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Football Travel Podcast: QPR and Rayo Vallecano

 

 

Rayo badge (credit: Paul Reidy) and QPR fans at Wembley 2014

 

In this episode we travel down London’s Central Line to Shepherds Bush to talk Queens Park Rangers and get the low down on Madrid’s third club, Rayo Vallecano.

 

Queens Park Rangers (00:48): We talk to QPRPod co-founder David Fraser about West London club Queens Park Rangers. Why is this wealthy club failing to achieve the heights its fans expect? Also, what’s the experience like for the visiting football fan? David explains all…

 

Rayo Vallecano (09:05): Madrid-based football analyst Paul Reidy introduces us to the Spanish capital’s third team, Rayo Vallecano. What makes this small team from the southern city suburb of Vallecas so appealing?

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Chris

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