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Football Travel by Outside Write Outside Write
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4.9 • 31 Ratings
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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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Groundhopping in Norway
My guest is Marius Helgå as we discuss groundhopping in Norway. It's Western Europe's longest country at 1,750km with clubs stretching from the south right up to the Arctic Circle. We discuss some big names like Vålerenga, Lyn, Odds, Viking, and Bergen, plus some smaller clubs and the national side. We also look at Norwegian fan culture and its influences, cheifly drawn from England and Germany.
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Euro '84: 'Danish Dynamite' and 'La Carré Magique'...
My guest is Aidan Williams, whose new book 'Euro 1984: The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw'.
Back when the Euros was a proper elite eight-team tournament, France provided a sublime and dramatic tournament spearheaded by Michel Platini, who bagged nine goals in just five games as France won its first major tournament. -
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
My guest is Ben Jackson, whose book The Africa Cup of Nations: The History of an Underappreciated Tournament came out in time for the 2024 edition of AFCON. We look back at the tournament's roots, its key moments and players, plus where does it go from here?
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The Superga Air Tragedy and Il Grande Torino
My guest is Roberto Pennino, whose book 'Immortal Torino' covers the story of 'Il Grande Torino' - the Great Torino FC side that dominated Italian football in the 1940s. Tragically, the team and coaching staff all died as their plane descended into Turin on the way home from a friendly match in Lisbon against Benfica, crashing into the Basilica di Superga.
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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.
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.