Dead Ball Brothers

Adam decides to delve back into Russian soccer and politics in a place that isn't technically Russia at all! Welcome to Transnistria and the world of Sheriff Tiraspol, Champions League darlings formed in the power vacuum of the Soviet Union's collapse. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew brings us a story of modern football and how, sometimes, that whole "shady billionaire buys a struggling team and brings them to glory" thing doesn't always work out. Billionaires! So relatable! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a story that spans continents, oceans, and centuries. Oh, and poetry. There's a lot of poetry. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew comes forward with one of the more infamous transfer debacles to ever occur, including a vicious rivalry, a third-party hijacking, and plenty of animosity to go around! Fun! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew about some of the strangest criminal behavior the game's ever seen: the mascot craze of the late 90s and early 2000s, when mascots fought, drank, and a certain long-necked bird ruled over them all. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew goes over the life and times of Gareth Southgate, the infamous penalty miss, and how a player of his consistency deserves more than his historical legacy suggests. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of Adel Taarabt, the former golden boy who crashed out at Fulham and landed at QPR, a talented but perhaps misunderstood player. This was especially evident one day in 2011, when Fulham thrashed his QPR side, while Taarabt himself decided to go take in some sights. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

It's Euro season! And while we've talked about other Euros and plenty of underdogs before, Drew tells us the story of one of the most infamous underdog stories from the tournament: Greece, 2004. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the story of a king, long may he reign: Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest player to ever score a goal in a professional match, and an icon of the sport. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Tis the season for relegation battles, and Drew brings forth a doozy of one this week. Four teams enter with a chance at safety, and only one will make it out alive. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam finishes the story of Silvio Berlusconi, as much as it can be. There's... there's just a lot of court cases to cover, you know?

Adam and Drew rattle on about one of the most infamous soccer owners ever: Silvio Berlusconi, and the marks he left on the game, Italian politics, and the club he rescued from mediocrity.

Drew gives us the long and winding story of FC Köln's crest, a tale which includes cathedrals that took several hundred years to build and a traveling circus. Like most of our episodes, this one gets weird. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew just how those famous yellow and green kits Brazil wears came into being, including a national trauma and a teenager armed with colored pencils. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew runs through some of the most successful teams in the history of the Copa Del Ray, and one minnow in particular: Real Zaragoza.

We're back! And we're right back into the wild and weird of soccer history, with Vinnie Jones and the infamous Crazy Gang of Wimbledon FC. As it turns out, all those acting roles weren't that far off from real life.

On the finale of the Twelve Days of Dead Ball, Adam and Drew take on the most famous holiday soccer story of them all. The Christmas Day ceasefire of 1914, where English and German soldiers, for a brief moment, stopped fighting, started celebrating Christmas, and of course, got into some soccer. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

The Dead Ball Brothers get MLS-y with the coldest game in league history. Snow! Orange ball! Frozen eyebrows! Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Think no big tournaments are decided on the holidays? Think again? Adam digs up the dirt on the 1925 South American championship, whose final just so happened to be on Christmas Day. The participants, however, weren't really feeling the spirit of the holiday. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew tells us the tale of a team whose generosity knew no bounds: Swindon Town, who holds the unfortunate record for most goals conceded in a Premier League season. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam will have you know that he doesn't think England's holiday fixture schedule is congested enough! For proof, just check out Everton's Christmas schedule circa 1888. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew takes on the most controversial winter soccer subject of them all: players wearing gloves on the field, and the surprising origin of keeping your fingers warm whilst playing. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam takes us on a trip to the only soccer league that takes place completely within the Arctic Circle: Greenland, a sport-crazy country where just living is difficult, let alone playing soccer. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew reveals the existence of the Lanclasico, a questionably-named derby that featured some snowy misadventures one December night in 1891, with far-reaching consequences for the Football League. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Just because it's Christmas doesn't meant managers have to be nice to their players. That's what Hull City players found out in 2008 when Phil Brown gave them the worst Boxing Day present. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

On the third day of Dead Ball, Drew takes a look at one of the USMNT's most famous and infamous games: Snowmageddon, the SnowClasico, a game against Costa Rica that jump started the US in World Cup qualifying, and just maaaaybe shouldn't have happened. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

On the second day of Dead Ball, Adam records what he believes to be the longest FA Cup round in history, and a single match that was scheduled enough times to fill a short season. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Welcome to the Twelve Days of Dead Ball! A special mini-series event, featuring twelve winter soccer stories in twelve days from the Snavely brothers. For the first day, Drew turns the nostalgia up to 11 with a Boxing Day match from the recent past. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the story of El Salvador's run in the 1982 World Cup, one of the worst ever in history. It remains, however, a story of redemption and triumph for the Salvadoran players who persevered through the tournament, despite the tragedies occurring back home. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew runs through the tragic and triumphant history of one of his favorite team's most legendary figures: Matt Busby, and the Manchester United team he built, lost, and rebuilt into the best team in Europe. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam and Drew finish the long and winding saga of Jack Warner, his political career, and his inevitable downfall. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam finally delves into the long, winding history of one of soccer's most infamous figures: Jack Warner, the Trinidadian schoolteacher who became one of the most powerful men in FIFA, and the corruption he brought with him. Buckle up, we needed multiple episodes to cover all of this. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Some teams strive for greatness. Others just hope that luck is on their side. And in the case of Italy's 1968 European Championship squad, sometimes luck is the only thing that really matters at all. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam talks to Drew about Newcastle United, their fortunes in the Premier League of the early 2000s, and the fateful game where it all fell apart for them. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew takes us on a journey of one of Europe's most iconic runs, featuring a goal very few of us will ever forget. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

The Snavely Brothers dive into the story of Ivan Savvidis, the gun-toting, Putin-befriending, filthy rich Russian who turned the Greek Super League on its head. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew tells Adam a tale of victory, defeat, and corruption surrounding the Champions League, and the only French side to ever win it. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the tale of Scotland's historic international misfortunes, their run at the 1998 World Cup, and one of the strangest World Cup anthems to ever be released. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam sings Drew a song of transfer hopes dashes, horror challenges, and an entire country thinking you're insane. It's schadenfreude at its finest! Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and TheraOne CBD. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit Theragun.com/BLUEWIRE for a buy one get three free on all products. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew regales Adam with a story of one of the zaniest European Cups to ever occur, including a ten goal final and an underdog earning the respect of some of Europe's biggest names. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and TheraOne CBD. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit Theragun.com/BLUEWIRE for a buy one get three free on all products. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the story of Kuwait's golden generation, their run to World Cup 1982, and one of the World Cup's most infamous referee decisions. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Deal Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit DealDash.fm/BROTHERS for 100 free extra bids upon signup. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew walks us through one of the most legendary bad transfers of all time: Ali Dia and his travels across Europe. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Deal Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit DealDash.fm/BROTHERS for 100 free extra bids upon signup. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam takes Drew through the twists and turns of Belgium's run at the 1982 World Cup, featuring a star keeper that was easy to hate, a manager short on patience, and a pool party. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew tells us all the story of the formation of CONMEBOL and the world's first continental championship. It was a time for South America to unify and play together in harmony. Or at least, that's what the organizers thought was going to happen. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the very short history of PFC Sochi, how they beat a group of children 10-1, why they were playing that group of children in the first place, and the various mechanisms of corruption lying just underneath the surface. Buckle up, our most current story to date is a doozy. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam and Drew return to Africa, and run through the life and times of a man Nelson Mandela called "his hero." Not a bad compliment to get. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

You thought Red Bull was the beverage company Bundesliga fans hated most? Well guess again! Adam brings us the tale of one of the original beverage corporations to get heavily involved with a Bundesliga club. Hint: it tastes like regret. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Drew takes Adam on a journey through an EFL League Cup final for the ages. Sorry, did we say "for the ages?" We meant "for ages." This thing lasted forever. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam and Drew go full tabloid with the tale of one of soccer's biggest ever stars and his secret child. And his other secret child. And his other other secret child. You know what? We might be here a long time. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

We know we've done the greatest goal scorer you've never heard of before... at least three times before, actually. But we swear, this time, it really is the greatest. The greatestest. That's a word now. We've decided. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Adam tells Drew the story of Cambridge United and John Beck, the coach who was called the Dracula of English soccer, and how the team nearly reached the pinnacle of the English game in the most backwards way possible. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop