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Best Spanish football books, podcasts and blogs

Following the success of our post on the best Italian football blogs, podcasts and books, I have put together a similar collection

Our guest is Krakow-based Denys Nachornyy, whose Gigs and Groundhopping chronicles his football travels. He’s ideally placed to tell us all about

Lisbon-based journalist Filipe d’Avillez spent a season following the Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal) to get under the skin of Portuguese football,

Our guest is football writer Gary Thacker, whose book Cheers, Tears and Jeers: A History of England and the World Cup chronicles

We welcome back Paul Brown onto the podcast to discuss his new book, The Ruhleben Football Association. The book looks at the

Our guest is Philip O’Rourke, who runs the Forgotten Clubs blog. Join us as we delve back into the archive to discover

In this guest post, Matthew Glossop-Freebody describes his experience at historic Parisian club, Red Star FC. The History of Red Star FC

We’re joined by football writer Aidan Williams to discuss the impact and legacy of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1922-43) on the game

We welcome Thomas Farines back onto the podcast to give us his tips for groundhopping in Greece. From incredible tifos to gun-toting

Our guest is Greg Lansdowne, author of Stuck On You: The Rise and Fall…and Rise of Panini, and other nostalgia writing. We

We often hear Olympic committees talk about ‘legacy’ and how a venue will be used after the competitors and spectators have gone

Our guests are Ricardo and Eupremio from Vintage Football City Tours, a group of football historians who run tours of Lisbon’s historic

Our guest is Nick Green, who’s completed the equivalent of the ‘92 Club‘ but in Japan. He covered 72 grounds in less

Our guest is Richard Mills, author of The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State. We look at the

Our guest is archivist Petra Tabarelli, who researches and blogs about the history and evolution of football rules. Join us as we