Former Olympic Stadiums: Blessing or Curse?

5 years ago

AS Roma fans at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome We often hear Olympic committees talk about ‘legacy’ and how a venue…

Podcast: Groundhopping in Lisbon

5 years ago

En route to the Estádio da Luz, home of SL Benfica Our guests are Ricardo and Eupremio from Vintage Football…

Podcast: Groundhopping Japan’s ’72 Club’

5 years ago

Nick Green at Urawa Reds [Credit: Nick Green] Our guest is Nick Green, who's completed the equivalent of the '92…

Podcast: Yugoslavia’s Fractious Football History

5 years ago

Our guest is Richard Mills, author of The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State. We look…

Podcast: The History of Football Rule-Making

5 years ago

Our guest is archivist Petra Tabarelli, who researches and blogs about the history and evolution of football rules. Join us…

The Rebirth of Wanderers FC: The First FA Cup Winners

5 years ago

The 21st Century Wanderers [Credit: Andy Nunn] Our guest is Mark Wilson, who in 2009 refounded Wanderers, the original winners…

‘Soccer’ is not an Americanism; It’s a very English word

5 years ago

The man with the ball at his feet coined the word 'soccer' [Credit: Corinthian-Casuals FC] There’s a lot of snobbery…

Podcast: Football in the Eastern Bloc

5 years ago

Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Home of Dynamo Kyiv [Credit: Bradley Stafford] We welcome football writer Onur Bilgic back onto the podcast…

Podcast: Groundhopping in Sicily

5 years ago

Join us as we explore the football clubs of Sicily with Anthony Barbagallo, who writes about Sicilian football in English.…

Podcast: The Invincibles

5 years ago

Michael Barrett at Preston's Deepdale ground [Credit: Michael Barrett] In the very first season of the Football League, 1888-89, Preston…