Football History

Podcast: How the European Cup became the Champions League

James Dixon has authored a book on the birth of the Champions League [Photo: Pitch Publishing]

James Dixon is the author of a new book, The Fix: How the First Champions League Was Won and Why We All Lost. James joins me on the podcast to discuss the background to the creation of the Champions League and the end of the traditional European Cup set-up.

We look at Marseille’s match-fixing allegations and a bizarre match between Leeds United and Stuttgart, plus Rangers‘ impressive run in the first season of the Champions League. We also discuss the failure of the proposed European Super League and what this means for the future of European competition.

We release a new podcast every Monday, so be sure to subscribe on your preferred podcast platform. We’re on AppleSpotifyStitcherPlayer.FM and Anchor. Look for us in Google Podcasts too. We’d really appreciate a rating or view if you like what we’re doing as it helps others discover our podcast. NOTE: I’ll be taking a break June-Sept, so catch up on the back catalogue!

Chris

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