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Football Travel Podcast: China and No to Modern Football

We visit two opposite ends of the modern football landscape in this podcast. First up, we get the lowdown the Chinese Super

Following “Pompey” must be a rollercoaster ride. A team once picking up silverware in the Premier League is now in the

I reflect on the leafy West London suburb of Brentford and my last visit to lively Griffin Park, former home of Brentford

Beneath the towering green banks of the South Downs there is a sloping pitch surrounded by friendly and boisterous fans. We

We venture into Eastern Europe and southern Spain in this episode. Introduction to Polish Football (00:43): We talk to Chris Lash,

The Portuguese capital Lisbon is home to two of the country’s ‘Big Three’ football clubs, but there are other teams worth visiting

Another season, another long farewell to one of London’s iconic football grounds. 2016-17 season will be Spurs’ last at White Hart Lane

In this episode we travel down London’s Central Line to Shepherds Bush to talk Queens Park Rangers and get

Nestled beneath the wires and pylons of industrial North Kent is a rising force in non-league football. We visit Ebbsfleet United.

Almost a decade before Jonathan Wilson wrote the brilliant Angels with Dirty Faces, he chronicled his travels in the former Eastern Bloc

The Gunners’ famous Emirates Stadium looks like it came from outer space and landed in red brick Holloway housing. Since moving

The History of Scottish Football (00:42): Sports historian Andy Mitchell introduces us to the evolution of football in Scotland. Did

As the mist rolls in from the Thames, we step into the Lions’ Den with a visit to the famous Millwall FC.

The story of football in Argentina has finally been told. “Angels with Dirty Faces” by Jonathan Wilson is a must-read for anyone

A quiet revolution is occurring on the West Sussex coast. We went down to Worthing FC to witness some Rebels with a