Podcast: Football in Paraguay

4 years ago

Under the lights at Cerro Porteño, Asunción [Photo: Ralph Hannah] My guest is Ralph Hannah, who runs the Guaraní Vision…

Portugal: When Football Kicked Against a Dictatorship

4 years ago

Académica de Coimbra players in their gowns before the 1969 Taça de Portugal final [Photo: Formidável] Portugal lived under Western…

Podcast: Groundhopping Off the Beaten Track

4 years ago

The African Cup of Nations, Libreville, Gabon [Photo: Tim Hartley] My guest is Tim Hartley, author of Kicking Off in…

The Philadelphia Story: Irish Footballers in Early US Soccer

4 years ago

Modern Philadelphia [Photo by ActionVance on Unsplash] In this guest post, Irish football historian Gerard Farrell explores the role of Irish footballers in…

Podcast: Football’s Nearly Teams

4 years ago

I am joined by Rob MacDonald and Adam Bushby from Halcyon Publishing who have a book out, From the Jaws…

Podcast: Football Under Dictatorship in South America

4 years ago

Beach football in Brazil (Credit: LHC Coutinho via Pixabay) Dr Pete Watson at the Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia (credit:…

Podcast: Behind the Scenes at Football Italia

4 years ago

This week's guest is Jonathan Grade, who worked on Channel 4's iconic Football Italia show for nearly a decade from…

Podcast: Football Under Nazi Occupation

4 years ago

Prisoners would watch matches on the Appelplatz from the roof of the kitchen barracks (on the left) of the Gross-Rosen…

Podcast: Andrew Watson – The First Black International Footballer

4 years ago

Queen's Park in the early 1880s. Andrew Watson is standing top left [Credit: Queen's Park FC] My guest is Llew…

Podcast: The Story of RB Leipzig

4 years ago

I am joined by Karan Tejwani, whose new book Wings of Change, chronicles the controversial rise of RB Leipzig. We…