My Side: how Ajax's class of '73, led by Cruyff, completed a hat-trick of European Cups
An in-depth discussion on Ajax's third successive European Cup-winning campaign for My Side, a celebration of the best teams we've ever seen. What impact did the departure of Rinus Michels to Barcelon...
25 Apr 20191h 2min
How contemporary politics in Spain may alter the nation's footballing landscape
The Political Football podcast launches into series three with a look at contemporary Spain and, in particular, the issue of potential independence for Catalunya. Expertly guided and advised by Madrid...
23 Apr 20191h 13min
My Side: in celebration of Newcastle's swashbuckling 1995/96 vintage
Welcome to a new series - My Side - discussing writers' and fans' greatest teams over the years. First up is Newcastle's 1995/96 vintage, examining their thrilling if ultimately doomed exploits in the...
17 Apr 20191h 16min
Remembering Thomas 'Mad Dog' Gravesen with author Chris Sweeney
Thomas Gravesen was loved by the supporters of the teams he served, and underappreciated by the wider breadth of football. In the late-1990s he was part of a resurgent Hamburg midfield, before switchi...
14 Apr 20191h 6min
Saturday, 3pm: author Daniel Gray talks 50 delights of modern football
Author Daniel Gray returns to discuss another of his evocative books. After a nostalgic ramble through football in bygone days with Black Boots & Football Pinks, we bring things up to date as Saturday...
11 Apr 20191h 2min
Euro 2020 or the UEFA Nations League? A debate about international football on the continent
With the Euro 2020 qualifiers about to begin - six months later than traditionally the case due to the advent of the polarising Nation League - what's better for the continental game's fans, players a...
17 Mar 20191h 2min
The murky world of African academies who exclusively sell talent to Europe
To round off series two of Political Football, we move away from the connection between football and politics in specific countries in favour of a wider focus of the subject, examining at the growth o...
11 Mar 20191h 2min
Justin Walley: the man whose coaching odyssey is unlike any other in football
Justin Walley has enjoyed a footballing odyssey like few others. As well as attending six World Cups, six European Championships, two Copa Americas, and having lived in eight different countries and v...
4 Mar 20191h 8min
