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The FootPol Podcast — 109 episodes
World Cup 2026 special issue ft. Danyel Reiche & Tamir Bar-On
How France’s Football Became a Political Battleground ft. Jonathan Ervine
2026 World Cup Debutants: How Curaçao Built a World Cup Team in the Netherlands ft. Karym Leito & Margo Groenewoud
Can Football Explain Globalisation? Revisiting the Theory ft. Graham Cornwell
2026 World Cup Debutants: Jordan's Football Story ft. Curtis Ryan
Sacred Grounds: People's Football in India ft. Sandeep Menon
Insta‑FootPol. AFCON Fallout, Iran World Cup Participation and Iranian Women’s Asylum
Staples, Satire and Protest: The Politics of Football Fanzines ft. Paddy Hoey
Insta-FootPol. The US-Israel War with Iran and the 2026 World Cup
2026 World Cup Debutants: Uniting the Islands — Cabo Verde ft. Emmanuel Charles D’Oliveira & Nuno Domingos
Breaking Barriers: Women’s Football Across the Middle East ft. Assile Toufailly
Carnival or Control? Politics and the 2026 World Cup ft. Pete Watson & Roger Magazine
Grassroots, Growth and the Game: Football in New Zealand ft. CJ Price
How the Football Association Took Over the Women's Game ft. Rafaelle Nicholson
From College to the Pros: Power and Pathways in Women’s Football ft. Sydney Minarik
2026 World Cup Debutants: Uzbekistan’s Rise from Soviet Shadows ft. Donat Iskanderov
Football in a state of emergency ft. David Goldblatt
How Football Sells Its History: Stadium Tourism and Identity ft. Felipe Tobar
Fueling or burning the game? Football clubs, fans and energy companies ft. Leslie Mabon
African Fans, European Dreams ft. Manase Chinwesha and Solomon Waliaula
Pride in the Game: LGBTQ+ Football Culture ft. Rory Magrath
Season 3 Opener: Israel, Women’s Football, FIFA and Saudi Power Plays
Full-Time Whistle: The Season 2 Finale!
Football in a Time of War: Gaza, Iran, Sudan & DR Congo
Class Act: Football and the English Working Class ft. Josh Bland
When Goals Don't Matter: Gals FC ft. Nora Beqaj
Did Spain's World Cup win change society? ft. Fernando Gutiérrez-Chico and Aníbal Mesa López
The Club World Cup and Women’s Euros and What’s at Stake
Rage Sport: People's sportswear against fascism (English edition)
Rage Sport: sport popolare, solidale e antifascista (edizione italiana)
Inside Indonesia's Football and Politics ft. Andy Fuller
Pitching Ambition: The Rise and Risk of Non-League Football ft. Paul Caulfield
Small Nation, Giant Game: Uruguay’s Football Story ft. Will Huddleston
Football and identity in the MENA region ft. the SEPAD research group
Pasión, Politics & the Pitch: Spain's Football Journey ft. Miguel Lourenço Pereira
From community to climate justice. Bohemian FC ft. Sean McCabe
Kicking Down Barriers: Building Inclusivity through Football ft. Charl Galloway
Flying the Flag: The women who played football abroad ft. Carrie Dunn
The Politics of FIFA's 2030 World Cup ft. Leslie Mabon
The Drama of Greek Football ft. Theofilos Pouliopoulos
Are football styles and tactics political? ft. Jonathan Wilson
The German Football Model: Politics, Fans, and the 50+1 Rule ft. Danyel Reiche
Football's new home? The beautiful game in the Gulf ft. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Playing for equality: Lewes FC ft. Joe Short
The Beautiful Game in Troubled Times: Iraq’s Football Saga ft. Hassanane Balal
The Dragon's Kick: Football and Politics in Hong Kong and China ft. Chun Wing Lee
Socialist soccer? The beautiful game in the USSR and after its collapse ft. Yacov Zohn
Two Koreas, Two Goals: The Politics of Football ft. Jung-Woo Lee
What may be football's political battle grounds in 2025?
FIFA's 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia ft. Aziz Alghashian and Stephen Cockburn
The Politics of Data in Football ft. Daniel Memmert
British history, social changes and football ft. David Kynaston
Power to the fans. The Exeter City FC story
FootPol special: Amsterdam's long night.
What is e-football and how is it political? ft. Tsubasa Shinohara
Can Racism Be Kicked Out of Football? ft. Christos Kassimeris
No Foreign Game. Politics and Football in Ireland ft. James Quinn
Can fan culture become more inclusive? The case of Wales ft. Penny Miles
Football and Politics in Switzerland ft. Christian Koller
When FIFA Went Global ft. Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui
The origins of the beautiful game ft. Chris Lee
Why do football clubs collapse? ft. Football Heritage's Rory Bryce
FootPol Returns! Season Two Opener
Insta-FootPol. Political Fallout! Euros, Copa America and Israel/FIFA Edition
Can Football Ever Come Home? Nostalgia, melancholia and the beautiful game ft. Jack Black
Tales of South American football ft. Jorge Knijnik
Football and the British Election ft. Co-Host Christina Philippou and Fair Game's Mike Baker
The Politics of Maradona Part 2: Diego and the City of Naples ft. Luca Bifulco
The Politics of Maradona Part 1: Diego as a Global Icon ft. Mariano Paz
What's Coming Up in 2024's 'Summer of Sport'? ft. Nicola Sbetti.
Ukraine's football under the Russian shadow ft. Olga Ruzhelnyk
'More than a club, a whole people'. Deportivo Palestino ft. Jose Nabzo and Siri Schwabe
How is climate change affecting football? ft. Leslie Mabon.
Israel's War on Gaza and Palestinian Football ft. Karim Zidan and Kat Pijetlovic
Match fit. Mental health and football ft. Johnnie Lowery
Unsafe bet? The politics of gambling in football ft. Steve Menary
Fan activism and gender politics in Brazil ft. Luisa Turbino Torres
"Bring me that horizon". The politics of Portuguese football ft. Miguel Lourenço Pereira
What is political in modern football? ft. Cas Mudde
From the boardrooms to government: the politics of football in Thailand ft. Arjin Thongyuukong and Matt Riley
"If he scores another few, then I'll be Muslim too!" The politics of Liverpool's Salah ft. Salma Mousa
Insta-FootPol. What's up with England's new football shirt? ft. Alex Ireland
Football, communities and inclusivity ft. Fulham Lillies and New York International FC
The Elephant on the Pitch: Football in India ft. Siddhanth Aney and Siju Mathew
Smashing the glass ceiling. Football, media and activism ft. Shireen Ahmed and guest co-host Eugenio Giovagnoli
¡Que viva Colombia! Football, nation building and identity in the Andean country ft Pete Watson
An unequal game? Football, race and education ft. Paul Campbell
Football for everyone! A journey on the margins of the beautiful game ft. Paul Watson
Fighting for footballers' labour rights ft. FIFPRO's Alexander Bielefeld and Alex Culvin
Football's next big thing? The European SuperLeague ft. Anthony Macedo
God's own game? Football and Islam ft. Valentina Fedele
'Sing louder if you want a revolution'. The politics of football ultras ft. James Montague
Football against fascism ft Chris Lee
Cursed or blessed by talent? Football in West Africa (and some AFCON predictions!) - ft Gary Al-Smith
Are we living through a golden era of football diplomacy? ft Heather Dichter
Remembering Pele: Race and football in Brazil ft Ana Paula da Silva
A mixed legacy? The Qatar World Cup one year on ft Stephen Cockburn
United or Divided? The politics of Belgian football ft Scott Coyne
Why the Interest with Football in Saudi Arabia? ft Aziz Alghasian and Eyad Elrefai
The ambassador's best friend? Football as a geopolitical tool ft Arthur Snell
Passion, power and politics. The beautiful game in East Asia ft Seungbum Lee
Dress to impress, or dress to protest? The Politics of Football Shirts, ft. Alex Ireland
English football and finance. Living on the edge? ft. Christina Philippou
Football, Society and the Environment, ft. David Goldblatt
Why is there no British national football team? ft. Matt Taylor.
Is another football club possible? The rise and rise of Clapton Community Football Club, ft. Sukhdev Johal
Can football change lives? The Homeless World Cup ft. Mel Young
Woman up. The status of the women's game in England ft. Carrie Dunn
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