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Football Travel by Outside Write

Travel the world of football with us. We discuss the best football travel experiences and destinations, plus football history and culture with writers and bloggers. Supported by football travel, history and culture blog, OutsideWrite.co.uk
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Mar 10, 2019

We talk to Bucharest-based Charlie Craven to get his tips for groundhopping around Romania. Starting in the capital with the famous Steaua and Dinamo clubs, we also discuss the recent rise of regional clubs and also the parlous state of the game in Romania.

Mar 3, 2019

We talk to Justin Walley, who's chronicled his time managing the Matabeleland team to the CONIFA World Football Cup in 2018. His fascinating book "One Football, No Nets" contains some incredible stories of coaching under the watchful eye of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. We also discuss groundhopping in Latvia, where Justin has also coached and even established clubs.

Feb 24, 2019

We chat to football writer Daniel Gray about his new book, "Black Boots and Football Pinks: 50 Lost Wonders of the Beautiful Game" and reminisce on some of the things we miss about football.

Feb 10, 2019

We talk to Prague-based journalist, Ondrej Zlámal, about groundhopping in the Czech Republic, the history of the game there and the prospects for the national side.

Jan 27, 2019

The "92 Club" is an exclusive club made up of groundhoppers who have visited all 92 league club grounds in England and Wales. We catch up with Florian Sauer from Munich who has written a book on his unique perspective as a German who has completed the set - and written a book about it.

Jan 13, 2019

We chat to fans of both the big two Canarian football clubs, CD Tenerife and UD Las Palmas, to get the lowdown on groundhopping on the Canary Islands.

We major on the big two, but also look at a number of other clubs from the islands.

Dec 23, 2018

Our guest is Dr. Andy Hodges, who spent years researching two very distinct ultrà groups in the Croatian capital, Zagreb. The Bad Blue Boys of Dinamo Zagreb and the White Angels of NK Zagreb. We also discuss the Torcida fan group of Hajduk Split for context.

Andy summarised his findings in his book, "Fan Activism, Protest and Politics: Ultras in Post-Socialist Croatia"

Dec 9, 2018

We discuss the past, present and future of Italy's most popular club, Juventus, with Turin-based Adam Digby, author of Juventus: A History in Black and White.

Nov 25, 2018

We discuss the impact of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) on La Liga and some of the major established clubs in Spain with Bilbao-based blogger, Dan Parry from The Linesman blog.

The war helped found the current Atlético Madrid club and nearly drove FC Barcelona out of business.

Nov 10, 2018

We discover the clubs of Spain's east coast with Valencia-based journalist, Paco Polit. We look at the La Liga powerhouses of Valencia, Villarreal and Levante, plus other interesting clubs from La Comunidad Valenciana. Enjoy!

Oct 28, 2018

We catch up with cartoonist David Squires, whose sketches feature in the Guardian (UK), L'Equipe (France), and also in German and Australian media. Why does football lend itself so easily to parody and who are his favourite subjects? Oh, and we discuss his love of Swindon Town...

Oct 21, 2018

We're joined by Cas Mudde from the University of Georgia to discuss political activity in football, particularly looking at the rise of both right-wing factions and, on the flipside, the antifa movement.

We also discuss groundhopping as Cas has been to more than 400 grounds on every continent (except Antarctica).

Oct 7, 2018

We discuss the clubs from Rome southwards on the Italian peninsula with Rome-based football writer, Claus Bermann.

Sep 20, 2018

We get the lowdown on the US Major League Soccer scene with Stephen Brandt from the Yellow Card Podcast. 

We discuss Beckham's influence, NASL, groundhopping, the franchise model and more...

Sep 9, 2018

We chat to Belgrade-based Kirsten Schlewitz from the Unusual Efforts blog/podcast about Red Star v Partizan, the Belgrade Derby.

 

Aug 26, 2018

We speak to Dejan Hajdukovic about football in his native Croatia and its close relationship with politics.

Jul 22, 2018

For fans of Italian football from the 1990s, a new bar has opened in South London that is heaven for nostalgics. It's called Golazio after the opening credits of Gazzetta Football Italia on Channel 4 in the UK, and guests at the opening night included former England and Milan striker Mark Hateley, and former England and Torino defender, Tony Dorigo.

Jul 8, 2018

We're back after a World Cup break and are exploring football in the co-host nation of Euro 2012, Ukraine!

 

Jun 3, 2018

We go along to a very different kind of football tournament as we visit the CONIFA World Football Cup in London and speak to one of its media partners, Away Day Neutrals, to learn more about the tournament.

May 28, 2018

We check in with Belgian groundhopper, Stéphane Lievens, to get his advice on where and how to watch football in Belgium.

May 20, 2018

We talk to Simon Hart, author of 'World in Motion', a new book looking at the inside story of Italia '90. What made this World Cup so iconic? Have a listen and find out...

May 13, 2018

We talk to Montevideo-based football writer, Marcus Haydon, about watching football in one of the oldest footballing countries - Uruguay.

Apr 29, 2018

Safe standing - also known as 'rail seating' - has been proven to be a safe way to enable football fans to stand at matches and is at use in Celtic, Dortmund and elsewhere. 

The UK government has not allowed trials in England and Wales, but a groundswell is growing to demand change. We discuss the topic with football writer Matthew Crist. 

Apr 15, 2018

We look at the history of one of the biggest rivalries in international football - England v Germany - with football historian Dr. Christoph Wagner.

 

 

Mar 25, 2018

We discuss one of the most populated areas in Europe for football clubs - Germany's industrial heartland, the Rhineland, with groundhopper Matt Rayn.

We talk Dortmund, Gladbach, Bayer Leverkusen, Köln and a whole bunch of others.

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