South American Football

El Clásico Uruguayo: The Roots of South America’s Oldest Derby

Nacional fans at the Estadio Centenario (Photo: Marcus Haydon) Between them, Peñarol and Nacional have won 98 of the 116…

3 years ago

Podcast: Football in Chile

Chilean fans take over the Maracanã stadium at the 2014 World Cup group stage victory over Spain My guest is…

3 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping in South America

The Centenario, Montevideo, scene of the first World Cup final in 1930 [Credit: Marcus Haydon] I am joined by Chris…

3 years ago

Podcast: Football in Paraguay

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

3 years ago

Podcast: Football Under Dictatorship in South America

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

3 years ago

Podcast: El Clásico Rosarino

Our guest, Jamie Ralph, blogs about Newell's Old Boys in English [Source: Jamie Ralph] Our guest is Jamie Ralph, who…

4 years ago

Podcast: The Great Brazil Side of 1982

Horsfield's 1982 Brazil: The Glorious Failure is released on 26 October 2020. Sócrates, Zico, Éder, Falcão, Júnior...all names that conjure…

4 years ago

Podcast: Football in Venezuela

Match day in Venezuela [Credit: Jordan Florit] Our guest is Jordan Florit, whose new book Red Wine and Arepas: How…

4 years ago

A Venezuelan Football Odyssey

Under the lights in Venezuelan football [Source: Jordan Florit] Jordan Florit is the author of a new book on Venezuelan…

4 years ago

The History of Football in the Dutch Caribbean: The Modern Era

Curaçao celebrate winning the 2017 Caribbean Cup [Image via Steve Menary] Following on from his piece on the history of…

4 years ago