The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast

By Lee Wingate and Paul Watson

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Subscribers: 118
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 64

Z
 Jan 28, 2024
A truly excellent podcast

Chairboy Dave
 Aug 5, 2023
Great listen. Covering smaller euro leagues.

Description

Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member states – and sometimes beyond. Join us once a fortnight as we round up the global football headlines with a touch of geography, politics, history, culture and food, plus a healthy dose of humour. Listen to our next episode on Wednesday 13 November 2024 or join us for a bonus podcast on Patreon on Wednesday 6 November. Sign up at patreon.com/SweeperPod.

Episode Date
Balkan groundhopping, River Plate’s potent paint & Como’s war on Monza
Nov 12, 2024
Montenegro’s mass collapse, Sweden’s perfect runners-up & Auckland’s A-League debut
Oct 29, 2024
Bhutanese monk ultras, a golden era for micro-states & the Southgate of the Solomons
Oct 15, 2024
Switalian adventures, Welsh routes into Europe & the Vatican on tour
Oct 01, 2024
Turks & Caicos' 14-year-old goalie, Bolivia's altitude advantage & Argentina's gun-wielding chairman
Sep 17, 2024
BONUS POD: SAN MARINO WIN A FOOTBALL MATCH!!!
Sep 05, 2024
Europe for Larne & TNS, Papua NG's breakaway league & Comoros’ wizard-loving boss
Sep 03, 2024
Noah’s unique European run, Djibouti’s power plant club & St. Kitts' three-legged final
Aug 20, 2024
A Tongan World Cup dream, Greenland’s Disko Island & Olympic sprinter-footballers
Aug 06, 2024
A victorious Faroese village, 27th time lucky for La Fiorita & North Korea’s ‘Pariah Derby’
Jul 23, 2024
Pub team's European win, a mystery island coaching job & a Sweeper-sponsored team
Jul 16, 2024
Rooftop viewings in Vanuatu, Zivzivadze’s house-turned-hotel & an Eritrean on the move
Jul 09, 2024
The UEFA qualifier quiz, the Marshall Islands’ debut & a delayed Cold War friendly
Jul 02, 2024
OFC Nations Cup chaos, Saint Helena rescue missions & Malaga’s 5am airport welcome
Jun 25, 2024
Kilts and concerts at EURO 2024, a university upset in Japan & an Icelandic village dream
Jun 18, 2024
The EURO 2024 coffee dealer, San Marino’s water slide away day & North Korea’s secret score
Jun 11, 2024
Quirky football stadia, the Corsica Cup & the Turkmen team that always wins
May 28, 2024
Campsites in Luxembourg, proposals in Albania & free sausages in Finland
May 21, 2024
An expedition in Kyrgyzstan, Romania’s twin identity saga & Sweden’s toilet goal
May 14, 2024
Spain’s tiniest football town, North Sea pizza planes & a Dutch double invasion
May 07, 2024
The Valletta funeral parade, Al Ahly’s unique feat & dark arts in Chechnya
Apr 30, 2024
Algerian airport anger, a 560km voyage to Mauritius & a Transylvanian cup run
Apr 23, 2024
The fabulous Fenix Trophy, Nordic nonsense & Liechtenstein’s quirky cup
Apr 16, 2024
Copa Chile charm, Peruvian player names & a transfer to Tanzania
Apr 09, 2024
North Korean no-show, Georgian jubilation & glorious groundhopping
Apr 02, 2024
San Marino’s 20 years of hurt, Austria’s six-second goal & Burrito Brava joy
Mar 26, 2024
The 'Virgin Derby', Basque aspirations & a record return in Romania
Mar 19, 2024
The American (Samoan) Dream, a Scilly showdown & Swedish kayak smugglers
Mar 12, 2024
Tifos & ultras in Prague, Croatian VAR controversy & Argentina's park derby
Mar 05, 2024
Dating app dismissals, CONIFA anthem anxiety & a Sunday service with the Queen
Feb 27, 2024
San Marino setbacks, the new FIFA Series & a Football Manager nerd in Iceland
Feb 20, 2024
High-speed car chases, Anguillan adventures & a German giant in decline
Feb 06, 2024
Derby day in Madeira, AFCON’s unlikely heroes and a crisis in Cambodia
Jan 23, 2024
Azeri cakes & coaches, football’s final frontier in the Pacific & the Livonian League
Jan 09, 2024
Robinhood’s Caribbean double, Pontypridd’s 141-point deduction & a Herculean effort against Ajax
Dec 26, 2023
The Belgian Cup arcade claw draw, Turkmenistan’s debutant champions & the Botafogo bottle job in Brazil
Dec 12, 2023
The magic of the Coupe de France, Colo Colo’s trip to Easter Island & Spain's Mascot Olympics
Nov 28, 2023
Frantic season finales in Scandinavia, the Te Runga Games in Kiribati & the sad story of Raphael Dwamena
Nov 14, 2023
The KÍ Klaksvík miracle with Daniel Storey, our visit to the Czech team that lost 9-5 & a perfect season in Tonga
Oct 31, 2023
A GOAL FOR SAN MARINO, Thailand’s trip to McDonald's & a YMCA-inspired fairytale in Norway
Oct 17, 2023
An alternative World Cup for FIFA's worst 32 nations, Mozart bashing the Red Bulls with a violin & the enclave derby in Spanish North Africa
Oct 03, 2023
The Antarctic micronation with a football team, island time in the Coupe de France & the Costa Rican mascot race
Sep 20, 2023
The Indonesian team travelling in a tank, the offside rule loophole discovered in Sweden & the Austrian club president handing out cash
Sep 06, 2023
The Greenlandic Football Championship, Raków's remarkable rise & the Latvian refs breathalysed by police
Aug 23, 2023
Fairytale summer for the Faroes, father v. son battles in the Champions League & a reindeer hunt in Greenland
Aug 09, 2023
Micronesia's first-ever futsal tournament, KÍ Klaksvík's Champions League heroics & the contested fate of two Crimean clubs
Jul 26, 2023
The Island Games in Guernsey, Arctic Circle dominance in Norway & the European qualifying rounds
Jul 12, 2023
San Marino fail to win 130th game in a row, Ildefons Lima sets all-time records & the Children's Hospice win the Vatican treble
Jun 28, 2023
Balotelli's haircut twin spoils promotion party, Mongolian player cycles to Old Trafford & Ruch Chorzów complete the ultimate comeback
Jun 14, 2023
Cups & cults in Liechtenstein, mistimed bus parades in Luxembourg & colossal away days in Kazakhstan
May 31, 2023
Match-fixing scandal rocks Belarus, cycling toddler invades pitch in Finland & 49-year-old goalie keeps clean sheet in Faroes
May 17, 2023
Former pub team win trophy in Gibraltar, Spanish side lose every game for 11 years & Viktor Orbán-back clubs make waves outside Hungary
May 03, 2023
Croatian coach makes players train at 1am, Welsh team releases dinosaur kit design & Chinese boy breaks ball-juggling world record
Apr 19, 2023
Alderney's 103-year wait goes on, a university student represents Gibraltar & Northern Irish village club Loughgall pursue promotion
Apr 05, 2023
Snowball sh*thousery in Norway, strange sideline antics in Italy & a deep dive into Gibraltar
Mar 15, 2023
Sheriff break ground for Moldova, managerial mayhem at Sion & a scandal in Somalia
Mar 02, 2023
Kazu Miura playing in Portugal aged 55, prisoners attend game in Romania & a furniture supplier intervenes in Belgium
Feb 16, 2023
Maccabi Netanya end Israeli trophy drought, a Maltese club president wants to play & the meteoric rise of Cosmos in San Marino
Feb 01, 2023
The Sweeper: Matt Walker's Europe United - October 2021
Oct 14, 2021
The Sweeper - July 2021
Jul 23, 2021
The Sweeper Bonus Episode - Matt Walker's Europe United - June 2021
Jun 24, 2021
The Sweeper - June 2021
Jun 03, 2021
The Sweeper Bonus Episode - Matt Walker's Europe United - May 2021
May 19, 2021
The Sweeper - May 2021
May 04, 2021