The Football Culture Podcast

Host James Bolam speaks to Rob Potts aka The Global Groundhopper about his experiences watching football in Europe. We discuss the joys of groundhopping, football travel experiences, differences betwe...

17 Sep 20251h

Host James Bolam is joined by James Gamlin the founder and editor of Escapisimo magazine. The latest issue of Escapisimo focuses on Spanish football where James travelled to Seville to watch Real Beti...

20 Aug 202549min

Host James Bolam is joined by Miguel Lorenço Pereira to discuss his superb new book Pasión: A journey to the soul of Spanish football. We discuss the football culture in Spain, how it is consumed, how...

29 Apr 20251h 22min

In part 2 of The Glazer Family at Manchester United host James Bolam is joined by George Baker who is a founder member, former board member and one of the communications team at FC United. We discuss ...

6 Apr 202558min

Host James Bolam is joined by Steve Crompton of the 1958 group to discuss the Glazer families ownership of Manchester United. We discuss the Glazers tenure, the debt, the mismanagement of the club, FC...

24 Mars 20251h 14min

In this latest episode host James Bolam and guest Juan Pablo discuss football in Colombia. It's a country with an interesting football culture from flamboyant players to civil war and narcos.

23 Feb 20251h 20min

For this very special third episode we look at Football in Milan. Milan contains not only one but two of Italian and World footballs biggest clubs with 39 Serie A and 10 Champions League titles betwee...

11 Dec 20241h 41min

For our second episode we are staying on the Iberian Peninsula and looking at Football in Spains third largest city which is of course Valencia. Host James Bolam is joined by Jimmy Mulvihill and Stuar...

18 Nov 20241h 5min