The pinball threshold, MLS linos & kicking football jokes out of politics

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on the Adjudication Panel for the 200th episode of the pod. On the agenda: the official end for football/politics crossover humour, former guest Doc Brown returns with a new twist on his big footballing bugbear, a deep dive into the MLS Assistant Referee of the Year award and some passionate co-commentary from the fabled "defenders' union". Meanwhile, the panel examine the word "effort" for goalscoring attempts and decide the threshold for penalty-area "pinball". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices