FOOTBALL FAN FABLES Pidley Podcasts
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This is a podcast about football stories for football fans
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Hooligans and Ultras
Soccer hooliganism may be a thing of the past in the UK, but Italy’s “ultras” are still going strong. We listen to the thoughts and memories of Barry Fantoni, John Foot, Tobias Jones and Tim Parks, to name but a few.
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The Sadness of Superga
The anniversary of a tragedy is the starting point for some reflections on the colourful nature of Italian football.
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When I’m in the Crowd
Barry Fantoni, John Foot, Tobias Jones and other eloquent football fans talk about the emotional excitement of being at a big match.
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Blackpool are back
The term “rollercoaster ride” perfectly describes the experience of supporting Blackpool F.C.
Fans in various countries reflect on the club’s colourful history. -
Which team do you support?
In order to be a football fan you have to support a team, but why do people choose one club in particular? We asked 11 fans to give their reasons.
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Books of Football
11 GREAT BOOKS ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
by Mark Worden
Countless books have been written about football, or soccer, and some of them are very good. We have picked 11, which is also the number of players in a team. And we have decided to divide these books into categories. For this reason we will be playing a 4-3-3 formation. The four-man defence consists of in-depth studies of the game.