We’re joined by Craig McCracken from the football history and nostalgia site, Beyond the Last Man, to discuss the complex and often controversial story of Romanian football.
We look at the role of the oil industry in football’s early growth, the king’s role in sending Romania to the first World Cup, and about the time when dictator Nicolai Ceausescu conducted transfer negotiations directly with Santiago Bernabeu…
It’s a fascinating interview, give it a spin!
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