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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 first football club, Real Club Recreativo de Huelva. Charlotte acts as UK ambassador for ‘Recre’ so we discuss how the club was started and grew. For more on this subject, check out our in-depth article on how football started in Spain.

Groundhopping in Italy (08:16): We talk to Italian sports writer Chloe Beresford for her tips on watching Serie A football. Chloe is running a series of travel guides for The Sportsman, which you can follow here.

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