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Defoe & Deeney Football Firsts: When Football Broke Us

In episode six of Football Firsts, Troy and Jermain discuss the heartache of the beautiful game and weigh in on the first time that football broke them.

In episode six of Football Firsts, Troy and Jermain discuss the heartache of the beautiful game and weigh in on the first time that football broke them.

Troy looks back at the disappointment of losing the 2013 Playoff Final against Crystal Palace and how unprepared his Watford side were for that game. Jermain discusses missing out on the Champions League with Tottenham because of a number of overnight illnesses in the camp, and the pair reflect on what happened when Jermain missed out on the World Cup squad.

And the pair discuss the effect that negativity has had on their respective games, and how much the average fan would like to walk a day in the shoes of a professional footballer.

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