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Are the Faroe Islands one of the most dramatic places on earth to watch football?
German journalist Steffen Trumpf wrote a book all about his experiences watching football in this breathtaking part of the world, and we examined what makes it truly special.
We discussed:
- Why football is so important to the people of the Islands
- How the team punches above it's weight on the international stage
- Some of the unique clubs that make up it's leagues
- and what it's like running a marathon in these conditions!
#faroeislands #faroeislandsfootball #footballpodcast #fifa #uefa #islands
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Are Greenland on the verge of joining CONCACAF and finally joining the FIFA international community? This and many other questions I put to the Danish Manager of the Greenlandic side.
We discussed:
- The unique culture of football on the Island
- How he goes about selecting his squad under the unique challenges that the country provides
- His aspirations for the team in the coming years
- The importance of representing their country to the Greenlandic people
It's a really interesting conversation covering an often uncovered topic of a team outside of the
#greenland #greenlandfootball #footballpodcast #fifa #uefa #concacaf
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On this special interview episode, I spoke to Philip O'Rourke about his upcoming book "Forgotten Football Clubs: Fifty Teams Across the World, Gone but Never Forgotten."
We discussed why some clubs go out of business, what happens to the fans of a forgotten team and some of the strangest stories of forgotten clubs. We also touch on how a fan feels when their clubs ceases to exist, and the conflicting emotions of having to find another team to support.
It's a really interesting interview and I really encourage people to check out the book, which is out now the beginning of February 2023.
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We continue with the second half of our annual Christmas Quiz! Who will go home with the trophy! 🎄🧑🎄
Answering questions ranging from how they solved the Highbury murder mystery, What world record former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino held and what landed UD Ibiza in the headlines this year 🕺🪩
Will Rob, Alex, Jack or Colbyn be coming home with the trophy?
Play along and see if you can do better than the lads!
This is the first part of the quiz, with the second half coming soon!
Thank you to everybody who listened in the past year, and we look forward to hopefully entertaining you in 2023!
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In our now annual tradition, we assembled to tackle the most bizarre football quiz questions imaginable! 🎄🤶
Colbyn, Scottish Alex, Jack and Rob faced teasers such as why did Graham Poll give 3 yellow cards, what petty reason did a Stockport manager have for not giving interviews with Sky and after knocking them out of the FA Cup, how did Declan Rice make it up to the Kidderminster players? As well as this, find out the bizarre reason why a 5th division German club's home pitch was destroyed 🧐
Play along and see if you can do better than the lads!
This is the first part of the quiz, with the second half coming soon!
Thank you to everybody who listened in the past year, and we look forward to hopefully entertaining you in 2023!
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On this episode of the podcast, I spoke to Shaul Adar, Israeli journalist about his book "On the Border: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World." The book tells the story of Beitar Jerusalem, an infamous club both in Israel and globally.
Famous for its racist fans, spearheaded by the ultra group "La Familia", the club has never fielded an Arab player. We spoke about how this club was able to court political influence in the Likud party of Netanyahu, how attempts to bring the club in a different direction have failed and what the club's story tells us about Israeli politics. We also spoke about the fallout from the documentary "Forever Pure", which shows how the fans reacted to an attempt by their former owner to bring in two Muslim players from Chechnya (spoiler alert: not good). It is a fascinating story into an area of the world's football culture that is not too often discussed, and Adar speak eloquently and thoughtfully on the subject.
I really enjoyed both reading the book and discussing it with Shaul, and hope you enjoy it too!
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On this very special episode, we dived deep into the story of Chagos Islands football. Its an incredible story of how football can be used to represent a people who have had their rights ignored. The Chagos Islands are a tiny archipelago in the Indian Ocean, who's inhabitants were illegally removed in the early 70s. With many of the refugees descendants living in the UK, we examined how the representative football team is being used to raise awareness of the issue and the importance of giving people the opportunity to represent their own heritage.
This episode includes two interviews, first with Sabrina Jean, the Chair of the UK Chagos Refugees Group and Jimmy Ferrar, the coach of the Chagos Islands National Team.
It is a sobering and important story to tell, and we are delighted to be able to bring the story to you. Timestamps below for the interviews:
Sabrina Jean - 16:05
Jimmy Ferrar - 47:35
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On this episode, we went back to a traumatic game in Alex's childhood, where Wenger's men came unstuck in the Champions League Final against Barcelona. Along the way we found out and discussed:
What Frank Rijkaard was up to after he retired
How many pints Steve Bould ordered for the lads
Whether Lehmann would have saved both of Barcelona's goals
Our love for Ronaldinho
And finally, in a series of STEAMING HOT TAKES that will surely mean he is not invited back onto the podcast, Jack calls Thierry Henry and Arsene Wenger frauds #Engagement
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On this episode, we looked back on an all-time Champions League Final ending in Barcelona. With guests United superfan (?) Jack and the Scottish Alex, we examined how United completed the 1999 treble and how it was done.
Along the way we discussed could Carsten Jancker and Jaap Stam be brothers, how good was Clive Tydesley's commentary that night and unearthed some bizarre pranks at the Carrington training ground. We also settled the debate that has divided society since the ancients and continues to do so - which was better Barcelona 1999 or Istanbul 2005?
Come along for the laughs on our journey through Football's past. If you have enjoyed the podcast please leave a rating or review, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on our coming releases and tell a friend about the show. If you have any feedback on the show also we would also love to hear from you.
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On this mini episode, we chatted with Tom from the DNQ YouTube Football channel, to look at the unusual World Cup Qualifying tournament going on in Doha at the moment. DNQ Football is doing some really cool stuff looking at football around the world, and we were delighted to talk about some of the interesting stories going on around the tournament, and look at the big question of whether anybody stands a chance of causing an upset against New Zealand.
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This week I was joined by Gary Thacker, author of the book Beautiful Bridesmaids Dressed in Oranje. The book charts the unfulfilled glory of the Dutch National side. We focused on the great team of 1974, with Cruyff et al, and how exactly they lost that final to West Germany. We also talked about what exactly is total football, what made that team so special as well as if they should have won the World Cup in 1978. A really interesting discussion looking at one of the most influential sides of football history.
If you enjoyed the podcast, check out our back catalogue as well as leave a rating and review, we would love to hear from you.
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This week I was delighted to be joined by Ibrahim Mustapha author of "No Longer Naive - African Football's Growing Impact at the World Cup" on the show. We focused on the remarkable story of Senegal's run at the 2002 World Cup, which included the memorable opening game victory of France. We spoke about the journey of the time, harmful stereotypes about African players and when an African team will go to the next stage of the competition. We also spoke a little about the African Cup of Nations, which is currently exciting fans at the moment. If you are further interested in the subject, definitely check out Ibrahim's book, which is well worth reading. And again thanks to him for sparing the time to join the podcast.
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Back again for a second year! We gathered the regular crew for the second annual Christmas Quiz, as Rob, Lion, Colbyn and Scottish Alex battled it out to win the prized Christmas gnome. Alex found his most difficult brain teasers, with questions such as the ones below answered: - In 2005, a sunday league match between Peterborough North End and Royal Mail AYL was abandoned, as the referee left the field. What caused the ref to go?- Which Political leader did Diego Maradona famously have a tattoo of on his left leg?- 1970’s Zaire dead ball specialist Mafuila Mavuba had a strange ritual before taking a free kick - what was it?Thank you to everybody who listened in the past year, and we look forward to hopefully entertaining you in 2022!
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An exciting and thought provoking conversation for you on our newest podcast. In January this year Bohemian FC in Ireland made news around the world when they appointed Seán McCabe as the world's first climate justice officer at a football club. Having worked with climate issues for close to a decade, the partnership with the fan owned club with the aim to incorporate more climate focused policies into the club's plans. In a conversation that had the failed super league in mind, we talked about what it means for a community focused club to take the lead on this issue, the banter which followed his appointment, and Seán's hopes for what football can do to tackle the coming climate crisis. A fascinating conversation which tackled everything from the decline of trade union support to what football club's can do in their communities. We really enjoyed covering this topic with Seán and hope you do too. If you would like to support the podcast in any way, feel free to buy us a coffee here (but of course no obligations!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theSTpod
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In a lighter episode, we sat down with the guys from the Field of Screens pod to discuss the infamous FIFA propaganda film, United Passions. Recorded on the Monday of the ill fated SuperLeague attempt, we looked for some beauty in the story of a few men, who's only dream was that the whole world would play football by the same rules and regulations. Seriously.We discussed what exactly they were trying to achieve with this project, how Tim Roth got Sepp Blatter's walk down and whether commercial deals are in fact the most exciting aspect of the beautiful game. On this journey there were laughs aplenty along with a lot of pain as we tried to understand this ridiculous film. If you have enjoyed any of our shows remember to leave us an iTunes review or share the podcast on social media.
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In this mini episode, Alex was joined by Ukrainian football fan and expert, Andrew, to discuss their upcoming game with England. We talked about what it means for the team to have made it this far, and whether they have any chance of causing a big upset in Rome.
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After an insane round of last 16 fixtures, Alex sat down with Sebastian from Campfire Football again to make our predictions for the Quarter-Finals. We also reviewed what went wrong for France, whether England have what it takes and how Spain overcame Croatia.Get it in your ears before this weekend's games!
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It's been a hell of a week so far in the Euros, and we chatted to friend of the show and great guy Sebastian from Campfire football to try and make sense of it all.We talked about Germany losing to France, Schick from the halfway line and found time for some Stephen A. Smith chat! We also looked ahead to the next round of fixtures, looking at Germany vs Portugal and Scotland vs England. Get it in your ears while it's still hot!
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We have made it! The last of our Fan Previews is ready, as we look at Group F.We spoke to Tomasz about Hungary, Mathieu about France, Tiago about Portugal and Lukas on Germany.Timestamps:France 1:10 - 21:44Hungary 21:51 - 37:10Portugal 37:20 - 51:09Germany 51:12
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Today and every day up until the Euros we are going to be released previews of each of the groups. We spoke to a fan of every country competing at the Euros to give you a unique and personal perspective on all of the teams. On the opening day of the tournament, we are looking at Group E, with Manu on Spain, Samuel on Sweden, Boris on Slovakia and Adam on Poland. Timestamps here:0:00 - 1:10 Intro1:10 - 15:02 Spain15:06 - 26:18 Sweden26:28 - 43:06 Slovakia43:08 - Poland
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