The World Cup 2026 on the cusp of the quarter finals

Turkey is a country that straddles the two continents of Europe and Asia and is seen as the gateway from West to East. It's also one of the most fascinating and passionate football nations on earth. H...

2 Sep 43min

Barcelona is one of the worlds truly great football cities. in this episode host james bolam speaks to Gabriel from the football culture club about football in the city, from the global FC Barcelona t...

5 Aug 58min

Host James Bolam gives his thoughts on the latter stages of the World Cup where Spain were worthy winners.

22 Juli 10min

Host James Bolam gives his thoughts so far on this years World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

24 Juni 9min

Host James Bolam is joined by previous guests Rob Potts and JP to discuss this summers World Cup in the USA....

10 Juni 46min

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27 Maj 1min

Host James Bolam welcomes back author Rob Potts to talk about his new book A stadium odyssey : Passion, politics and the beautiful game which is out on Bluemoose Books in June 2026.

13 Maj 38min