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The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast
by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson
The Sweeper is a world football podcast telling fascinating stories from the global game – from the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth. Hosted by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, the show covers all 211 FIFA nations and beyond, touching on geopolitics, geography, politics, history, culture, travel and identity. Join us for an ample supply of chaos, cross-border clubs, underdogs, ultras, away days, players with unusual day jobs and football in places you didn’t know had teams! 🎧 Weekly episodes⭐ 5-star rated🌍 Listeners in 180 countries
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What if the English FA Cup included British Overseas Territories?
The English FA Cup is the oldest and most storied domestic football competition in the world. But it is not the most inclusive. The Coupe de France comfortably takes that title. The tournament not only has 7,000+ participants, but also invites teams from French overseas territories, creating special experiences and mammoth away days for those involved. We have often wondered what the FA Cup would look like if England followed France’s lead. So on this episode, we’re simulating that very scenario: Which British Overseas Territories have enough people and footballers to take part? Which teams would be invited to play? Where would the ties be held? And how would the guests fare against mainland opposition? Join us on Patreon for this Monday’s bonus podcast featuring the underdogs and outsiders in this season’s CAF Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the Europa League. If you enjoyed the recent episode on the CAF Champions League, this one is for you. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:02 – Disclaimers and caveats 01:35 – Overview of British Overseas Territories 03:11 – The ineligible territories 08:12 – The eligible territories & their teams 11:22 – The big theoretical questions 19:45 – Forecasts and predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Osnabrück’s moving rollercoaster: How fans built football’s best-ever tifo
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The African club bringing the Champions League to the Sahara Desert | JS Saoura
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From the 9th tier and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to the UCL | Valdas Dambrauskas
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109 games unbeaten! How Johor Darul Ta’zim broke the Guinness World Record
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From CONCACAF to CONMEBOL: Will Mexico switch confederations?
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A team from North America in the Europa League? It IS possible
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Why a tiny island of 4,400 people turned down $40 million from FIFA
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World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s tourism boost, Paraguay’s rags to riches keeper & an England fan manhunt
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World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s Messi meeting, Doctor Congo in dreamland & the Habsburg Derby
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World Cup 2026: The Gijón grudge match, a Dutch royal groundhop & Hervé Renard’s crisp white shirts
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World Cup 2026: Balogun’s curious US citizenship, Peru’s mascot drug raid & Algeria’s sleep tax
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Uzbekistan: The World Cup's nearly men no more
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Jordan: The World Cup captain who defied his coach
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Curaçao: The World Cup squad with only ONE local player
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Cape Verde: The World Cup player recruited by LinkedIn DM
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Andorran adventures: Cross border clubs, squirrel costumes & micro-state uproar
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Al Hilal's African odyssey, Brazil's first indigenous pro club & a 42-second Dutch replay
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The death of relegation in Mexico – Plus Racing’s roadside celebrations in Uruguay & San Marino Calcio’s angry letter
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FC Thun's impossible fairytale 2: Road workers, Alpine dips & a football thesis
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Red Bull’s Italian expansion plans – Plus Bursaspor’s Turkish football completion & Den Bosch’s promotion dilemma
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Sweeper is a world football podcast telling fascinating stories from the global game – from the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth. Hosted by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, the show covers all 211 FIFA nations and beyond, touching on geopolitics, geography, politics, history, culture, travel and identity. Join us for an ample supply of chaos, cross-border clubs, underdogs, ultras, away days, players with unusual day jobs and football in places you didn’t know had teams! 🎧 Weekly episodes⭐ 5-star rated🌍 Listeners in 180 countries
HOSTED BY
Lee Wingate and Paul Watson
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