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Football Travel Podcast: The History of Football Fandom

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In this podcast, we talk exclusively to Paul Brown, the author of Savage Enthusiasm, which chronicles the story of the football fan from the very dawn of association football as a spectator sport. It’s a fascinating interview and it’s interesting to hear how fandom has evolved, reflected social changes, and how similar – and different – the modern fan is from the original football spectator. Enjoy!

You can subscribe the podcast here on iTunes and Soundcloud. Do please leave a review and a rating if you like what we’re doing. We’re always open to suggested topics and improvements, please email us your thoughts.

Chris

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