The FootPol Podcast
By Francesco Belcastro and Guy Burton
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Episodes: 107
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The podcast that brings together football and politics. We'll be exploring the relationship between the two, both inside and outside the game.
The podcast covers "Big Politics" like politicians, clubs, international and national federations and other organised groups and how they use or abuse the game to "Small, Everyday Politics" in the form of community-level clubs, fan associations and the way that football reflects the political challenges of our day to day lives.
The FootPol Podcast is brought to you by co-hosts Drs Francesco Belcastro and Guy Burton.
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2026 World Cup Debutants: How Curaçao Built a World Cup Team in the Netherlands ft. Karym Leito & Margo Groenewoud
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May 11, 2026 |
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Can Football Explain Globalisation? Revisiting the Theory ft. Graham Cornwell
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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2026 World Cup Debutants: Jordan's Football Story ft. Curtis Ryan
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Sacred Grounds: People's Football in India ft. Sandeep Menon
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Insta‑FootPol. AFCON Fallout, Iran World Cup Participation and Iranian Women’s Asylum
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Staples, Satire and Protest: The Politics of Football Fanzines ft. Paddy Hoey
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Insta-FootPol. The US-Israel War with Iran and the 2026 World Cup
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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2026 World Cup Debutants: Uniting the Islands — Cabo Verde ft. Emmanuel Charles D’Oliveira & Nuno Domingos
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Breaking Barriers: Women’s Football Across the Middle East ft. Assile Toufailly
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Carnival or Control? Politics and the 2026 World Cup ft. Pete Watson & Roger Magazine
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Grassroots, Growth and the Game: Football in New Zealand ft. CJ Price
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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How the Football Association Took Over the Women's Game ft. Rafaelle Nicholson
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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From College to the Pros: Power and Pathways in Women’s Football ft. Sydney Minarik
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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2026 World Cup Debutants: Uzbekistan’s Rise from Soviet Shadows ft. Donat Iskanderov
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Football in a state of emergency ft. David Goldblatt
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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How Football Sells Its History: Stadium Tourism and Identity ft. Felipe Tobar
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Fueling or burning the game? Football clubs, fans and energy companies ft. Leslie Mabon
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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African Fans, European Dreams ft. Manase Chinwesha and Solomon Waliaula
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Pride in the Game: LGBTQ+ Football Culture ft. Rory Magrath
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Season 3 Opener: Israel, Women’s Football, FIFA and Saudi Power Plays
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Full-Time Whistle: The Season 2 Finale!
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Football in a Time of War: Gaza, Iran, Sudan & DR Congo
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Class Act: Football and the English Working Class ft. Josh Bland
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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When Goals Don't Matter: Gals FC ft. Nora Beqaj
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Did Spain's World Cup win change society? ft. Fernando Gutiérrez-Chico and Aníbal Mesa López
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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The Club World Cup and Women’s Euros and What’s at Stake
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Rage Sport: sport popolare, solidale e antifascista (edizione italiana)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Rage Sport: People's sportswear against fascism (English edition)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Inside Indonesia's Football and Politics ft. Andy Fuller
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May 19, 2025 |
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Pitching Ambition: The Rise and Risk of Non-League Football ft. Paul Caulfield
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May 12, 2025 |
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Small Nation, Giant Game: Uruguay’s Football Story ft. Will Huddleston
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Football and identity in the MENA region ft. the SEPAD research group
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Pasión, Politics & the Pitch: Spain's Football Journey ft. Miguel Lourenço Pereira
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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From community to climate justice. Bohemian FC ft. Sean McCabe
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Kicking Down Barriers: Building Inclusivity through Football ft. Charl Galloway
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Flying the Flag: The women who played football abroad ft. Carrie Dunn
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Politics of FIFA's 2030 World Cup ft. Leslie Mabon
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Drama of Greek Football ft. Theofilos Pouliopoulos
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Are football styles and tactics political? ft. Jonathan Wilson
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The German Football Model: Politics, Fans, and the 50+1 Rule ft. Danyel Reiche
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Football's new home? The beautiful game in the Gulf ft. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Playing for equality: Lewes FC ft. Joe Short
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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The Beautiful Game in Troubled Times: Iraq’s Football Saga ft. Hassanane Balal
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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The Dragon's Kick: Football and Politics in Hong Kong and China ft. Chun Wing Lee
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Socialist soccer? The beautiful game in the USSR and after its collapse ft. Yacov Zohn
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Two Koreas, Two Goals: The Politics of Football ft. Jung-Woo Lee
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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What may be football's political battle grounds in 2025?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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FIFA's 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia ft. Aziz Alghashian and Stephen Cockburn
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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The Politics of Data in Football ft. Daniel Memmert
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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British history, social changes and football ft. David Kynaston
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Power to the fans. The Exeter City FC story
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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FootPol special: Amsterdam's long night.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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What is e-football and how is it political? ft. Tsubasa Shinohara
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Can Racism Be Kicked Out of Football? ft. Christos Kassimeris
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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No Foreign Game. Politics and Football in Ireland ft. James Quinn
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Can fan culture become more inclusive? The case of Wales ft. Penny Miles
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Football and Politics in Switzerland ft. Christian Koller
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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When FIFA Went Global ft. Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The origins of the beautiful game ft. Chris Lee
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Why do football clubs collapse? ft. Football Heritage's Rory Bryce
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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FootPol Returns! Season Two Opener
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Insta-FootPol. Political Fallout! Euros, Copa America and Israel/FIFA Edition
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Can Football Ever Come Home? Nostalgia, melancholia and the beautiful game ft. Jack Black
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Tales of South American football ft. Jorge Knijnik
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Football and the British Election ft. Co-Host Christina Philippou and Fair Game's Mike Baker
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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The Politics of Maradona Part 1: Diego as a Global Icon ft. Mariano Paz
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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The Politics of Maradona Part 2: Diego and the City of Naples ft. Luca Bifulco
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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What's Coming Up in 2024's 'Summer of Sport'? ft. Nicola Sbetti.
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Ukraine's football under the Russian shadow ft. Olga Ruzhelnyk
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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'More than a club, a whole people'. Deportivo Palestino ft. Jose Nabzo and Siri Schwabe
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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How is climate change affecting football? ft. Leslie Mabon.
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May 27, 2024 |
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Israel's War on Gaza and Palestinian Football ft. Karim Zidan and Kat Pijetlovic
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May 20, 2024 |
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Match fit. Mental health and football ft. Johnnie Lowery
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May 13, 2024 |
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Unsafe bet? The politics of gambling in football ft. Steve Menary
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May 06, 2024 |
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Fan activism and gender politics in Brazil ft. Luisa Turbino Torres
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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"Bring me that horizon". The politics of Portuguese football ft. Miguel Lourenço Pereira
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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What is political in modern football? ft. Cas Mudde
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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From the boardrooms to government: the politics of football in Thailand ft. Arjin Thongyuukong and Matt Riley
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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"If he scores another few, then I'll be Muslim too!" The politics of Liverpool's Salah ft. Salma Mousa
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Insta-FootPol. What's up with England's new football shirt? ft. Alex Ireland
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Football, communities and inclusivity ft. Fulham Lillies and New York International FC
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Elephant on the Pitch: Football in India ft. Siddhanth Aney and Siju Mathew
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Smashing the glass ceiling. Football, media and activism ft. Shireen Ahmed and guest co-host Eugenio Giovagnoli
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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¡Que viva Colombia! Football, nation building and identity in the Andean country ft Pete Watson
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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An unequal game? Football, race and education ft. Paul Campbell
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Football for everyone! A journey on the margins of the beautiful game ft. Paul Watson
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Fighting for footballers' labour rights ft. FIFPRO's Alexander Bielefeld and Alex Culvin
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Football's next big thing? The European SuperLeague ft. Anthony Macedo
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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God's own game? Football and Islam ft. Valentina Fedele
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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'Sing louder if you want a revolution'. The politics of football ultras ft. James Montague
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Football against fascism ft Chris Lee
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Cursed or blessed by talent? Football in West Africa (and some AFCON predictions!) - ft Gary Al-Smith
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Are we living through a golden era of football diplomacy? ft Heather Dichter
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Remembering Pele: Race and football in Brazil ft Ana Paula da Silva
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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A mixed legacy? The Qatar World Cup one year on ft Stephen Cockburn
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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United or Divided? The politics of Belgian football ft Scott Coyne
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Why the Interest with Football in Saudi Arabia? ft Aziz Alghasian and Eyad Elrefai
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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The ambassador's best friend? Football as a geopolitical tool ft Arthur Snell
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Passion, power and politics. The beautiful game in East Asia ft Seungbum Lee
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Dress to impress, or dress to protest? The Politics of Football Shirts, ft. Alex Ireland
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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English football and finance. Living on the edge? ft. Christina Philippou
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Football, Society and the Environment, ft. David Goldblatt
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Why is there no British national football team? ft. Matt Taylor.
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Is another football club possible? The rise and rise of Clapton Community Football Club, ft. Sukhdev Johal
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Can football change lives? The Homeless World Cup ft. Mel Young
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Woman up. The status of the women's game in England ft. Carrie Dunn
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The FootPol Podcast. What is FootPol?
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Sep 29, 2023 |