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Championing the best stories from the world of international football, away from the spotlight.

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    • Jul 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 7: Canada's Golden Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 53:47


    From its inception in 1991 to the present day, every edition of the biennial CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by either Mexico or the USA - except one. Outside Football brings you the remarkable story of Canada's run to glory in 2000, told by two of the side's key players: Carlo Corazzin and Paul Peschisolido. Narration by @CamPopeSport.

    Episode 7: Final Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 0:30


    In a dramatic quarter-final, with the whole crowd seemingly rooting for your opponent, silence is golden...

    Episode 7: Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 0:15


    A sneak peak at our upcoming episode. Life on the road can be tough in Concacaf...

    Episode 6: Kosovo - on the Edge of Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 74:53


    A look into the rapid development of the Kosovo national team, whose rise from FIFA non-entity to one of the continent’s most exciting young sides has seen them reach the threshold of the European Championships. Journalist James Montague and TV presenter Xhemajl Rexha are among the contributors as we delve into a turbulent history that involves Yugoslavia, war and partially recognised independence.

    Bonus Track: Extended Interview with Singapore's Daniel Bennett

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 27:43


    Complete and unabridged version of Singapore footballing legend Daniel Bennett's exclusive interview with Outside Football, as featured on Episode 5: the Lions Who Stole a Tiger. In this extended edition, the England-born Tampines Rovers defender talks life in the university 'pub' team, Wales, citizenship, memorable goals, pre-match food poisoning and the future of football in the city-state. 

    Episode 5: Singapore - the Lions Who Stole a Tiger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 64:21


    All-time leading Singapore cap-holder Daniel Bennett discusses his long career with the Lions as we cast an eye over the last hundred years of football in the city-state. Shock wins, inspirational managers and even pre-match food poisoning are on the menu.

    Episode 4: Eritrea - Football Against the Odds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 50:45


    Stories from inside a football-obsessed country torn apart by corruption and war, from the rags-to-riches story of two brothers - who would carry a foreign nation to its first continental triumph - through to the present day, in which the regime's iron fist is driving talent away.

    Episode 3: CONIFA SHORTS - Cascadia (feat. Aaron Johnsen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 12:38


    An insight into the story behind North American outfit Cascadia, a World Football Cup second-timer looking to make waves across the Atlantic in Skopje. Federation President Aaron Johnsen gives us a run-down of the team's history and future plans.

    Episode 2: CONIFA SHORTS - Darfur United (feat. Sascha Duerkop)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 18:24


    A first look ahead to the 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup in Skopje, North Macedonia. Sascha Duerkop, CONIFA General Secretary, gives us an introduction to the world of non-FIFA football, before Gabriel Stauring of Darfur United shares a captivating against-all-odds tale from the refugee camps of Chad.

    Episode 1: Uzbekistan - the Long Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 47:46


    The tale of one nation's three-decade struggle to reach the World Cup, through the eyes of two fans who have lived through it all.

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