The Best Soccer Podcast in the World

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The Best Soccer Podcast in the World

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport. The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed. The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

  1. 01/31/2023

    El 10 Perfecto (Español)

    Anteriormente, los jugadores de fútbol no usaban números. Esta es la historia de cómo el número 10 se convirtió en el número más icónico del deporte, ganado por Pelé y Maradona y más. ¿Cómo se convirtió el número 10 en el número más icónico del deporte? Rastreemos la historia que convirtió el número en una posición y te llevaremos a los inicios del número más icónico del fútbol.   The Best Soccer Podcast In The World es un podcast bilingüe que cuenta tus historias de fútbol favoritas. El anfitrión, Nando Vila, hablará de algunos de los momentos más icónicos de la Copa del Mundo, colocándolos en contextos culturales y geopolíticos. Desde jugadores legendarios hasta finales desgarradoras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    25 min

  2. 01/31/2023

    Perfect 10

    Soccer players didn't always wear numbers, you know. A history of how the number 10 became the most iconic number in the sport, won by Pele and Maradona and more.  How did the No. 10 become the most iconic number in the sport? Let’s trace the tactical history that turned the number into a position, as well as the fluke that gave an unknown 17-year-old the jersey when he scored in the first televised World Cup final. You may know him as Pele.   The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos, to heart-wrenching losses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min

  3. 01/24/2023

    Andrés Escobar (Español)

    Poco después de anotar un autogol que eliminó a Colombia de la Copa del Mundo, Andrés Escobar fue asesinado a tiros. En la Copa del Mundo de 1994, Colombia salió inesperadamente en la fase de grupos. El capitán de Colombia era conocido como El Caballero del Fútbol. Pero poco después de anotar un autogol que eliminó a Colombia, Andrés Escobar fue asesinado a tiros. Los cárteles de la cocaína que inyectaron dinero lavado en el fútbol colombiano, elevándolo a nuevos máximos, tenían un precio letal.   The Best Soccer Podcast In The World es un podcast bilingüe que cuenta tus historias de fútbol favoritas. El anfitrión, Nando Vila, hablará de algunos de los momentos más icónicos de la Copa del Mundo, colocándolos en contextos culturales y geopolíticos. Desde jugadores legendarios hasta finales desgarradoras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    25 min

  4. 01/24/2023

    Andrés Escobar

    Shortly after scoring an own goal that knocked Colombia out of the World Cup, Andrés Escobar was shot to death.  Pele picked Colombia to win the 1994 World Cup. It didn’t turn out that way. They crashed out of the group stages. Colombia's captain was known as The Gentleman of Football. But shortly after scoring an own goal that knocked Colombia out of the World Cup, he was shot to death. The cocaine cartels that had pumped laundered money into Colombian soccer, raising it to new highs, came with a lethal price.    The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min

  5. 01/17/2023

    Croacia 2018 (Español)

    Veinte años después de su primera Copa del Mundo, Croacia se vio envuelta en un escándalo de corrupción que amenazó con encarcelar a su mejor jugador. Y aún así, terminó en segundo lugar en la Copa Mundial del 2018. En 1998, Croacia llegó a las semifinales de la Copa del Mundo con entusiasmo y una generación increíblemente talentosa. Veinte años después, el panorama futbolístico del país estaba sumido en un escándalo de corrupción que amenazaba con encarcelar a sus mejores jugadores, y tenían un entrenador desconocido que había pasado tres partidos en total con el equipo. Así que tomaron todo esto y... llegaron a la final. El mundo es aterrador e incognoscible y las cosas no suceden por una razón. Croacia en la final de la Copa del Mundo 2018 lo demuestra.   The Best Soccer Podcast In The World es un podcast bilingüe que cuenta tus historias de fútbol favoritas. El anfitrión, Nando Vila, hablará de algunos de los momentos más icónicos de la Copa del Mundo, colocándolos en contextos culturales y geopolíticos. Desde jugadores legendarios hasta finales desgarradoras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    27 min

  6. 01/17/2023

    Croatia 2018

    Twenty years after their first World Cup, Croatia was mired in a corruption scandal that threatened to jail their best player. And somehow, they still finished second in World Cup 2018. Back in 1998, Croatia rode the pot-clanging enthusiasm of winning a civil war and a hell of a talented generation into the World Cup semifinals. Twenty years later they rode—well, nothing really. The country’s soccer scene was mired in a corruption scandal that threatened to jail their best players, and they had an unknown coach who had spent three games total with the team. So they took all this and … somehow made it to the final? The world is terrifying and unknowable, and things do not happen for a reason. Croatia making the final of the 2018 World Cup proves this.    The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  7. 01/10/2023

    Croacia '98 (Español)

    La identidad es rara. Trazamos líneas a través de la tierra y decimos, tú eres de allí, yo soy de aquí. ¿Cómo se define una identidad nacional? Para Croacia, fue en el campo de fútbol. Este nuevo y pequeño país salió de una guerra civil y consiguió el tercer lugar en su primera copa del mundo.   The Best Soccer Podcast In The World es un podcast bilingüe que cuenta tus historias de fútbol favoritas. El anfitrión, Nando Vila, hablará de algunos de los momentos más icónicos de la Copa del Mundo, colocándolos en contextos culturales y geopolíticos. Desde jugadores legendarios hasta finales desgarradoras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 min

  8. 01/10/2023

    Croatia '98

    Identity is weird. We draw lines across the land and say, you’re from there, I’m from here. How do you define a national identity? Well, if you’re Croatia, you project the patriotic fervor from winning independence in a bloody civil war onto the soccer team and get third in your first-ever World Cup.    The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos to heart-wrenching losses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 min
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In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport. The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed. The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.

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  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
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