Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 197 (Interview with English Author and Professor of History, Dr. Alan McDougall on East German Football from 1974 to dissolution in 1990)

This is the 197th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.For this episode, I interview English Author and Professor of History, Dr. Alan McDougall as we discuss East German Football from 1974 to dissolution in 1990. Dr. McDougall, an English Professor of History at University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) His books include:The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany (2014)Contested Fields: A Global History of Modern Football (2020)Youth Politics in East Germany: The Free German Youth Movement 1946-1968 (2004)Dreams and Songs to Sing: A People's History of Liverpool FC from Shankly to Klopp (to be released August 28, 2025) Mr. McDougall, previously appeared on the podcast, a few years back, discussing East Germany during the 1974 World Cup.See link:http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/03/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-67.html  contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.https://linktr.ee/sp1873 Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts  all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.Dr. McDougall’s contact info:Email: [email protected] to Mr. McDougall’s books:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXIIEE4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084HPBHHQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199276277/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Songs-Sing-Peoples-Liverpool/dp/1009340239?ref_=ast_author_dp Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/29drx94bYp0qOFykpqbXfE?si=xU8FJGXCT5Kd7h753dtqTA&nd=1&dlsi=53229958c3574dc9https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-197-interview/id1601074369?i=1000717054164Youtube Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YI981Ia0D0 Blog Link: https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2025/07/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_13.htmlSupport the show