Get your kit on: football pundits get a World Cup makeover

Time was when pundits were all meaty thighs in shiny suits. Then along came David Beckham, social media and everyone upped their game. As they gear up for Rio, Adrian Chiles, Manish Bhasin, Jake Humphrey and David Ginola talk about football and the new fashion rules

Plus we grill them about the World Cup

When Adrian Chiles walks into the studio dressing room, Manish Bhasin is wearing a three-piece Thom Sweeney suit in a striking windowpane check, artfully layered over a luxurious, charcoal roll-neck sweater. Three sides of the room are lined with racks of suits and shirts, with pair upon pair of designer shoes arranged beneath. The fourth wall is taken over by a huge mirror above a table set with hairbrushes and makeup.

Zero chance, though, of anything diverting ITV's football frontman and the presenter of the BBC Football League Show from their favourite subject. "All right, mate," Chiles kicks off. "What happened to so-and-so last night then, eh?" Bhasin shakes his head: "Tell me about it. Strange decision, though, playing such-and-such instead of" etc.

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