Football Books

Best Spanish football books, podcasts and blogs

Following the success of our post on the best Italian football blogs, podcasts and books, I have put together a…

5 years ago

Podcast: Travels with the Portuguese Cup

Sporting Clube de Portugal fans gather for the Taça de Portugal final [Credit: Filipe d'Avillez] Lisbon-based journalist Filipe d'Avillez spent…

5 years ago

Podcast: England’s World Cup Record

Bobby Moore is the only England captain to have lifted a major trophy (1966) Our guest is football writer Gary…

5 years ago

Podcast: What was the ‘Ruhleben Football Association’?

We welcome back Paul Brown onto the podcast to discuss his new book, The Ruhleben Football Association. The book looks…

5 years ago

Podcast: Yugoslavia’s Fractious Football History

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

5 years ago

Podcast: The Invincibles

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

5 years ago

Podcast: Football in the Former East Germany

[This post contains affiliate links. For more information, read our Disclosure page] Our guest is Alan McDougall, author of The…

5 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping 55 UEFA Countries…in One Season

Matt Walker, author of Europe United, pictured in Belarus [Credit: Matt Walker] Our guest is Matt Walker, author of Europe…

5 years ago

Podcast: Improving the Modern Game

[This post contains affiliate links. For more information, read our Disclosure page] Our guest is John Nicholson, whose new book…

5 years ago

The World’s Fiercest Football Rivalries

Boca Juniors v River Plate at the Bombonera, Buenos Aires [Credit: Lee Colvin] We talk to Lee Colvin, author of…

5 years ago