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English football is rich beyond imagination And sparks mania from Ethiopia to Ecuador Yet its cultural foundations feel fragile + brittle It Was What It Was with @jonawils.bsky.social and David Goldblatt on the deep history of PL and what to do ‘Don’t get mad - get organised!’

English football is rich beyond imagination And sparks mania from Ethiopia to Ecuador Yet its cultural foundations feel fragile + brittle It Was What It Was with @jonawils.bsky.social and David Goldblatt on the deep history of PL and what to do ‘Don’t get mad - get organised!’

Imre Hirschl was the Hungarian migrant who barely played football yet arguably transformed the game in Argentina, Uruguay at #RiverPlate #Peñarol Peñarol were so good the opposition literally took flight at half time! #ClásicoDeLaFuga Part 2 with @jonawils.bsky.social podfollow.com/1745066482

Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾@drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The scandal of Eduard Streltsov, his return from the Gulag and how football forgets the victims @jonawils.bsky.social Part 2 on The Russian Pelé today podfollow.com/1745066482

My latest monthly round-up of listening and reading recommendations, taking in the Horn of Africa; Eastern Orthodoxy; the Balkans; and football, ideology, and politics. 🧵 #polisky #skystorians

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A round-up of what I have been reading and listening to this past month, on the Horn of Africa; Eastern Orthodoxy; the Balkans; and football, ideology, and politics.

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The Russian Pelé, Eduard Streltsov, an extraordinary player mired in scandal. Streltsov was cocky, charismatic, set to be the star of 1958 World Cup - but ended up in the Gulag after confessing to rape A dark, contested story told by @jonawils.bsky.social podfollow.com/1745066482

Imre Hirschl was the Hungarian migrant who barely played football yet arguably transformed the game in Argentina, Uruguay at #RiverPlate #Peñarol Peñarol were so good the opposition literally took flight at half time! #ClásicoDeLaFuga Part 2 with @jonawils.bsky.social podfollow.com/1745066482

Imre Hirschl had no playing career, lived in poverty when he emigrated from Hungary + blagged his way to become Gimnasia La Plata coach Yet he changed the game in South America + arguably was brains behind Uruguay 1950 World Cup win @jonawils.bsky.social podfollow.com/1745066482

Imre Hirschl had no playing career, lived in poverty when he emigrated from Hungary + blagged his way to become Gimnasia La Plata coach Yet he changed the game in South America + arguably was brains behind Uruguay 1950 World Cup win @jonawils.bsky.social podfollow.com/1745066482

Jürgen Klopp, experience bias, Sadio Mané and how data won @LFC the Premier League Part 2 of our mini-series on the rise of analytics looking at Ian Graham and Michael Edwards with @jonawils.bsky.social on It Was What It Was podfollow.com/1745066482

Jürgen Klopp, experience bias, Sadio Mané and how data won @LFC the Premier League Part 2 of our mini-series on the rise of analytics looking at Ian Graham and Michael Edwards with @jonawils.bsky.social on It Was What It Was podfollow.com/1745066482

Very enjoyable to spend time in Rotterdam with ex Arsenal + Man Utd great Robin van Persie + @JNorthcroft Talked about Pep, Fergie, Arsene and how he ended up @Feyenoord coach - thanks to 16 year old daughter Dina…👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Very enjoyable to spend time in Rotterdam with ex Arsenal + Man Utd great Robin van Persie + @JNorthcroft Talked about Pep, Fergie, Arsene and how he ended up @Feyenoord coach - thanks to 16 year old daughter Dina…👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

How Data Won the Premier League with the excellent @rorysmith.bsky.social Today’s It Was What It Was @jonawils.bsky.social traces the long (longer than you think) history of data + football + the rise of Liverpool (Brentford, Brighton + Hearts!) podfollow.com/1745066482

How Data Won the Premier League with the excellent @rorysmith.bsky.social Today’s It Was What It Was @jonawils.bsky.social traces the long (longer than you think) history of data + football + the rise of Liverpool (Brentford, Brighton + Hearts!) podfollow.com/1745066482

Never forget your first Barça-Real Madrid classico….mine was watching a 19 year old Leo Messi score a hat trick + dramatic last minute equaliser Part 2 of the extraordinary Rise of Messi with @jonawils.bsky.social tracing the dramatic early Barça years podfollow.com/1745066482

The extraordinary story of a phenomenon: Leo Messi’s breakout season at Barça And that beautiful moment Ronaldinho sets him up for his first ever goal at Camp Nou! Today on @ItWasPod with @jonawils - the making of Messi + building of Barça Dream Team II podfollow.com/1745066482

Christoph Becker @chwb.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The extraordinary story of a phenomenon: Leo Messi’s breakout season at Barça And that beautiful moment Ronaldinho sets him up for his first ever goal at Camp Nou! Today on @ItWasPod with @jonawils - the making of Messi + building of Barça Dream Team II podfollow.com/1745066482

Excellent series on Clough at Forest, particularly with regard to football‘s wider socioeconomic place in England and the continent. 1979/80: Thatcher in No. 10, top Bundesliga sides are economically more potent than English clubs, Nottingham play BFC Dynamo and HSV in the European Cup.

Rob Draper@draper-rob.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The miracle of Nottingham Forest and genius of Brian Clough… What better way to prepare for tonight’s CL fixs than a look back at the greatest ever achievement in the competition? @jonawils.bsky.social in masterly story telling mode…. podfollow.com/1745066482

Ian Cade @meltwaterfalls.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Having just finished listening to the superb It Was What It Was (by @draper-rob.bsky.social and @jonawils.bsky.social) series on Forest's European Cup I had the same thoughts, that it would be great to have further exploration of Clough's career and that final season would be really interesting.

The downfall of Brian Clough is the best episode of @jonawils.bsky.social superb 4-part series on Nottm Forest in Europe The descent into alcoholism and complexity of his relationship + break up with Peter Taylor provides rich material podfollow.com/1745066482

The downfall of Brian Clough is the best episode of @jonawils.bsky.social superb 4-part series on Nottm Forest in Europe The descent into alcoholism and complexity of his relationship + break up with Peter Taylor provides rich material podfollow.com/1745066482

The miracle of Nottingham Forest and genius of Brian Clough… What better way to prepare for tonight’s CL fixs than a look back at the greatest ever achievement in the competition? @jonawils.bsky.social in masterly story telling mode…. podfollow.com/1745066482

The miracle of Nottingham Forest and genius of Brian Clough… What better way to prepare for tonight’s CL fixs than a look back at the greatest ever achievement in the competition? @jonawils.bsky.social in masterly story telling mode…. podfollow.com/1745066482

Forest back in Europe! What better time to re-visit the glory years of 78-80 with @jonawils.bsky.social Today in part 2 of our Clough European Cup special we cover the astonishing build up to the Malmö final as Forest win their 1st European Cup podfollow.com/1745066482

Jonathan Wilson @jonawils.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Forest back in Europe! What better time to re-visit the glory years of 78-80 with @jonawils.bsky.social Today in part 2 of our Clough European Cup special we cover the astonishing build up to the Malmö final as Forest win their 1st European Cup podfollow.com/1745066482

On It Was What It Was, the football history podcast, we look at Manchester United in 1985-86, when they win their first 10 league games before collapsing to finish fourth. podfollow.com/1745066482

Man Utd thriving, winning their first 10 matches and surely on course to end their title jinx? It’s 40 years since Big Ron’s big season, 1985-86 Spoiler alert: it didn’t end well @jonawils on @ItWasPod on where it all went wrong for Big Ron’s Man Utd podfollow.com/1745066482

It Was What It Was

Welcome to The Overlap's football history podcast, It Was What It Was.Each week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper will be talking about the key episodes in football history that have shaped the footballi...

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