These Football Times

After an early Sunday morning drop, we’re in Rio, the city of beaches, carnival and the towering statue of Christ the Redeemer. Led by the knowledge of Dr Pete Watson, we look at some mega clubs, masc...

29 Mar 20231h 17min

In this edition of the Centre Circle, we talk with Chris Lee about his book The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, exploring some of its most fascinating storiesin greater depth.

24 Mar 20231h 9min

In this episode, we’re off to the south of Brazil to visit Porto Alegre and look at a couple of the biggest clubs in the country, plus one with a mascot who fits right into our narrative. Stu Horsfiel...

19 Mar 202359min

The sixth round, the last eight, the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Now it’s getting serious,  eternal glory sitting just three wins away. It’s a round of pitch invasions and last-gasp penalties, of Ce...

17 Mar 20231h 17min

It’s a Leicester City special at These Football Times. We look back on a remarkable decade for the Foxes and ask just where it’s gone wrong this season. Will Leicester survive the drop? We’ve got the ...

14 Mar 20231h 3min

The podcast crew discuss the strange case of Harry Maguire’s demise, investigate promotion and relegation dramas in Scotland’s League Two and England’s National League, and ponder just why it is that ...

6 Mar 202357min

We pay tribute to the late John Motson, laud David Moyes, take the pressure off Erik ten Hag, fret over the future of the EFL, debate a century of continuity going down the drain at Rochdale, and reve...

27 Feb 20231h 20min

The fifth round of the FA Cup means that for some, Wembley begins to beckon. For others, it’s the graveyard of their dreams. We explore some classic games of fifth rounds past, including a legendary e...

23 Feb 20231h 24min