Spain

Podcast: Sevilla v Betis – El Gran Derbi

We welcome Colin Millar back onto the podcast to discuss his new book, The Frying Pan of Spain, which explores…

5 years ago

Podcast: Football Under Franco

Valle de los Caidos, the infamous burial basilica of General Franco [Source: pixabay.com] The dictatorship of General Francisco Franco ruled…

5 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping Catalunya

FC Barcelona, 'Mes que un club' - more than a club [Credit: Jack Ford via Unsplash.com] We chat to Tarragona-based…

5 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping in the Canary Islands

Dusk at UD Las Palmas [Credit: Matt Rayns] In this podcast, we chat to Unión Deportiva Las Palmas fan Matt…

5 years ago

Podcast: Football and the Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936-39, was a precursor to World War II. The conflict cost between 500,000…

5 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping in the Valencia Region

Our guest this episode is Paco Polit, Valencia-based journalist and a presenter on the brilliant La Liga Lowdown podcast. Together…

5 years ago

Podcast: Groundhopping in Northern Spain

In this episode, we discuss the clubs on Northern Spain with the Oviedo-based football journalist, Alexandra Jonson. She’s writing a…

6 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: Groundhopping in Madrid

The Spanish capital is a must for any international groundhopper. In this podcast, we talk to Roddy Cons from the…

6 years ago

Football’s symbiotic relationship with Spanish regional identity

As the 2017 Catalan independence referendum highlighted, Spain is a country of countries. Franco may be long dead, but his…

7 years ago

Football Travel Podcast: Spain’s First Football Club and Groundhopping in Italy

  Spain’s first football club (00:47): We catch up with Charlotte Mackay, great-granddaughter of William Alexander Mackay, founder of Spain’s…

7 years ago