Ranked #1
The philosophies that changed football forever
The philosophies that changed football forever
Football is an ever-evolving sport, often shaped by the minds of a few. The dreamers. The thinkers. What we have today i... Read more
24 Jul 2018
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56mins
Ranked #2
How to identify talent and the use of statistics
How to identify talent and the use of statistics
Host Jim Hart, senior writer and coach Jon Townsend and commentator and analyst Juan Arango examine how players are eval... Read more
28 May 2017
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59mins
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Deconstructing American Soccer (Part I)
Deconstructing American Soccer (Part I)
What is the reality behind the state of football in the US? With MLS deemed by many to be quickly becoming one of the be... Read more
11 May 2016
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Ranked #4
Political Football: the compelling world of FIFA
Political Football: the compelling world of FIFA
With one hand, FIFA have helped make the game truly global, giving the fans a sport like no other in the process. But wi... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #5
Spanish football in the Franco years
Spanish football in the Franco years
Following the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces took control of the country and introduced a reac... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #6
The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson
The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson is the acclaimed author of Inverting The Pyramid, The Outsider and Angels With Dirty Faces, as well as t... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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Ranked #7
Uli Hesse and the state of German football
Uli Hesse and the state of German football
Uli Hesse is the best-selling German author of Tor!, Bayern Munich: Creating A Global Superclub and Alles BVB. He sat do... Read more
18 Sep 2017
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Ranked #8
The Football Italia Years
The Football Italia Years
To accompany our series The Football Italia Years, host Jim Hart caught up with calcio writers and experts Blair Newman,... Read more
19 Sep 2016
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Ranked #9
The story of football's lost wonderkids, with author Ryan Baldi
The story of football's lost wonderkids, with author Ryan Baldi
Every club can boast one: the gifted youngster who defied expectations by not becoming the next George Best or the next ... Read more
3 Jul 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #10
My Side: how Arsène Wenger's fearless Arsenal became the iconic Invincibles
My Side: how Arsène Wenger's fearless Arsenal became the iconic Invincibles
Chris Weir talks to us about Arsenal's historic Invincibles campaign, which saw them match Preston North End's record of... Read more
6 Oct 2019
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #11
Stateside Soccer: a history of the beautiful game in the United States
Stateside Soccer: a history of the beautiful game in the United States
Football in America has been eclectic and polarising from the very start. From the pre-Wall Street Crash boom to Major L... Read more
8 Dec 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #12
Political Football: How football overcame brutal military juntas in Argentina and Chile
Political Football: How football overcame brutal military juntas in Argentina and Chile
At a time when brutal military regimes were stifling society and the economy, football underwent vast changes in Argenti... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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56mins
Ranked #13
The Coaches' Forum talks to Saul Isaksson-Hurst
The Coaches' Forum talks to Saul Isaksson-Hurst
Jon Townsend talks technical development for players of all ages with coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst, a one-on-one coaching s... Read more
17 Dec 2017
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58mins
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How Guardiola's Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/11
How Guardiola's Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/11
Tom Scholes talks to us about how Pep Guardiola's Barcelona plan was crystallised into a single season which saw them fi... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #15
The uncertain future of Catalan football
The uncertain future of Catalan football
It's tough to predict what the future of Catalan football holds. In a region dominated by talk of political independence... Read more
11 Nov 2016
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Ranked #16
Deconstructing American Soccer (Part II)
Deconstructing American Soccer (Part II)
Deconstructing American Soccer (part II) is a discussion of the economics of the American version of the game. Joining u... Read more
16 May 2016
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Ranked #17
The art and science of player development and coaching
The art and science of player development and coaching
How do the professionals go about their business in the areas of analysis, scouting, coaching and player development? We... Read more
23 May 2016
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Ranked #18
The controversy and corruption of CONMEBOL
The controversy and corruption of CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL is one of FIFA's six continental confederations and, as they cover the South American region, it's also one of ... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #19
Euro 2020 or the UEFA Nations League? A debate about international football on the continent
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 pol... Read more
17 Mar 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #20
How populist politics is changing the world of football
How populist politics is changing the world of football
Across the world, populist politics - the idea that society is separated into two groups at odds with one another: the "... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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1hr 8mins