Whatever Happened to Martin Ødegaard?
Football Today
English - February 04, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 36 MB - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsSoccer Sports football soccer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It’s April 2014… A 15-year-old is waiting nervously beside a football pitch in the Norwegian city of Drammen…
That day, aged 15 years and 118 days, Martin Ødegaard became the youngest footballer ever to play in Norway’s Tippeligaen.
It’s January 2021… A 22-year-old is waiting nervously beside a football pitch in the English city of London…
7 years have past and Martin Ødegaard has failed to live up to the early promise he offered.
Moving to Real Madrid and being loaned to clubs around Europe, he’s spending the rest of the season at Arsenal in a bid to kick-start his career.
In this episode, we ask: whatever happened to Martin Ødegaard?
Guests:
Mads Lochert (@studythetape) is a Norwegian football analyst
Om Arvind (@OmVAsports) is managing editor of the Managing Madrid channel and host of Las Blancas podcast
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Music:
The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions.
Individual Tracks:
Svela Tal by Lillehammer
Thoughtless by Warmbody
Ultima Thule by Glacier Quartet - Araby
Loom by Textile Caramb
Trailrunner by Zander
Median Point by Glass Obelisk
Minutes by Pacha Faro
Peacetime by TinyTiny Trio