Football Travel by Outside Write Outside Write
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Outside Write is a blog dedicated to football travel, culture and history. In this podcast we discuss travel tips for watching football abroad, discuss football history, sociology and review books.
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"The Hermit Kingdom": Football in Stalinist Albania
My guest is Phil Harrison, whose debut book explores football in Europe's last communist state, Albania. It's a fascinated story of football in a secretive and isolated country.
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Winner Stays On: Groundhopping Every Round of the FA Cup
My guest is Ruben Clark (RM Clark), whose new book Winner Stays On covers his travels around England following clubs through every round of the FA Cup, trailing the winner of matches into the next round all the way up to the final. It's a fascinating insight into the English regions and the football pyramid.
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Portuguese Football History with Miguel Pereira
My guest is Miguel Lourenço Pereira, who's written a number of football books, but his latest is his first in English, Bring Me That Horizon. It's all about getting to know Portugal through its football. We discuss Portugal's footballing roots and history under the long Salazar dictatorship and the role of football in its demise. We discuss the great players, like Eusébio and other stars from the African colonies, the great 'Golden Generation' Portuguese side of the 1990s and early 2000s, the Big Three, groundhopping, and more...
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Groundhopping in Northern Ireland
My guest is Peter Cinnamond from the Kicking Match podcast, which covers the Irish League/NIFL. We discuss groundhopping in Northern Ireland, covering famous clubs like Linfield and Glentoran, as well as some of the many great grounds that groundhoppers can discover in Belfast and beyond. We also look at some of the political history of the Irish League, which led to the loss of Belfast Celtic and Derry City.
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The Future of Women's Football with Carrie Dunn
After a successful 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, what does the future hold for women's football? My guest is journalist and author Carrie Dunn, who discusses some of the topics she raises in her latest book 'Woman Up: Pitches, Pay and Periods. The Progress and Potential of Women's Football'
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Flamengo
My guest is Stephen C. Brandt, whose latest book explores the history of one of Brazil's most famous clubs, Flamengo. We discuss the history of the carioca club from its roots at a rowing team's footballing branch up to Copa Libertadores champions.
Customer Reviews
Captivating Stuff!
I discovered this a few months ago when I was looking for football podcasts beyond just the big ones that cover Premier League and European football, and that also cover the culture of football.
They have great guests on, often talking about parts of the football world not always at the forefront of the British media, or periods of time in the game that are fascinating but don’t get covered enough.
The most recent episode covered Bobby Robson’s time as England manager. It made my incredibly boring evening of work fly by!
Variety is Amazing
As a football fan, a history fan and a cultural fan, this podcast has it all. Thank you for the wide range of fabulous podcasts
Very good listen
A different podcast from the majority available in a good way. Interesting topics and intelligent conversations.