and your head in the freezer. Up your arse, okay? Now... Dennis Irwin's arsehole.

6:40Luke Moore: Someone's username on the Discord. Yeah, literally I can see it dropping in right now. Oh dear. Yeah. So, the Jacks Encyclopedia champ, Vish, I think you're going to go first with this. On to today's game. Today's game, World Cup Icons edition. World Cup Icons? Let me tell you something. Wow, okay, World Cup Icons. Let me tell you something. This is a lovely game today. I think you're both quite fortunate to be in the chairs today. This is a lovely one. You say to me, World Cup Icons, I'm in. Yeah, of course. I am in. Of course, yeah. Right, Vish. This man has played for 12 clubs. It's James Rodriguez.

7:14Luke Moore: Ooh. How many of the 12 clubs can you name? Give you a clue. He played around the place. Yeah. He was all over the gaff. He did. He's had quite an itinerant career, hasn't he? He has. Itinerant is the word, Luke Moore. Yeah. Vish, have you got an answer for me? Or have you got a bid, sorry? Yeah, five. Five. Oh, that's right in the sweet spot, Vish. That's what I'm talking about tactics-wise. Luke Moore, can you do more than five? or would you like Vish to name five clubs that Hammers Rodriguez played for? Well, if I was going to bid first, I would have gone five for a bid. Would you? Yeah.

7:52It comes down to the age-old question, doesn't it? Do you just let him name his five? The way he said five is quite confident. Very confident, yeah. Or do you go six and just take a flyer? Was he bluffing, though? In this game, I prefer to go out on my shield and on my knees. You do, yeah. So I'll go six.

8:06Luke Moore: You go six? Yeah. It's a good bid. Vish can you bid seven or do you want Luke to name his six no I'd like Luke to name his six I was going to say let's see what Vish is made of but he's already told me what he's made of indeed nothing he's made of absolutely no character whatsoever can I have six can I have six clubs I can't do six that's the point that's why I'm delaying can you do six clubs that James Rodriguez James Rodriguez played for so I think I can do I can definitely do five so I'll do the five go on then he played for Real Madrid I think he went to Real Madrid from Porto he definitely went to Bayern Munich on loan for a bit.

8:39I'm pretty sure he played, yeah. Yep. He's at Everton. That's four. I think he played for Vallecano. Well played, sir. And that's my five. Right. Now, I know... You've done well. You've done well. I know that he's obviously played in... He must have played in Colombia. I mean, he must have. And there's a chance, I guess, he's played for a big South American team. Maybe before he went to Europe. But I'm struggling. For some reason, in my mind, I don't know why this is but I'm going to go and I'll tell you what it is it's probably because back in the day years ago when we saw him play for Everton we look at his Wikipedia or whatever Banfield

9:18Luke Moore: very well played very well played excellent stuff Argentinian club Banfield yeah that's it's a great guess well it's a correct guess yeah so well done Luke it's not a good guess or a bad guess you get the point so the other clubs he played for Envigado I think was an early word Sao Paulo South American zone Leon Monaco Oh fucking Monaco I had Monaco as my fifth Olympiacos and Al Ryan Al Ryan Yeah Al Ryan Olympiacos Yep So there you go Point to Luke Moore You earned that point That's how it works Round two I've put a marker down there Haven't I Vish knows that he can't just say He can't just blithely say Go on then name him Yeah Because I might Round two For some reason I think Vish could flex in this one but you're up first Luke it's your serve 8 clubs in total again you'll definitely know some of them because his name is Luis Suarez oh ok you've got to give me a chance to compile my bid surely yeah but don't take the piss how many clubs in total?

10:23Luke Moore: Luis Suarez has played for 8 clubs and 1 national team forget the national team that's not what we're here for it's club football that we are here for Jesus in Luke's game 8 clubs Oh, okay. Can I have an opening bid? I'm going to make it tough for Vish. Go on. Seven. Seven! I think I can do seven. Do you know what? I thought we might have a high bid. If you name them all, Vish, fair play to you. That's very impressive stuff from Luke Moore. You haven't heard it yet. Vish, what are you going to say here? Because, I mean, Luke is already 1-0 up here. I've got to go eight then, haven't I? All of them.

10:56Luke Moore: You don't have to, but you can. This is your privilege as a bidder. Are you going to go for all eight clubs? No, I have seven. Do you? Okay. Just so you know, it's completely irrelevant to say this because I'll never bid eight because of the way the game works. I don't know what the eighth is. Yeah, I don't think I do either, actually. So it could be, I mean, it's a huge gamble to go for eight, but then, of course, it's a huge gamble to let Luke Moore do his six. No, actually do your seven, yeah. Do you know what, Vish? I think that's probably wise. Well. But let's see. Luke Moore. I'll just do him in the order that I've written him down.

11:33Luke Moore: Seven clubs out of the eight that Lewis Suarez play for, please. Ajax. Groningen. Well done, sir. Liverpool. Barcelona. Atletico Madrid. Inter Miami. And Nacional. Excellent. Nice. Very well played, Gremio. I never would have got that. I was surprised you got Groningen, actually. I forgot. You went to Brazil, did you? I didn't know that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is very impressive from Luke. Groningen to Ajax, yeah. How about that? Did you know he was at Gremio? No, no, I had... Oh, Groningen to I have. You had the same seven. I had seven, but I didn't have eight. Did you have the ones I had? You had all the ones I had?

12:10Yeah, National, yeah. Nice one, mate.

12:11Luke Moore: Very well played. I thought we would have to see high bids, but that's very, very good. Vish, you're two down. You are up against it. The good news is it's your bid. It's your serve. I think you might... Well, it's up to you what you do. I'm only the host who boasts the most. It's round three. Six clubs in total. for this football player. Fabio Cannavaro.

12:41Luke Moore: Six clubs in total. I think Luke might have a taste of it. He's one of my favourite players ever. Yeah. Six in total? Six in total. Okay. And you need this fish. You really, really do. Otherwise, you've embarrassed yourself. Cannavaro. Yes. It's not Cannavaro. It's Cannavaro. and can you give me a beefy opening bid?

13:08Luke Moore: Six clubs. How many are you going to start with? Five. Five! It's a big bid. I can do all of them. You can? Yeah, I think so. Are you going to? Can I hear six? Yeah, six, all of them. Oh! Fair dues. I think I can do all of them. Luke Moore. Luke Moore then, to win the game. Shall I see if I can do them in order? Six clubs. that all of the six clubs that Fabio Canavaro has played for. I'm surprised you went there because Vistia sounded unconfident with the five but you've gone for six. If he knows it's six I think I do. Okay. Napoli. Napoli is correct. Inter. Parma. Juve. Real Madrid. And this is the tricky one.

13:49Al-Ajli.

13:50Luke Moore: Oh no! Luke Moore wins! Oh, how about that? 3-0 to Luke Moore. I mean, what I would say is Canavaro is one of my favourite ever players. Yes. It's very unlucky that that came then. At the key moment. A very impressive round there from Luke Moore. That was good. Who's really stamping his authority. We will play the final two rounds because it's goal difference, quite frankly. Jimmy to the B would be fuming if he didn't do it. Respect to Jimmy to the B. And you've got some pride to fight for Ravish. Exactly, yeah. You don't want to fight for it. It's a bit like, you know, test match here, OK? You've lost the first three.

14:27The last two are the worst ones to cover. The ashes, it's going to be 5-0. Why are we doing this? Let us go home.

15:14This is Nick and Jack from The Best One Yet, and we are excited to tell you about Walmart business. Staying ahead of business trends means moving fast and adapting quickly. Walmart business helps you simplify operations so you can focus on building the next big thing. Find exactly what your organization needs with their ever-expanding business assortment and everyday low prices. Keep your momentum going fast with reliable shipping and fulfillment. Eligible organizations can take advantage of tax-free shopping, both in-store and online, saving you more while getting you everything you need. It's Walmart built for your business.

15:45Sign up for a free Walmart business account today at business.walmart.com. Losing weight can feel like a roller coaster, full of ups, downs, and being thrown for loops, Like when someone brings donuts into the office, or your kids' dino nuggets start giving you that look again. That's why there's Noom. They combine GLP-1s to quiet the food noise with healthy habits that help you keep it quiet, even if you get off the meds. Their program is designed to make weight loss a smooth ride, helping you understand what drives you, so you can build better habits to not just lose weight, but keep it off.

16:20Noom. Lose for keeps. Get started at Noom.com. Not all customers will clinically qualify for medications. Individual results may vary. Soft, cushy, plush, cozy. Soft, smooth, buttery, marshmallowy, warm. Soft. Socks, underwear, tees, and more. Bombas. Everyday comfort worth obsessing over. Visit bombas.com slash audio and use code audio for 20 % off your first purchase. That's B-O-M-B-A-S dot com slash audio. One purchase equals one donated. Always.

17:05Luke Moore: The next player with Luke Moore with the opening bid has played for eight clubs in total. Again, very guessable. It's Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho. Yeah. Eight. Eight clubs, surely. There's going to be some obscure ones. Surely, Vish, you can get some pride back on the score sheet. Jeez, I don't know how many. Oh, God. Yeah. I'm struggling here. Yeah. See, if this had come third player, Vish would be right in the mix. Yeah. Well, not necessarily, Luke. Not necessarily. You've been imperious for him. How many clubs again? Eight clubs. So, Luke Moore. I think I'm going to go four. I think I can do four.

17:48Luke Moore: I think that's a solid bid. Vish, surely you can do five. I've got a feeling, Vish. Yeah, I'll do five. You've got to do five, haven't you? Can we see six from you, Luke? I don't think so, because I feel like that towards the end of his career, he's playing for anyone. And I don't feel comfortable at all naming them. So I can do four. I'm confident about four. I certainly can't do six. So Vish, name your five. I think there's five here for Vish to get. Come on, a bit of respectability on the scoreline. Come on, Vish, name your five. PSG. Barcelona. winner AC Milan fucking hell Grameo yeah good I had Grameo and he play Grameo's a good answer I had that as well I thought there was another side there is but I I've generally just gone blank on them but there is a clip of him kicking the ball in the air to himself and tossing it down and not making someone that I remember so vividly pre-match for them can't remember who it is but I'm going to go with Rio Ave instead Rio Ave is a dreadful answer was it Flamengo Flamengo he played for Fluminense Fluminense Caritaro or Caritaro and Atletico Mineiro oh right he won stuff he played very well for Mineiro quite a bit so that was the side Rio Ave they're Portuguese they are Portuguese Jesus you could have had I had Flamengo but I didn't have Milan I forgot about Milan I don't know why Flamengo yes 4-0 to Luke Moore Luke same language at least yeah kind of So to avoid the whitewash, Vish, you have got the opening bid for this next player in round five.

19:23Luke Moore: Very, very guessable answers here. There's plenty of them. I think this could be a very interesting round. Nicholas and Elka. How many clubs? Twelve. And bear in mind that, Vish, people like playing along with this at home, so you've got to kind of give a look. Play along, everybody, with Nicholas and Elka. Nicholas and Elka. Twelve clubs. He was all over the place. Twelve, blimey. He won things, he lost things. He scored goals, he played... Which bid is it, Vish's? It's Vish's to start with, yeah. Twelve clubs for Nicholas and Elka. Vish, can I have an opening bid, please?

20:04Luke Moore: Seven? Seven, that's a decent opening bid. I've got seven. Yeah? So eight is going to involve a guess, isn't it? Okay, I'll go for eight. We've got eight. I'm falling off, I've got to go for eight. Vish, can I hear nine from you? I think nine is achievable. This is the kind of player that I think Vish will be all over him. Oh, nine. He's going for nine. I thought Vish would be all over this, yeah, and he's showing it. He's got nine. Can I hear ten from you, Luke Moore? I'd be reasonably confident with eight. I don't think I can do ten. We want ten. Name me nine. Okay, Vish, can you name nine clubs that Nicholas and Elke played for?

20:39Arsenal Man City Liverpool Bolton PSG Real Madrid West Brom Chelsea One more you need Juventus

21:02Luke Moore: There it is Very well played I had Fenerbahce Fernabache is one Mumbai City and Shanghai Shenua were the other ones I tell you what to 10 is the maximum you get in real yeah very well played well done Vish who was the one he managed was it the team in India he became their manager didn't he I think it was Mumbai City yeah who he would go around I think I'd have been annoyed at myself if I didn't get Enelka even though I guess the Portuguese team were one of my favourite footballers in Ronaldinho Nicholas Enelka did indeed manage Mumbai City yeah 2015 for a period of time well there we are everybody.

21:38Luke Moore: Luke Morwins 4-1. He battered the Jackson Encyclopedia champion. And Luke was right at the start. Different game, different tactics. I caught you cold a bit as well, I think. I feel like I've been flown out into the club well cut. Yeah, you weren't bothered, were you? Let's be honest. It was very warm. Phoned it in. But of course, everybody, a warning from history. Vish was like this a little bit in Jackson Encyclopedia to begin with. And my goodness, did he warm up until he became red hot. Hot, yeah. You know what I will say about this? I enjoyed that very much. Good. despite the fact that I'd been pasted.

22:09Well, when I played you in Jackson's Succopedia towards the end of the season, it was like, I can't deal with it. I can't live with the quality. Whereas here, it feels like I've got a bit of confidence back. So it's good stuff.

22:18Luke Moore: It's good stuff, everybody. It's literally named after you. Your name you sold from Jermaine Genus. We need to change it. I didn't want to call it L.M.'s Jigsaw. We need to change the name of it. If people want to send suggestions, we can change the name. We're all very happy with the name. So if you want to change it, then you change it. Not up to me. Let's call it a text-a-friend. What do we call it? Who wants to be a millionaire? Who wants to be a Moriannour? Bullseye. Yeah, let's call it Bullseye. I don't think there'll be any problem with that. Deal or no deal? I'm Noel, I'm Noel. Bid or no bid.

22:49Luke Moore: Yeah. Thank you very much for listening to the Football Ramble, part of the ACAS Creator Network. We're back on Monday, and Luke's game will be back next Friday, which is, it's compulsive listening by this stage, everybody. Make sure you're following us on socials at Football Ramble, and get on over to our YouTube channel, where you can watch full episodes in delicious high-def-anition. It's the weekend, everybody. It's landed. It's time to dance all the way to the bar with Pitbull in your ears. Oh, Friday. The keys to the weekend. The keys out. Oh, yeah, shit, we've got two cracks of the keys now.

23:23Yes, exactly, yeah.

23:23Luke Moore: Exactly. Those who are more professional than others, you've got two whistles to go on. Yeah. If you're in an important job, you do have to wait for Luke's game to finish. No, this is a lovely one. You get out there. It comes out at four. You finish listening to it by 4.30, straight up the boozer. Up the boozer. Or listen to it in the boozer. No, I like that. Put it on the big speaker. While you're queuing up for your third pint. If I've won 4.1, put it on the speaker in the boozer. There we are. All right, everybody. See you on Monday. See you on Monday.

24:33We'll be right back. Grainger, for the ones who get it done. Your daily supplement routine doesn't need to be managing a handful of different bottles. Onnit's Total Human brings key research-based vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids together in convenient day and night packs. One all-in-one product designed to make supplementation easier. The day pack supports cognition, focus, and cellular energy production. At night, the night pack helps you wind down and supports a calm, relaxed state. Less time managing your supplements, more support for your day and night. Shop Total Human now at onnit.com.

25:14There are two types of business owners, those who are busy and those who want to be busy. Toast is designed for both, with tools to keep you humming and help turn grind into growth. That's how you turn busy into business. Toast, built for busy.

25:57Still waiting in line? Bye.