Soccer vs. the State: Radical Politics and the Beautiful Game

A world traveller, author, philosopher and former semi-professional soccer goalie in Austria, Gabriel Kuhn has written extensively on sports, politics, anarchism, socialism and punk. His book on soccer and radical politics merges travel narrative, anarchist football handbook and vignettes for a different future of the game. We sat down for a conversation on all that, his own journey - and on whether soccer really isn't just a distraction from all the important work for and by common people in today's world. HELPFUL LINKS for this episode:LeftTwoThree - Gabriel Kuhn's personal blog and archiveThe author's page at PM PressBook website at PM PressA video interview with Kuhn about another book he wrote, "Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge and Radical Politics"And yes, he has a Transfermarkt profile...NEW: send me a text message! (I'd love to hear your thoughts - texts get to me anonymously, without charge or signup) Please leave a quick voicemail with any feedback, corrections, suggestions - or just greetings - HERE. Or comment via Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky or Facebook. If you enjoy this podcast and think that what I do fills a gap in soccer coverage that others would be interested in as well, pleaseRecommend The Assistant Professor of Football. Spreading the word, through word of mouth, truly does help. Leave some rating stars at the podcast platform of your choice. There are so many sports podcasts out there, and only ratings make this project visible; only then can people who look for a different kind of take on European soccer actually find me.Artwork for The Assistant Professor of Football is by Saige LindInstrumental music for this podcast, including the introduction track, is by the artist Ketsa and used under a Creative Commons license through Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/