There are certain conversations within sport on which you wish you could eavesdrop. Mike McDaniel and Diego Simeone is one of those conversations.

Two weird, wonderful, colourful and charismatic leaders in their own right, two of the smartest in their respective fields and two men who adore every aspect of football. Their version of it, that is.

The Miami Dolphins have spent the week training at Atletico Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium as they gear up to host the Washington Commanders at city foe Real Madrid's Bernabeu in what marks the NFL's first regular-season game in Spain this Sunday.

It resulted in McDaniel getting an audience with Atletico manager Simeone, who was seemingly fascinated by the league's financial approach to roster construction.

"It's really cool, I'm well aware of

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