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The Football Heritage Podcast

Football Heritage

Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game. New podcasts release every Monday at 7pm. For enquiries, questions or requests please email hello@footballheritage.co.uk.

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00:54:49

94. U.S. Clubs at the Champions Cup

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/10/27

We're joined once again by Steven Torres, president of ANCCIF, to talk about his latest project - piecing together the scattered history of the U.S. representative clubs who competed at the Champions Cup before 1990.The Champions Cup is the equivalent of the Champions League for CONCACAF. But, unlike UEFA's premier competition, the early history of the competition is incomplete and lacking in key details.Steven recently published a document accounting for some of these knowledge gaps, and

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00:46:01

93. Displaying Fan Identities

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/10/20

We're joined by Stijn van Gerrevink, a recent MA graduate who's research centres around museums, football kits and displaying fan identity.We cover themes like club sanctioned heritage v fan-led heritage, who the true owners of supporter identity are and how they can promote it more, and the different ways that we, as football fans, show our identities on the terraces.About

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00:47:36

92. Fan Friendships, Fan Identities

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/10/13

We're joined by Bundesliga journalist, author and founder of the Dortmund Fan Club London Ben McFadyean to discuss fan friendships and how this plays into fan identity.Most fan friendships are the alliances we see formed by different ultras groups. But fan friendships in football extend well beyond our most zealous fans, and the connections we make with each other are often underappreciated.However, each connections has its reason, and those reasons are tied to our identities as football

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01:07:09

91. Kocaelispor

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/10/06

The real owners of the club are the supporters.No one else.We're joined by Eray Cayli and Murat Odabasi to talk about Kocaelispor, the club from Türkiye who refuse to die.Surviving financial annihilation, an attempted takeover by Türkiye's state and a devastating earthquake, Kocaelispor have stood as İzmit's true representative, giving its people a place of community, identity and expression.This is their story.About

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00:46:13

90. Football and Myth: The Orient Game

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/09/29

We're joined by lecturer David Moreton to discuss the myths created in football and how they relate to the beautiful game.We do this by looking at a cast study: Burnley's match v Leyton Orient on the last day of the season in 1987, where the club came from within an inch of falling out of the football league and falling out of existence.About

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00:56:35

89. Who's Your Club?

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/09/22

We're joined by author and journalist Ryan Foley to delve into the different reasons why we might support our football clubs.Growing up in the USA, Ryan had to pick his club - and so his experience of supporting football becomes more of a fandom as opposed to being surrounded by any kind of football culture.We talk about the reasons why we support who we do, as well as the concept of 'fan authenticity' and the prerequisites to calling yourself a 'true' supporter of a club.About

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01:28:20

88. Celtic FC

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/09/15

We're joined by author and historian Matt Corr and founder of The Shamrock Paul McQuade to talk about the comprehensive history and heritage of our favourite club - Celtic.From the origins of the club to the reason it exists and how we express our identity through the club in the modern day, we cover everything that makes Celtic, both the club and the support, what they are.About

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00:59:01

87. CR Flamengo

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/09/08

We're joined by Emmanuel do Valle, founder of FlamengoAlternativo and Flamengo History in English, to talk about one of Brazil's - and the world's - most decorated football clubs.39 Cariocãos, 8 Brasileiros, 5 Copa do Brasils, 3 Copa Libertadores and 1 Intercontinental Cup. Even then, you're not scratching the surface of what Flamengo have achieved since their football division began in 1911.This podcast is a dive into their successes, the club culture and football in Brazil.About

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01:01:28

86. Bengaluru FC

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/09/01

We're joined by author and journalist Sandeep Menon to cover the odyssey of Bengaluru FC, a club founded in 2013 but who have already made waves both on and off the field.While winning six trophies and appearing in the final of a continental competition final all in the space of 12 years is impressive, Bengaluru FC have also had a huge impact on their community and built a vibrant supporter culture which embodies the club, the city and the nation.About

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00:59:22

85. The Marshall Islands National Team

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/08/25

We're joined by Justin Walley, Assistant Manager and Comms Director of The Marshall Islands National Team, to talk about the history they created last week by playing their first ever international fixtures.The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation were founded in 2020 with one purpose in mind: to bring organised soccer to The Marshall Islands for the first time.Since then they have put in place infrastructures to promote the game and become one of the last nations on earth to play international

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01:03:18

84. The Return of the New York Cosmos

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/08/18

We're joined by New York Cosmos historian Dr. David Kilpatrick and New York Cosmos CEO Erik Stover to talk about one of the biggest comebacks in football history - the return of the New York Cosmos.We cover everything from the culture surrounding the Cosmos, the impact of their return and what they plan to do for the community around their new home, Hinchliffe Stadium.About

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00:52:35

83. Guatemala, 1964: Alex Popovich

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/08/11

We're joined by ANCCIF president Steven Torres and former US youth internationalist Alex Popovich to cover the story of an important tournament which has largely been forgotten in the history of US soccer.Alex and his teammates made the journey to Guatemala in 1964 to compete in an under 19s youth tournament, representing the United States. They were the first team from the US in history to compete at this tournament.Sadly, little record exists of their participation in the tournament, even at

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00:42:33

82. Inverness Thistle

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/08/04

We're joined by Robbie Mcilwraith and Erik Ellison, two co-founders of the new Inverness Thistle, the first club to compete in Scotland's professional pyramid since they merged with Caledonian to form Inverness CT in 1994.Many people aren't aware of the deep opposition and hurt football supporters in Inverness felt when it was proposed that the cities two biggest clubs, Thistle and Caledonian, should merge to join the Scottish Football League. Sadly, the decision was pushed through and

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01:03:57

81. Paços de Ferreira

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/07/28

It's not every day you get to hear from the President of a professional football club.We're joined by our contributor, Jonee, and the newly-elected President of Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira, Rui Abreu, for a chat about the history, heritage and culture of the Paços, Rui's journey from supporter to President, and how he plans to use heritage to drive the club forward during his tenure.About

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00:46:03

80. Dame Bola: The Language of Football

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/07/21

We're joined by Christopher Hylland, author of Tears at La Bombonera and Dame Bola, to talk about the language and dialogue of footballusing Argentina as a case study.The way we interact with people often uses words, phrases and metaphors from football. In Argentina, this phenomenon has transcended language and become part of Argentine cultural heritage.About

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00:47:32

79. Morecambe FC

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/07/14

We're joined by Tom McMahon and James Hoyle from MorecambeFCFeed to discuss the ongoing issues around Morecambe FC.After buying Morecambe in 2018 with the intention of 'flipping' the club, Jason Whittingham has since ran them into the ground. At the time of writing, Morecambe FC have 4 days to sell the club, or they will cease to exist.About

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00:56:57

78. RWDM AKA: Daring Brussels

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/07/07

We're joined by Scott Coyne from The Belgian Football Podcast and RWDM supporter Filip van der Elst to talk about one of the most controversial stories to come out of Belgina football this year.Having undertaken no fan consultation, RWDM owner John Textor abruptly changed the name of the club to Daring Brussels, while also changing their matricule number to 2.It's a move that has went down terribly with supporters who have since took to the streets in protest.About

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01:11:23

77. Corinthian-Casuals

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/06/30

We're joined by Chris Lee and Dominic Bliss, Head of Media and Heritage at Corinthian-Casuals, to talk about the history and heritage of England's touring amateur pioneers.Corinthian-Casuals have an incredible history, and are the football club credited with bringing football to Brazil, where they toured extensively.We speak with Dominic about how the club uses its heritage, and how they have adapted to survive in the modern English football pyramid.About

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00:48:56

76. Stan Bowles

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/06/23

We're jouned by author of Super Squad, Colin Whelan, to talk about big Stan Bowles, one of his heroes and one of football's mavericks in the 70s and 80s.Many people view Stan Bowles as the player who could have been, which is incredible considering he still played to a very high standard. But, like many superstars of the era, he could have become so much more.About

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00:53:57

75. The Alba Fa

The Football Heritage Podcast ·

2025/06/16

We're joined by co-founder Calum Ferguson for a chat about The Alba FA, a football association which represents Scotland's Gàidhealtachd - the Gaelic speaking community.The Alba FA have held training camps in Gaelic communities around the world, inspired by Calum's experience as a professional footballer. We dive into the cultural meaning for The Alba FA and why a Gaelic representative association is necesarry.About

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