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The FootPol Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Francesco Belcastro and Guy Burton. It has 104 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.

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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Sacred Grounds: People's Football in India ft. Sandeep Menon

2

Insta‑FootPol. AFCON Fallout, Iran World Cup Participation and Iranian Women’s Asylum

3

Staples, Satire and Protest: The Politics of Football Fanzines ft. Paddy Hoey

4

Insta-FootPol. The US-Israel War with Iran and the 2026 World Cup

5

2026 World Cup Debutants: Uniting the Islands — Cabo Verde ft. Emmanuel Charles D’Oliveira & Nuno Domingos

6

Breaking Barriers: Women’s Football Across the Middle East ft. Assile Toufailly

7

Carnival or Control? Politics and the 2026 World Cup ft. Pete Watson & Roger Magazine

8

Grassroots, Growth and the Game: Football in New Zealand ft. CJ Price

9

How the Football Association Took Over the Women's Game ft. Rafaelle Nicholson

10

From College to the Pros: Power and Pathways in Women’s Football ft. Sydney Minarik

11

2026 World Cup Debutants: Uzbekistan’s Rise from Soviet Shadows ft. Donat Iskanderov

12

Football in a state of emergency ft. David Goldblatt

13

How Football Sells Its History: Stadium Tourism and Identity ft. Felipe Tobar

14

Fueling or burning the game? Football clubs, fans and energy companies ft. Leslie Mabon

15

African Fans, European Dreams ft. Manase Chinwesha and Solomon Waliaula

16

Pride in the Game: LGBTQ+ Football Culture ft. Rory Magrath

17

Season 3 Opener: Israel, Women’s Football, FIFA and Saudi Power Plays

18

Full-Time Whistle: The Season 2 Finale!

19

Football in a Time of War: Gaza, Iran, Sudan & DR Congo

20

Class Act: Football and the English Working Class ft. Josh Bland

21

When Goals Don't Matter: Gals FC ft. Nora Beqaj

22

Did Spain's World Cup win change society? ft. Fernando Gutiérrez-Chico and Aníbal Mesa López

23

The Club World Cup and Women’s Euros and What’s at Stake

24

Rage Sport: People's sportswear against fascism (English edition)

25

Rage Sport: sport popolare, solidale e antifascista (edizione italiana)

26

Inside Indonesia's Football and Politics ft. Andy Fuller

27

Pitching Ambition: The Rise and Risk of Non-League Football ft. Paul Caulfield

28

Small Nation, Giant Game: Uruguay’s Football Story ft. Will Huddleston

29

Football and identity in the MENA region ft. the SEPAD research group

30

Pasión, Politics & the Pitch: Spain's Football Journey ft. Miguel Lourenço Pereira

31

From community to climate justice. Bohemian FC ft. Sean McCabe

32

Kicking Down Barriers: Building Inclusivity through Football ft. Charl Galloway

33

Flying the Flag: The women who played football abroad ft. Carrie Dunn

34

The Politics of FIFA's 2030 World Cup ft. Leslie Mabon

35

The Drama of Greek Football ft. Theofilos Pouliopoulos

36

Are football styles and tactics political? ft. Jonathan Wilson

37

The German Football Model: Politics, Fans, and the 50+1 Rule ft. Danyel Reiche

38

Football's new home? The beautiful game in the Gulf ft. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

39

Playing for equality: Lewes FC ft. Joe Short

40

The Beautiful Game in Troubled Times: Iraq’s Football Saga ft. Hassanane Balal

41

The Dragon's Kick: Football and Politics in Hong Kong and China ft. Chun Wing Lee

42

Socialist soccer? The beautiful game in the USSR and after its collapse ft. Yacov Zohn

43

Two Koreas, Two Goals: The Politics of Football ft. Jung-Woo Lee

44

What may be football's political battle grounds in 2025?

45

FIFA's 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia ft. Aziz Alghashian and Stephen Cockburn

46

The Politics of Data in Football ft. Daniel Memmert

47

British history, social changes and football ft. David Kynaston

48

Power to the fans. The Exeter City FC story

49

FootPol special: Amsterdam's long night.

50

What is e-football and how is it political? ft. Tsubasa Shinohara

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