Mundane FIFA 22 animations and football's future without towering headers

For Our Sins: The Clichés Pod Archive - A podcast by The Athletic

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey, David Walker and James Maw convene the Adjudication Panel to rule on a referee blowing the match ball a kiss, twee tweeting about Lionel Messi from non-League clubs and what mundane footballing situations should be added to the animations of the forthcoming FIFA game. Meanwhile, they consider what football would really lose if all 58 types of header - towering, crashing, bullet, or otherwise - were suddenly banned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices