In what is the most powerful episode of the Political Football to date, Uri Levy takes us into the conflicted world of politics and football in Palestine
Podcasts
The Lob is a podcast by These Football Times looping through the ages of football, discussing the best names, games, teams and eras in the sport’s elongated history, with a bit of current affairs and coaching thrown in for good measure.
We caught up with Mat Guy to discuss his book, Another Bloody Saturday, which delves into football away from the crisp, wealthy world of the Premier League
In the city of Bilbao, supporting Athletic is less a sporting affiliation than an act of faith, and their policy of Basque-only players is a badge of honour
Author of Gunshots and Goalposts, Ben Roberts joins These Football Times to discuss the unique history of football in Northern Ireland
Venezuela had, until the 2019 Copa America, struggled to make a meaningful impression on the continent’s biggest sport, but that’s now changing
With women’s football on a steep upward trajectory., Lynsey Hooper joined us to discuss how the game can fulfil its potential
Some lost limbs; others just pride. Subbuteo was more than just a game: it was a memento, a living organism, for a generation of children long before FIFA
On the latest episode of The Lob, we speak to Ryan Baldi about his book The Next Big Thing to tell the story of football’s lost wonderkids
Professional football in Indonesia may be relatively new, but its impact on society and politics has been violent, immediate and far-reaching
Author James Hendicott joins These Football Times to discuss one of the game’s most intriguing tournaments, bringing together displaced people and teams
An in-depth discussion with on how Liverpool produced a domestic season of such quality that it remains one of the greatest in English history
My Side: how Howard Kendall’s Everton broke Liverpool’s stranglehold on the domestic game in 1984/85
Senior writer Paul Mc Parlan, who watched Everton all season, discusses how Howard Kendall built one of the Toffees’ greatest sides in 1984/85
Academy Award-winning director and the man behind Senna and Amy discusses his new film Maradona, and insight into the Argentine’s turbulent time in Napoli
Author and journalist David Díaz Bejarano returns to discuss the interaction of football and politics before, during and after World War Two
The 1982 World Cup was a tournament of legendary highs, great games, wonderful goals and endless controversy, as author Gary Jordan explains
The FA Cup final, once the centrepiece of the football season and the game kids dreamed of scoring the winning goal in, is now largely an afterthought
Author and journalist David Díaz Bejarano focuses on the interaction of football and politics before, during and after World War One
Journalist and author Euan McTear recalls Spain’s greatest vintage – their 2010 World Cup winners who defied the weight of history – for My Side