South American Football

Podcast: Argentine Football for Foreign Visitors with the Hand of Pod

Among 'La Doce' (the 12th man) faithful at Boca Juniors for the pre-kick-off 'recibimiento' (reception) (Photo Chris Lee/Outside Write) My…

4 months ago

Groundhoppers’ Guide: River Plate (Montevideo)

Pre-match at the Estadio Parque Federico Omar Saroldi (Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write) Club Atlético River Plate - not to be…

5 months ago

Groundhopper’s Guide: Club Atlético Banfield

The sun sets on an empty post-match Estadio Florencio Sola, home of Banfield [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write] One of the…

5 months ago

Podcast: The Roots of Argentinian Football

Argentine pioneer club Alumni's shirt; Quilmes Atlético Club murals; plaque marking the first match in Argentina [Photos: Chris Lee/Outside Write]…

5 months ago

Football and National Identity in Argentina and Uruguay 

Match day at Boca Juniors' famous La Bombonera [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write] In November 2024, having just returned from a…

6 months ago

Podcast: Everton in England and Chile

Statue of legendary Everton striker Dixie Dean at Goodison Park Everton is one of the grand old names of English…

9 months ago

Podcast: Flamengo

My guest is Stephen C. Brandt, whose latest book Flamengo: Winning All the Cups, explores the history of one of…

1 year ago

Podcast: Club Atlético River Plate

In the first of a new series of podcasts, I interview Dr Mark Orton, whose new book El Más Grande (The Greatest) chronicles…

2 years ago

<strong>The Best Books About South American Football</strong>

There’s nothing quite like the romance of South American football. I was inspired to learn Spanish in my teens because…

2 years ago

Podcast: Football and Society in Colombia

I welcome Dr Pete Watson back onto the podcast to discuss his new book, Football and Nation Building in Colombia:…

3 years ago