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  1. 1.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Anthony Moore01/13/2021
    53:27
  2. 2.
    A look back on 2020 and a forward glance to 2021 with hope and trepidation01/06/2021
    1:28:05
  3. 3.
    The story of Leeds United: from the feast to 16 years of solitude01/03/2021
    1:13:02
  4. 4.
    A tribute to Diego Maradona01/03/2021
    1:38:05
  5. 5.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Dave Merrell12/17/2020
    58:32
  6. 6.
    The soulless financial vacuum of modern football12/10/2020
    1:36:28
  7. 7.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Mark Johnson12/06/2020
    55:00
  8. 8.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Marcus Dilley11/29/2020
    51:31
  1. 9.
    From triumph to tragedy: the Chapecoense story11/25/2020
    1:36:28
  2. 10.
    Finding Jack Charlton11/25/2020
    42:06
  3. 11.
    The great deeds of Marcus Rashford11/22/2020
    1:05:50
  4. 12.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Matt Pascoe11/22/2020
    1:00:09
  5. 13.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Scott McRoy11/16/2020
    1:08:24
  6. 14.
    Matt Wilkerson: how to develop footballers for MLS and beyond11/16/2020
    1:40:27
  7. 15.
    Welcome to the brilliant world of PSV11/09/2020
    1:24:57
  8. 16.
    The trouble with the handball rule and discord between England and the media11/03/2020
    1:22:56
  9. 17.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Dave Flanagan11/01/2020
    1:24:35
  10. 18.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Javier Arrés10/26/2020
    1:02:10
  11. 19.
    The glorious failure of Brazil at the 1982 World Cup10/19/2020
    1:44:09
  12. 20.
    Where the cool kids hung out: the chic years of the UEFA Cup10/14/2020
    1:40:26
  13. 21.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Phil Delves10/13/2020
    59:07
  14. 22.
    The decline of Scotland's national team: how, why and is it terminal?10/05/2020
    1:20:50
  15. 23.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Federico Manasse10/01/2020
    1:13:04
  16. 24.
    The Games People Play: Gary Thacker talks his new football fiction masterpiece09/28/2020
    1:13:01
  17. 25.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Dan Leydon09/23/2020
    59:56
  18. 26.
    The murky waters of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar09/20/2020
    1:11:27
  19. 27.
    The deception and dodgy deals of Russia's awarding of the 2018 World Cup09/20/2020
    1:15:39
  20. 28.
    The political undercurrent that cut through the 2006 World Cup's friendly facade09/20/2020
    1:10:11
  21. 29.
    The commercialisation of USA 94 that set a future blueprint09/20/2020
    1:23:18
  22. 30.
    Neville Southall talks social justice, the highs and lows of football and more09/15/2020
    1:37:34
  23. 31.
    The Beautifully Designed Game with Phil Galloway09/13/2020
    1:00:17
  24. 32.
    The story of Paul Gascoigne in Italy09/09/2020
    1:07:26
  25. 33.
    What is the future of the Football League?09/07/2020
    1:23:07
  26. 34.
    Dissecting the wonderful world of Olympique de Marseille08/16/2020
    1:23:25
  27. 35.
    The state of elite European football, its future, and its impact on the rest of the game08/14/2020
    1:21:08
  28. 36.
    Blood and Circuses: how post-Soviet nations used football to create unique identities07/28/2020
    1:21:50
  29. 37.
    The FA Cup: its decline, its relevance and how it may be revived07/20/2020
    1:19:03
  30. 38.
    Conor Nestor discusses a path to coaching glory in Cambodia aged just 3606/25/2020
    1:07:36
  31. 39.
    The return of the Premier League: what does it mean across the football pyramid?06/11/2020
    1:03:35
  32. 40.
    Ray Power talks player and coach development across the world06/11/2020
    56:46
  33. 41.
    The rise and fall of the Danish Dynamite06/05/2020
    1:32:40
  34. 42.
    Elite coach and player development from the UK to Mexico, with Jess Ibrom05/26/2020
    1:02:22
  35. 43.
    The story of Euro 2012 and 2016: Spain's zenith, Portugal's fortune and bloated tournaments05/20/2020
    1:39:26
  36. 44.
    Euro 2004 and 2008: the shock of Greece and the splendour of Spain05/11/2020
    1:34:53
  37. 45.
    The story of the 1978 World Cup: violence, protests, controversy and a stunning home glory05/04/2020
    1:31:21
  38. 46.
    Rui Marques talks about his journey from Fantasy Football success to the pro game04/28/2020
    1:24:14
  39. 47.
    The politically-charged story of the 1974 World Cup04/23/2020
    1:14:02
  40. 48.
    The best of Arsenal, from a 1980s rebirth, George Graham's '89 pinnacle, and Wenger's wonders04/17/2020
    1:37:27
  41. 49.
    Part 2: Mike Keeney discusses coaching abroad, club and national team dynamics and more04/16/2020
    51:55
  42. 50.
    The North Korean paradox, African boycott and European skullduggery: the politicised World Cup of 196604/11/2020
    1:27:57
  43. 51.
    Mike Keeney discusses coaching abroad, club and national team dynamics and more04/07/2020
    56:43
  44. 52.
    The story of Euro 96 and Euro 2000, and new peaks for the tournament03/23/2020
    1:24:54
  45. 53.
    The Celtic magazine: in celebration of the greats, the pioneers and the winners03/16/2020
    1:33:29
  46. 54.
    How The Red Project aims to improve the fan experience, with Emma Case03/08/2020
    1:10:55
  47. 55.
    The story of Flamengo 1980/81: Zico, Coutinho and the intercontinental kings03/02/2020
    1:19:31
  48. 56.
    The politics of the 1938 World Cup, played with global war on the horizon02/12/2020
    1:26:19
  49. 57.
    The glory and the failure of a brilliant Netherlands in 197402/10/2020
    1:19:51
  50. 58.
    Euro 88 and Euro 92: from Dutch peaks and Soviet genius to Denmark's improbable glory02/04/2020
    1:35:19
  51. 59.
    How the 1930 World Cup changed the face of football and politics01/31/2020
    1:22:29
  52. 60.
    A chat with Abraham Klein, the man who refereed some of the biggest games in history01/27/2020
    1:22:45
  53. 61.
    Euro 1980 and 1984: a new format and a new era of continental brilliance01/22/2020
    1:19:36
  54. 62.
    The Liverpool magazine: exclusive audio from our Jamie Carragher interview as we discuss the club01/19/2020
    1:40:57
  55. 63.
    Liverpool, Istanbul and the epic 2004/05 Champions League campaign01/14/2020
    1:22:08
  56. 64.
    The European Championship 1960-1976: the old format, coin-toss wins, Panenka and lost glories01/08/2020
    1:21:53
  57. 65.
    Inside the weird and wonderful world of Club Tijuana, Mexico's maverick outsiders01/01/2020
    1:12:18
  58. 66.
    How Hungary's Magical Magyars wowed football against a backdrop of uncertainty at home12/29/2019
    1:17:03
  59. 67.
    How can CONIFA shape football's future?12/23/2019
    1:10:47
  60. 68.
    'I can't help falling in love': accepting the changing face of football as it moves through the eras12/19/2019
    1:18:27
  61. 69.
    How populist politics is changing the world of football12/11/2019
    1:08:03
  62. 70.
    Stateside Soccer: a history of the beautiful game in the United States12/08/2019
    1:29:08
  63. 71.
    The controversy and corruption of CONMEBOL11/21/2019
    1:20:08
  64. 72.
    Revolution and rebuilds: AC Milan and the two glorious decades between 1987 and 200711/19/2019
    1:33:43
  65. 73.
    The Mighty Magyars: Hungary's famed generation of Puskás, Kocsis and Hidegkuti11/14/2019
    1:18:36
  66. 74.
    Mussolini and the unique propaganda of the 1934 World Cup11/05/2019
    1:28:50
  67. 75.
    The glory, trials and tragedy of Nat Lofthouse, one of England's finest footballers10/31/2019
    1:19:20
  68. 76.
    My Side: how England's U17 World Cup win restored belief in domestic player development10/27/2019
    1:37:40
  69. 77.
    Liverpool's iconic 2000/01 campaign, feat. McAllister, Alavés and Owen and more10/20/2019
    1:13:11
  70. 78.
    The Frying Pan of Spain: the divisions and unity of Sevilla and Real Betis10/13/2019
    1:23:56
  71. 79.
    My Side: how Arsène Wenger's fearless Arsenal became the iconic Invincibles10/06/2019
    1:19:35
  72. 80.
    My Side: The fear, ecstasy and emotion of West Ham's final season at the Boleyn Ground09/30/2019
    1:07:48
  73. 81.
    My Side: The impossible dream of Manchester United's iconic treble in 199909/26/2019
    1:17:01
  74. 82.
    A tournament frozen in time: the wonderful randomness of the Cup Winners' Cup09/23/2019
    1:15:35
  75. 83.
    How Guardiola's Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/1109/16/2019
    1:13:28
  76. 84.
    Natural: the story of Jimmy Greaves, England's greatest goalscoring talent09/02/2019
    1:25:05
  77. 85.
    Bottled: the relationship between alcohol and football, from sponsors to players08/29/2019
    1:15:34
  78. 86.
    My Side: the story behind Telé Santana's glorious failure with Brazil at the 1982 World Cup08/26/2019
    1:18:07
  79. 87.
    The conflicted world of politics and football in Palestine08/15/2019
    1:07:33
  80. 88.
    Another Bloody Saturday: a journey to the heart and soul of lower league football08/12/2019
    1:04:10
  81. 89.
    Bilbao, Athletic Club and the tricky world of Basque politics08/08/2019
    1:01:21
  82. 90.
    Gunshots and Goalposts: author Ben Roberts talks Northern Irish football past and present08/04/2019
    1:10:01
  83. 91.
    Political Football: why social turmoil isn't stopping Venezuela from becoming a footballing force07/29/2019
    1:03:11
  84. 92.
    How can women's football fulfil its potential? Lynsey Hooper plots a path07/26/2019
    1:05:47
  85. 93.
    Remembering Subbuteo: the iconic game of so many childhoods07/11/2019
    1:05:21
  86. 94.
    The story of football's lost wonderkids, with author Ryan Baldi07/03/2019
    1:04:16
  87. 95.
    The violence and corruption of Indonesian football: a game in a world of its own06/30/2019
    1:02:09
  88. 96.
    James Hendicott talks CONIFA and the untold story of the alternative World Cup06/26/2019
    1:05:29
  89. 97.
    My Side: how Bob Paisley's 1978/79 Liverpool team set a new bar in English football06/23/2019
    1:09:10
  90. 98.
    My Side: How Howard Kendall's Everton broke Liverpool's stranglehold on the domestic game in 1984/8506/16/2019
    1:04:23
  91. 99.
    The Maradona movie: an exclusive interview with director Asif Kapadia06/09/2019
    48:28
  92. 100.
    How football became a potent political tool before and after World War Two06/04/2019
    1:10:28
  93. 101.
    Out of the Shadows: England's 1982 World Cup story05/21/2019
    1:14:49
  94. 102.
    Recalling the great FA Cup finals and where the competition lost itself05/14/2019
    1:15:28
  95. 103.
    How football remained relevant and progressed during the devastation of World War One05/06/2019
    1:05:51
  96. 104.
    My Side: how Spain overcame their demons to lift the 2010 World Cup05/02/2019
    1:03:04
  97. 105.
    My Side: how Ajax's class of '73, led by Cruyff, completed a hat-trick of European Cups04/25/2019
    1:02:28
  98. 106.
    How contemporary politics in Spain may alter the nation's footballing landscape04/23/2019
    1:13:01
  99. 107.
    My Side: in celebration of Newcastle's swashbuckling 1995/96 vintage04/17/2019
    1:16:27
  100. 108.
    Remembering Thomas 'Mad Dog' Gravesen with author Chris Sweeney04/14/2019
    1:06:15
  101. 109.
    Saturday, 3pm: author Daniel Gray talks 50 delights of modern football04/11/2019
    1:02:18
  102. 110.
    Euro 2020 or the UEFA Nations League? A debate about international football on the continent03/17/2019
    1:02:39
  103. 111.
    The murky world of African academies who exclusively sell talent to Europe03/11/2019
    1:02:42
  104. 112.
    Justin Walley: the man whose coaching odyssey is unlike any other in football03/04/2019
    1:08:20
  105. 113.
    Welcome to the world of Peruvian football, from the scintillating to the scandalous03/01/2019
    1:11:19
  106. 114.
    Jeff Goulding talks Stanley Park Story, the benchmark for modern football faction02/25/2019
    1:02:45
  107. 115.
    Football in Egypt: the nation that defines the relationship between politics, society and football02/20/2019
    1:05:11
  108. 116.
    Managerial rivalries in the 1990s: Keegan, Dalglish, Ferguson, Wenger and more02/18/2019
    1:17:42
  109. 117.
    The socio-political influence that makes up the threads of Northern Irish club football02/07/2019
    1:05:21
  110. 118.
    A history of the League Cup: a tournament that once had the power to change the course of history02/05/2019
    1:18:58
  111. 119.
    Author Lionel Birnie talks Graham Taylor: the revolutionary, the saviour and the vilified02/03/2019
    1:21:22
  112. 120.
    Spanish football in the Franco years01/28/2019
    1:18:45
  113. 121.
    Kevin George, footballer, author and expert, delves into the psychology of football01/23/2019
    1:07:07
  114. 122.
    How will the divisive new political landscape in Brazil affect football?01/20/2019
    1:10:08
  115. 123.
    Adam Summerton gives an insight into the unique world of a commentator01/13/2019
    1:14:12
  116. 124.
    How Liverpool's dominance was expertly challenged by various managerial masterminds in the 1980s01/10/2019
    1:28:01
  117. 125.
    Football in the 1970s and 80s, the Thatcher government, and a clash of classes01/06/2019
    1:00:14
  118. 126.
    How savage social and political upheaval shaped football management in the 1970s01/03/2019
    1:13:28
  119. 127.
    Managerial rivalries in the 1960s: the decade that redefined the role of a manager12/20/2018
    1:10:46
  120. 128.
    Is a European Super League inevitable in the modern game?12/14/2018
    58:31
  121. 129.
    How managerial rivalries in the 1950s heralded a new dawn for modern football12/10/2018
    54:03
  122. 130.
    Exploring the women's game with author Chris Slegg and expert Rich Laverty12/06/2018
    1:06:48
  123. 131.
    Author Daniel Gray talks 50 lost wonders of football12/02/2018
    58:39
  124. 132.
    Bob Paisley: the unassuming Liverpool legend who rewrote English football history, with Ian Herbert11/21/2018
    1:15:45
  125. 133.
    Remembering the European Cup: the triumphs, talents and the tragedies11/15/2018
    1:31:06
  126. 134.
    Political Football: the compelling world of FIFA10/30/2018
    1:02:48
  127. 135.
    In celebration of the Cup Winners' Cup, a tournament like no other10/22/2018
    1:03:28
  128. 136.
    Drewe Broughton opens up about elite performance coaching in football10/18/2018
    1:08:38
  129. 137.
    Political Football: the culture and politics that shaped Scottish football and what Brexit means10/08/2018
    53:28
  130. 138.
    Political Football: how the game gave hope during the worst of Northern Ireland's Troubles10/02/2018
    55:27
  131. 139.
    In celebration of the UEFA Cup, from underdog wins to eras of dominance09/24/2018
    1:16:12
  132. 140.
    Political Football: The power, passion and dark underbelly of Turkish football at all levels09/19/2018
    55:58
  133. 141.
    Sócrates: the talent, the icon and the activist, with author Andrew Downie09/16/2018
    54:02
  134. 142.
    Political Football: How football overcame brutal military juntas in Argentina and Chile09/11/2018
    56:10
  135. 143.
    The Champions League and Europa League preview show09/06/2018
    1:08:14
  136. 144.
    Political Football: the magnificent, murky world of Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian football09/03/2018
    51:58
  137. 145.
    Michael Calvin talks State of Play, an exploration of football beneath its skin08/27/2018
    1:15:25
  138. 146.
    Previewing the Serie A and LaLiga season and a tribute to Jim Hart08/20/2018
    1:35:33
  139. 147.
    The Premier League 2018/19 season preview08/06/2018
    1:03:34
  140. 148.
    The philosophies that changed football forever07/24/2018
    56:30
  141. 149.
    The post-World Cup show07/19/2018
    1:03:08
  142. 150.
    Previewing the 2018 FIFA World Cup06/14/2018
    1:27:13
  143. 151.
    The World Cup Series: 2010 and 201406/06/2018
    1:31:18
  144. 152.
    Cheers, Tears and Jeers: A History of England and the World Cup05/28/2018
    1:04:54
  145. 153.
    Previewing the CONCACAF nations at the 2018 World Cup05/21/2018
    47:22
  146. 154.
    The World Cup Series: 2002 and 200605/14/2018
    2:02:58
  147. 155.
    The World Cup Series: 1994 and 199805/09/2018
    1:55:06
  148. 156.
    The Coaches' Forum talks to Oliver Sifkovits04/26/2018
    1:27:51
  149. 157.
    The World Cup Series: 1986 and 199004/17/2018
    2:22:06
  150. 158.
    The World Cup Series: 1978 and 198204/04/2018
    2:05:56
  151. 159.
    The World Cup Series: 1970 and 197403/18/2018
    2:00:51
  152. 160.
    The Coaches' Forum talks to Matt Smith02/26/2018
    1:40:49
  153. 161.
    Spanish stadia: the icons and the white elephants02/26/2018
    38:17
  154. 162.
    The World Cup Series: 1930-196602/25/2018
    2:10:04
  155. 163.
    The Lob talks to Tariq Panja01/01/2018
    35:43
  156. 164.
    The Coaches' Forum talks to Saul Isaksson-Hurst12/17/2017
    58:23
  157. 165.
    In celebration of football's greatest number 10s12/04/2017
    39:46
  158. 166.
    The Coaches' Forum talks to Jamie Hamilton12/01/2017
    1:32:13
  159. 167.
    The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson11/20/2017
    1:00:45
  160. 168.
    The Coaches' Forum talks to Johnny McKinstry11/16/2017
    45:16
  161. 169.
    Remembering the maverick Alan "Huddy" Hudson with biographer Jason Pettigrove10/24/2017
    1:00:20
  162. 170.
    Welcome to the incredible world of Rayo Vallecano10/17/2017
    39:14
  163. 171.
    Gabriele Marcotti talks Italian football past and present09/23/2017
    40:36
  164. 172.
    Uli Hesse and the state of German football09/18/2017
    1:10:37
  165. 173.
    Kenny Sansom: Alcohol, Diego Maradona and the Hand of God09/12/2017
    29:39
  166. 174.
    A chat with former Liverpool manager, Roy Evans09/11/2017
    25:35
  167. 175.
    How Atlético Madrid broke the La Liga duopoly, with Euan McTear09/06/2017
    50:12
  168. 176.
    The methods and secrets of Tom Byer08/29/2017
    1:13:52
  169. 177.
    How to identify talent and the use of statistics05/28/2017
    59:37
  170. 178.
    FIFA's running of football and the World Cup04/28/2017
    1:06:22
  171. 179.
    Interview with former Bayern Munich and Germany under-21 midfielder Frank Gerster03/30/2017
    28:34
  172. 180.
    In celebration of football's one-club stalwarts03/02/2017
    1:02:37
  173. 181.
    The Calcio Magazine and contemporary Serie A01/15/2017
    1:07:34
  174. 182.
    Should we bring Safe Standing to British football?01/02/2017
    1:07:43
  175. 183.
    The tragedy of Chapecoense and wider South American football12/02/2016
    1:01:54
  176. 184.
    Why US Soccer is standing in the way of national team progress11/29/2016
    1:00:16
  177. 185.
    The uncertain future of Catalan football11/11/2016
    45:09
  178. 186.
    The Football Italia Years: Part II09/25/2016
    1:00:59
  179. 187.
    The Football Italia Years09/19/2016
    1:03:51
  180. 188.
    A chat with US legend Marcelo Balboa08/19/2016
    58:45
  181. 189.
    Where next for English football?07/05/2016
    55:23
  182. 190.
    The secrets of football blogging06/14/2016
    58:19
  183. 191.
    The mysterious world of Russian football06/08/2016
    1:06:45
  184. 192.
    Copa América Centenario special05/27/2016
    1:05:01
  185. 193.
    The art and science of player development and coaching05/23/2016
    58:47
  186. 194.
    Deconstructing American Soccer (Part II)05/16/2016
    54:22
  187. 195.
    The Challenges facing Irish football05/15/2016
    1:03:07
  188. 196.
    Deconstructing American Soccer (Part I)05/11/2016
    1:05:13
  189. 197.
    The wonderful world of Basque football05/03/2016
    1:02:14
  190. 198.
    Defending in the modern game, with Jamie Carragher04/26/2016
    1:04:05

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