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Mitt under pågående Fotbolls-VM minns vi världsmästerskapet 1974 i dåvarande Västtyskland. Häng med på en resa genom namn som Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Sparwasser, Slaktaren från Wolverhampton, Ralf Edström, Bosse Larsson, Ronnie Hellström, Staffan Tapper och alla andra svenska fotbollsgrabbar som gjorde den här VM-sommaren speciell. Hör Lasse Granqvist, Jens Fjellström och Tommy Åström tillsammans med Sveriges Radios mångårige utrikesredaktör, Anders Ask. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dr. Maarten Cruyff is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Chair of Methodology and Statistics at Utrecht University. In this episode, he discusses how methods used to measure doping prevalence have changed over time, his work on different models for collecting and analyzing responses from athlete surveys about doping, his role in the World Anti-Doping Agency's Prevalence Working Group, current challenges that remain in determining doping prevalence, and more.

¡Seguimos con TBP Mundial 2026! Después de la Guía 1, toca completar el mapa de la Copa del Mundo. En este segundo capítulo cerramos el repaso a los doce grupos del Mundial 2026, analizamos a los tres anfitriones que faltaban por mirar con calma y nos mojamos con los grandes pronósticos del torneo. Con Miguel Ruiz y Rafa Medel repasamos los seis grupos restantes: México, Canadá y Estados Unidos como anfitriones; Alemania, Bélgica e Inglaterra como grandes nombres; y selecciones como Turquía, Ecuador, Costa de Marfil, Curazao, Croacia, Ghana, Egipto, Irán, Suiza o Panamá, que también tienen mucho que contar. Además, contamos con varias voces externas para abrir ventanas concretas al torneo: Pepe del Bosque nos habla de México, Alejandro Parra analiza a Turquía, Damián González de El Balón Belga nos pone en contexto a Bélgica y Daniel González Ramos repasa la presencia histórica de las selecciones asiáticas en esta Copa del Mundo. Y antes de los pronósticos finales hacemos un paréntesis muy TBP: El Mundial del Barça. Con Javi Roldán jugamos a elegir el mejor XI histórico de futbolistas que disputaron una Copa del Mundo siendo jugadores del Barça. Ramallets, Puyol, Piqué, Umtiti, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Cruyff, Messi, Stoichkov, Romário… un debate imposible, pero precioso. ️ En este episodio: ⚽ Análisis de grupos con Miguel Ruiz y Rafa Medel GRUPO A: México, Sudáfrica, Corea del Sur y República Checa El anfitrión que abre el Mundial en el Azteca, la presión de México, la Corea de Son y Kim, una Chequia incómoda y Sudáfrica como regreso mundialista. GRUPO B: Canadá, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Qatar y Suiza Canadá como anfitrión, Suiza como equipo siempre competitivo, Bosnia con Dzeko y Qatar ya sin la burbuja de 2022. GRUPO D: Estados Unidos, Paraguay, Australia y Turquía El examen de Estados Unidos en casa, la Turquía de Arda Güler, Kenan Yildiz y compañía, la dureza de Paraguay y el perfil competitivo de Australia. GRUPO E: Alemania, Curazao, Costa de Marfil y Ecuador Alemania entre el techo alto y las dudas, Ecuador como bloque defensivo muy serio, Costa de Marfil como amenaza física y Curazao como una de las historias bonitas del torneo. GRUPO G: Bélgica, Egipto, Irán y Nueva Zelanda Bélgica en transición, Egipto con Salah y Marmoush, Irán con un contexto muy complejo y Nueva Zelanda con una de las historias virales del Mundial. GRUPO L: Inglaterra, Croacia, Ghana y Panamá La Inglaterra de Tuchel, Croacia y el último baile de una generación, Ghana como incógnita física y Panamá con el sello de Thomas Christiansen. El Mundial del Barça Con Javi Roldán elegimos el mejor XI histórico de jugadores del Barça en los Mundiales, partiendo del dato de los 119 futbolistas azulgranas que han disputado una Copa del Mundo siendo jugadores del club. Pronósticos TBP Mundial 2026 Campeón, finalista, máximo goleador, máximo asistente, mejor jugador, revelaciones, decepciones y selecciones que pueden romper el torneo. Con Juanma Romero, Miguel Ruiz, Rafa Medel, Javi Roldán, Pepe del Bosque, Alejandro Parra, Damián González y Daniel González Ramos. Con esta Guía 2 queda completada la previa de TBP Mundial 2026. Ahora. que ruede la pelota. ⏰ MINUTAJE DEL EPISODIO 00:00 Sintonía 00:46 Introducción 03:01 Análisis GRUPO A: México, Sudáfrica, Corea del Sur y República Checa 03:27 Comentario sobre México de Pepe del Bosque 16:47 Análisis GRUPO B: Canadá, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Qatar y Suiza 26:43 Análisis GRUPO D: Estados Unidos, Paraguay, Australia y Turquía 27:30 Comentario de Alejandro Parra sobre Turquía 40:42 Análisis GRUPO E: Alemania, Curazao, Costa de Marfil y Ecuador 53:08 Análisis GRUPO G: Bélgica, Egipto, Irán y Nueva Zelanda 53:50 Comentario sobre Bélgica de Damián González, de El Balón Belga 1:04:49 Comentario de Daniel González sobre las selecciones asiáticas 1:10:43 Análisis GRUPO L: Inglaterra, Croacia, Ghana y Panamá 1:21:01 El Mundial del Barça: el mejor XI histórico del Barça en los Mundiales 1:43:35 Los pronósticos de TBP Mundial para la Copa del Mundo 2026 2:04:40 Despedida y cierre Contenido exclusivo y apoyo: • Hazte socio en Patreon: teambarca.com/patreon • Fan en iVoox: Sin publicidad por 1,49 €/mes • Invítanos un café: ☕️ ko-fi.com/teambarcapod Participa: • Porra TBP Mundial 2026: https://bit.ly/EncuestaTBP • Fantasy Biwenger: https://biwenger.as.com/go/team-barca-podcast-26 • Encuesta TBP: https://bit.ly/EncuestaTBP Tienda oficial: • https://www.teambarca.com/tienda Conecta: • X: @TeamBarcaPod • Telegram: bit.ly/ChatTBP • Discord: bit.ly/DiscordTBP • Contacto: oyentes@teambarca.com Música: jamendo.com

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, Kamiran Yousif could be cheering for Iraq or Australia's Socceroos. But that's not his style. Known to friends as “Cameron van Oranje,” Kamiran lives and breathes Dutch football. He might even be the biggest Netherlands supporter in Australia. His devotion to "Oranje" goes far beyond match days. For the upcoming World Cup, his Sydney home is a sea of orange, inside and out, and his passion has even inspired the names of his three sons: Cruyff, Kluivert, and Basten, named after legendary Dutch football icons. We visited this one-of-a-kind superfan, to discover what caused his love for the Netherlands. - Kamiran Yousif zou deze FIFA World Cup 2026 kunnen gaan voor het Irakese team of de Socceroos, maar daar wil hij niets van weten. Zijn team is namelijk Nederland en Kamiran, beter bekend als Cameron van Oranje, is misschien wel de grootste Oranjefan van Australië. Zijn passie voor het Nederlands elftal gaat veel verder dan alleen supporteren tijdens wedstrijden. Zijn huis in Sydney is voor het WK van binnen én van buiten in het oranje versierd, en zijn drie zoons dragen de namen van Nederlandse voetbalhelden: Cruyff, Kluivert en Basten. Wij gingen langs bij deze bijzondere superfan.Mis niets van SBS Dutch! Abonneer je op onze feed in Spotify of Apple Podcast.

“Soccer matches are poorly designed experiments — you don't necessarily find out which team was better. But any soccer fan will tell you that. Oftentimes, the better team does not win.” — Nick Greene, via a NASA scientist On June 11, the World Cup comes to North America. Fifty-six years ago, I watched the searing injustice of Johann Cruyff's Holland getting robbed in the 1974 final by Germany. Today I talk with someone who explains how this kind of injustice is built into the game's DNA. Nick Greene — long-suffering Newcastle United fan and author of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius — has a new book, How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius, which tells us what architects, stuntwomen, paleoanthropologists and computer scientists tell us about the beautiful game. What they tell us is that the game isn't fair. One NASA scientist tells Greene that soccer is a “poorly designed experiment” because the low-scoring nature of the game means results don't reliably identify the better team. Thus the dark fate of the free-scoring, brilliantly inventive Hungarians in 1954 and the Dutch in 1974. So if you want to watch the World Cup like a genius, don't expect the best team to win the tournament. Which may explain why Greene suspects that England — where the pain of World Cup injustice is a national fetish — will win in 2026. On penalties probably. Arsenal style. After 120 minutes of goalless football. Five Takeaways •       Soccer Is a Poorly Designed Experiment: A NASA scientist published a peer-reviewed paper concluding that soccer is a “poorly designed experiment” — the low number of goals means results don't reliably identify the better team. Greene's observation: any soccer fan could have told him that, and saved the journal space. But this is also what makes the game what it is. Unlike basketball's seven-game playoff series — which gives the best team enough chances to emerge on top — a single World Cup match, in a single-elimination tournament, means one error can have outsized consequences. The imperfect and the human are inseparable. •       Justice Has Nothing to Do With It: The 1974 Dutch vs 2004 Greece: Andrew's most painful memory: the 1974 World Cup final, where the magnificent Dutch side led by Cruyff was beaten by the Germans. The Dutch didn't win, but they are remembered as one of the greatest teams in history. The 2004 Greek side, which won Euro 2004 by parking the bus and grinding nil-nil victories, actually won — and are remembered as a fluke. The lesson Greene draws: the shared understanding built into soccer watching is that winning is only one metric, and often not the most important one. It is an imperfect and profoundly human enterprise. •       How to Appreciate Defense: The cliché American complaint about soccer is the low scoring. Greene's response: this is partly a failure to appreciate defense, which in soccer can look like the absence of good offense. He discusses Italy's history of outstanding defensive play — the Catenaccio system, Paolo Maldini, Beckenbauer — and the intelligence required to prevent goals. Andrew's contribution: his wife, who watches American football, taught him that defense is where the sophistication lives. The same is true of soccer. The genius watcher watches the defenders. •       VAR: Too Much, Going in the Right Direction: Greene's measured verdict on VAR — video assistant refereeing. His worst case: when it ruins a goal celebration. The player scores, the crowd erupts, the flag goes up, three minutes of review, okay everyone start celebrating again. That destroys the cathartic moment that makes soccer's rare goals so electrifying. His prediction: VAR will evolve toward the coach's challenge model used in American football and basketball — a limited number of challenges per half, preserving the flow of the game while correcting the worst errors. It's relatively young. It'll be futted and fidgeted with. •       Don't Bet On It. Watch the Game: Greene's best advice for American newcomers to soccer. Not about tactics, not about history. Betting on soccer is a mug's game — partly because results don't reliably reflect the better team (the NASA paper again), and partly because talking about your bets is the least interesting conversation you can have about sport. His prediction for the tournament: England. Reasoning: Harry Kane is playing. Andrew's reaction: Kane is a Spurs man, so reluctant endorsement. But please, Nick. Don't. About the Guest Nick Greene is a contributing writer at Slate and the author of How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius: What Architects, Stuntwomen, Paleoanthropologists, and Computer Scientists Reveal About the World's Game (Abrams Press, May 12, 2026) and How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius (Abrams Press, 2021). His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Chicago Magazine, and elsewhere. He is a Newcastle United fan and lives in Berkeley, California. References: •       How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius by Nick Greene (Abrams Press, May 12, 2026). •       Simon Kuper, Going to the Match — referenced in the introduction as a recent KOA episode on nine consecutive World Cups. •       Franklin Foer, How Soccer Explains the World — referenced as the prior KOA World Cup episode. •       David Winner, Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer — blurbed the book; relevant to the 1974 Dutch discussion. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: 

Manu Carreño lanza una pregunta directa a los miembros de El Sanedrín de jugadores: ¿juega mejor Vinícius sin Mbappé?

Hace 18 años, un entrenador de 37 que venía del filial se sentó en el banquillo del Barça entre dudas razonables. Acababa de ascender al Barça B desde Tercera División, no había dirigido nunca en Primera, y le tocaba reconstruir un equipo que venía de dos años de erosión con Rijkaard. Se llamaba Pep Guardiola, y lo que vino después ya lo conocemos: el triplete, el sextete, Wembley, un fútbol que cambió el deporte. Pero el punto de partida, ese verano de 2008, es más parecido al presente de lo que solemos recordar. En este Capítulo 1 de El Barça de Guardiola recorremos el origen del proyecto con tres voces de lujo: Lu Martín, amigo personal de Pep y autor de Cuando fuimos eternos; Víctor Vázquez, uno de los jugadores del filial que Guardiola subió a Segunda B; y Javi Roldán. Retratamos al Pep que llegó: la valentía de echar a Ronaldinho y Deco, los meses de preparación viendo partidos en DVD, la charla inaugural de St. Andrews, y los dos años previos de Rijkaard que son la otra mitad de la historia. Grabado en verano de 2023 con Pep jugándose aún el segundo triplete con el Manchester City, lo abrimos ahora en el feed porque las preguntas que se hacía el Barça de 2008 son sospechosamente parecidas a las que nos estamos haciendo hoy con el Flick 2.0. Si este Capítulo 1 os deja con ganas, hay más esperándoos dentro del Club TBP. El Capítulo 2, el año del Sextete con Martí Perarnau, Albert Morén y Javi Roldán, está ya disponible. Y pronto llegará el Capítulo 3: Pep vs Mourinho y el acoso y derribo mediático de la tercera temporada, con un invitado de excepción que lo vivió desde dentro del vestuario. Hacerte mecenas en teambarca.com/patreon es la manera de apoyar el podcast y acceder a todo ese catálogo. Os esperamos en Club TBP: teambarca.com/patreon TEMAS: ⚽ El Pep futbolista: el Dream Team, Cruyff como maestro, el puente a los banquillos El Barça B de Tercera a Segunda B: ascenso, método, vestuario Los dos años de Rijkaard: un campeón que se erosiona desde dentro El verano de 2008: echar a Ronaldinho, Deco y Touré La preparación: meses viendo partidos en DVD St. Andrews: la charla inaugural y el tono del nuevo Barça Los paralelismos con el presente: Flick, el Bayern, Rijkaard ⏰ BLOQUES DEL EPISODIO: 00:00 — Intro Juanma 2026: por qué abrimos el Capítulo 1 ahora 02:56 — Inicio del episodio original (2023): presentación con Gerard Faiges 06:32 — Lu Martín: Pep antes de ser Pep, el futbolista que ya pensaba como entrenador 29:31 — Javi Roldán: los dos años de Rijkaard y la erosión del campeón 45:28 — Víctor Vázquez: cómo se vivía el filial por dentro 55:04 — El método Guardiola en Tercera y Segunda B 1:06:35 — Dramatización de la charla de St. Andrews (Albert Bermúdez) 1:08:52 — Cierre del episodio original (2023) 1:12:25 — Outro Juanma 2026: lo que viene en la serie ⸻ Contenido exclusivo y apoyo: Hazte socio en Patreon: teambarca.com/patreon Fan en iVoox: Sin publicidad por 1,49 €/mes Invítanos un café: ☕️ ko-fi.com/teambarcapod Colabora con TBP: Betbrothers → https://betbrothers.es/?utm_source=page&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=n0001&utm_id=0001 Participa: Fantasy Biwenger: https://biwenger.as.com/go/team-barca-podcast-26 Encuesta TBP: https://bit.ly/EncuestaTBP Tienda oficial: https://www.teambarca.com/tienda Conecta: X: @TeamBarcaPod Telegram: bit.ly/ChatTBP Discord: bit.ly/DiscordTBP Contacto: oyentes@teambarca.com Música: Jamendo.com

A World Cup semi-final shaped as much by who wasn't there as by what happened on the pitch.It's 1978, and the Netherlands arrive once again at the business end of a World Cup — but this time, without their talisman. No Johan Cruyff, no guiding force of Total Football… and yet, somehow, they're still here.In this episode, we revisit Netherlands vs Italy, a semi-final where the Dutch had to prove they were more than just one man — even if that man was one of the greatest the game has ever seen.We break down how the Netherlands adapted without Cruyff, how Italy looked to impose their control and structure, and how one extraordinary moment changed everything — Arie Haan unleashing a thunderbolt from distance that still echoes through World Cup history.We also explore how this Dutch side evolved from the 1974 vintage, how they carried the philosophy forward without their leader, and why this match became a statement that Total Football could survive… even without its king.This is The Semi-Final Countdown — a podcast dedicated to the great finals (and the occasional semi-final) from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, dive deep — with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour — into one of football's greatest showpieces.

Hoy recuperamos en abierto un episodio del archivo de Club TBP que vuelve a estar muy de actualidad. En un momento en el que el debate sobre los centrales del Barça está más vivo que nunca, rescatamos este El Tercer Hombre en el que nos preguntábamos algo que sigue siendo igual de vigente: ¿qué tipo de central necesita el Barça? Dos expulsiones en la eliminatoria ante el Atleti, la baja de Iñigo Martínez durante toda la temporada y el nombre de Bastoni sobrevolando el mercado nos recuerdan que esta es una de las posiciones más determinantes y más debatidas del barcelonismo. Para construir este episodio hablamos con Andreu Fontás, central zurdo formado en La Masía, que nos explica desde dentro qué tiene de especial esa posición en el Barça. Recuperamos audios de Abelardo y de Rafa Márquez hablando de lo que tiene que tener un central moderno. Está Quique Álvarez, de la mítica Quinta del Mini, con una perspectiva muy interesante de lo que era crecer en la cantera del Barça en los 90. Y lo analizamos todo junto a Albert Morén y Gus Pereira. Este tipo de contenido, pausado, profundo y con gente que realmente tiene algo que aportar, es lo que hacemos habitualmente en Club TBP. Si quieres más, hazte mecenas en Patreon y accede a todos nuestros especiales, confidenciales y mucho más. teambarca.com/patreon En este episodio: Repasamos la historia del central en el Barça, de Migueli a Cubarsí ⚽ Analizamos qué ha definido al central culé a lo largo de las décadas ️ Escuchamos a Abelardo contar su anécdota con Cruyff ️ Rafa Márquez nos dice qué debe tener un central moderno Andreu Fontás explica qué tiene de especial ser central zurdo en el Barça ️ Quique Álvarez nos lleva a la Quinta del Mini y a los 90 del Barça B Debatimos cómo será el central del futuro en el fútbol y en el Barça ⏰ BLOQUES DEL EPISODIO 00:00 | CTA — Archivo Club TBP 02:31 | Introducción y contexto 07:56 | Los centrales del Barça antes de Cruyff — audio de Javi Roldán 13:38 | El central en la era Cruyff — Koeman como paradigma 20:35 | Guardiola y el efecto contagio en la posición 24:54 | Audio de Abelardo — anécdota con Cruyff 37:25 | Audio de Rafa Márquez — qué debe tener un central moderno 40:34 | Guardiola y la evolución del central moderno 56:55 | ¿Cómo será el central del futuro? 1:01:46 | Andreu Fontás — el central zurdo en clave Barça 1:20:54 | Quique Álvarez — crecer como central en la cantera del Barça 1:39:32 | Cierre Contenido exclusivo y apoyo: Hazte socio en Patreon: teambarca.com/patreon Fan en iVoox: Sin publicidad por 1,49 €/mes Invítanos un café: ☕️ ko-fi.com/teambarcapod Colabora con TBP: Betbrothers → https://betbrothers.es/?utm_source=page&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=n0001&utm_id=0001 Participa: Fantasy Biwenger: https://biwenger.as.com/go/team-barca-podcast-26 Encuesta TBP: https://bit.ly/EncuestaTBP Tienda oficial: https://www.teambarca.com/tienda Conecta: X: @TeamBarcaPod Telegram: bit.ly/ChatTBP Discord: bit.ly/DiscordTBP Contacto: oyentes@teambarca.com Música: Jamendo.com

Tre poeng på brua! Men tør vi å innkassere Champions League-spill? Vi snakker om 1-0-seieren mot Chelsea, det heltemodige forsvarsspillet, Kobbie Mainoo og Alejandro Garnacho. Fredrik forteller om opplevelsen på Stamford Bridge, og sommersigneringene rangeres på nytt. Håkon Aaberge rapporterer om juniorlagets vei til finalen i FA Youth Cup. Vi trekker også vinneren av Cruyff-konkurransen!I studio: Jon Martin Henriksen, Fredrik N. Filtvedt og Eivind HolthSlik skaffer du deg Uno+Med Uno+ får du tilgang til eksklusivt innhold som «Hedersgjesten», «Den sesongen» og andre spesialer du ikke får i gratisversjonen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone! We've put together this Patreon sampler episode, featuring three parts from three episodes that went up on over the last month or so.Up first, from April 9th, is Musa and Ryan talking about the Artemis II mission, space and how it inspired a much needed sense of wonder (02:19).Then, it's onto a section from our special Johan Cruyff episode (14:47), which aired March 26th, the week of the tenth anniversary of his passing.Finally, there's a clip from our interview with Scroobius Pip, where he talks about his move into acting, as well as working with Tom Hardy and Stephen Graham (30:47).If you like what you hear, please consider signing up as a Stadio member at patreon.com/stadio, for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, the newsletter, access to the Stadio Social Club Discord and much more.Have a great weekend and we'll be back with you for the usual episode on Monday!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nima Tavallaey is joined by legendary former AC Milan, Chelsea, Marseille and France international Marcel Desaiily to discuss a number of Serie A, and FIFA World Cup related topics. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Welcome Marcel Desailly 00:12 "Milan Nothing Special" - Johan Cruyff Silenced In Barcelona Champions League Final Hammering 02:18 Silvio Berlusconi - When Capello Asked Him To Stop Talking 04:52 Rafael Leao Critique - AC Milan Hero Or Overrated? 07:53 "Bastoni Consistent But Is Not Even Half Of Maldini" 09:24 Alessandro Bastoni - Stay At Inter Milan Or Join Barcelona? 10:27 French GOAT - Michel Platini Or Zinedine Zidane? 11:11 The Real GOAT - Diego Maradona Or Pelé? 12:31 Who Will Win The Champions League This Season? 13:49 Can Cristiano Ronaldo Crown His Career By Portugal Winning The FIFA World Cup? Every Monday Serie A review show + ALL exclusive interviews on The Italian Football Podcast are free for all on YouTube as well as on Spotify, iOS/iTunes & all other podcast platforms. If you want to support The Italian Football Podcast and get every episode, simply become a member on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TIFP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Memberships⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support makes The Italian Football Podcast possible.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Globalization has revived tribalism. Instead of destroying local cultures, as the left predicted, it has made them stronger. Far from the triumph of capitalism that the right predicted, it has entrenched corruption.” — Franklin Foer How do Osama Bin Laden and Barron Trump explain the world? According to Franklin Foer — senior writer at The Atlantic and author of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization — they're both (or were, in the case of Bin Laden), like Foer himself, rootless Arsenal fans. That's the irony of our simultaneously tribal and globalized world. The more rootless we become, the sharper our imagined identities. Thus the DC-based Foer, who showed up for this interview flaunting his Gooner gear, never misses an Arsenal game on tv, even though he grew up almost four thousand miles west of Highbury. Foer's 2004 classic has been reissued with a new preface in honor of the World Cup. As he notes, this upcoming MAGA spectacle will only underline the tribal-global nature of the world. On the one hand, Trump wants to emulate Mussolini (1934) and Putin (2018) in transforming the sporting event into a celebration of localism. On the other hand, the expansion of the tournament into 48 teams mirrors the increasingly international reality of today's world. And then there's the distant but delicious possibility of an Iran-USA final. In 2022 in Qatar, the Iranian players refused to sing the national anthem in the opening game to protest the killing of a young woman who wasn't wearing a headscarf. Foer argues that the national team represents an idea of Iran quite foreign from that of the theocracy. While the anti-MAGA Foer wouldn't support Iran against the USA, he does argue that one of the great failures of the American left has been its inability to speak the language of patriotism. So Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom should wave the flag this summer. Whose flag he doesn't say. Probably the Arsenal if the global Foer had his tribal North London way. Five Takeaways •       Globalization Is a Form of Tribalism: Thomas Friedman said countries with McDonald's don't go to war with each other. Foer's book said the opposite: globalization doesn't dissolve tribal identity, it sharpens it. Barcelona can have Dutch DNA from Cruyff and a Qatari airline on the jersey — it's still a symbol of Catalan nationalism. The cosmopolitan elites who predicted the melting of national borders were themselves a tribe that mistook its tribal identity for universal truth. Andrew's formulation: globalization is a form of tribalism. Foer, cautiously, agrees. •       Trump's Bread and Circuses: Trump has identified three spectacles as the tent poles of his presidency: the 250th anniversary celebration of the United States, the Olympics, and the World Cup — which he calls the biggest spectacle of his term. Every strongman in history has understood the distracting quality of a spectacle. Putin sat in Moscow in 2018, ominously presiding. Mussolini had 1934. Trump won't be a passive participant. The expanded tournament was, Foer says, a greedy error — the early rounds will be poor — and the whole thing will unfold under the shadow of a president who wants to cosplay as president of the planet. •       The Financialization of Fandom: When Foer wrote the book in 2002, the transfer market was a big deal but not the phenomenon it is now. Fans have been forced to become conversant in the balance sheets of their clubs, getting upset when the club overpays. There's something sad about that — your relationship to a team has been financialized. Meanwhile, the Premier League jacks up ticket prices every year, people complain, and the stadiums are still full. The new power centres in the game are Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds using soccer as reputation laundering and soft power, and American private equity with its arrogant belief that it can do better than whoever was there before. •       The Iranian Team and the True Carriers of Civilization: In the last World Cup, Iranian players refused to sing the national anthem as protest against a government that had just killed a young woman for not wearing a headscarf. They were pressured to sing in the next game. The diaspora was divided. Foer's argument: the Iranian national team represents an idea of Iran entirely divorced from the theocracy — a spirit of nationhood, not religion. When Trump talked about destroying Iranian civilization, he was discouraging the people who consider themselves its true carriers and the regime's real opponents. Foer thinks it would be genuinely good if Iran could come and play in this World Cup. •       The Left's Patriotism Failure: Foer's parting argument: one of the great failures of the left in its quest for cosmopolitan ideals has been its inability to speak the language of patriotism. Even if the impulses behind progressive ideas could be described as patriotic, that's been one of the things limiting their political appeal. Should Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom wave the flag this summer at the World Cup? Foer says yes. Andrew, a Spurs fan born in North London who has lived in the United States for decades, suggests he would be “amused” if Iran beat America in the final. They do not reach agreement. About the Guest Franklin Foer is a senior writer at The Atlantic and the author of How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (reissued 2026 with a new preface), The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future, and World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech. He lives in Washington, DC. References: •       How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer (reissued 2026 with new preface). •       “The Quintessential Trumpian Sport,” The Atlantic, April 2026. By Franklin Foer. •       Episode 2858: World Cup Fever — Simon Kuper, who has attended nine consecutive World Cups, on the 2026 tournament. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,800 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTube

A World Cup semi-final where one era ended… and another took over.It's 1974, and Brazil arrive as defending champions, still carrying the aura of 1970 — but maybe without the same quality. But waiting for them is something entirely new: a Dutch side redefining football itself.In this episode, we revisit Brazil vs the Netherlands, a semi-final that saw Pelé's Brazil replaced by a new kind of revolution — Johan Cruyff's Total Football.We break down how the Dutch overwhelmed Brazil with movement, intelligence and relentless pressing, how Cruyff became the centre of it all, and how a team that had dazzled the world four years earlier suddenly found themselves chasing shadows.We also explore how this wasn't just a defeat for Brazil — it was a symbolic passing of the torch, as football moved into a new, more fluid and tactical age.This is The Semi-Final Countdown — a podcast dedicated to the great finals (and the occasional semi-final) from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, dive deep — with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour — into one of football's greatest showpieces.

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Radio Foot ce mardi à 16h10 T.U. (rediffusion 21h10 T.U.). Retour sur le derby madrilène, focus sur Antoine Griezmann qui lorgne sur la MLS. Nicolas Pépé de retour chez les Éléphants. Que reste-t-il de l'héritage de Cruyff ? - Liga, 29è journée, les Merengues remportent le derby madrilène 3 - 2. 5 buts, une 2è mi-temps débridée avec un doublé de Vinicius, homme en forme, et une réalisation de Valverde, autre homme fort du moment, malgré son expulsion suite à un tacle sur Alex Baena. Retour en douceur pour Bellingham et Mbappé. Comment les réintégrer au dispositif de jeu d'Arbeloa ? Côté Colchoneros, Griezmann a joué près d'une heure, le milieu offensif a désormais le regard tourné vers la MLS, où il souhaitait finir sa carrière, et Orlando, club où il a signé. Le meilleur buteur de l'histoire des Rojiblancos terminera la saison et son idylle espagnole avec l'« Atléti ». Une dernière pige avec les Bleus au Mondial est-elle encore possible ?   - Faé appelle Pépé. Le prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2019 de retour chez les Éléphants, à la faveur du forfait de Yan Diomandé. L'ailier de Villarreal, qui n'avait pas disputé la dernière CAN, ne figurait pas dans la liste initiale des 25 du coach ivoirien pour mars. Il aura l'occasion de se montrer lors de la trêve internationale, pour espérer figurer dans le groupe de la Coupe du monde ?    - Johan Cruyff, 10 ans déjà. Disparu le 24 mars 2016, le Hollandais volant reste une référence absolue : joueur génial, entraîneur révolutionnaire et visionnaire, père du football moderne. En 2026, son héritage irrigue toujours le jeu. Qui, aujourd'hui, incarne vraiment l'esprit Cruyff ?   Autour d'Annie Gasnier, nos consultants du jour : Chérif Ghemmour, Nabil Djellit et Hervé Penot. Édition : Pierre Guérin et David Fintzel. Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno.

Radio Foot ce mardi à 16h10 T.U. (rediffusion 21h10 T.U.). Retour sur le derby madrilène, focus sur Antoine Griezmann qui lorgne sur la MLS. Nicolas Pépé de retour chez les Éléphants. Que reste-t-il de l'héritage de Cruyff ? - Liga, 29è journée, les Merengues remportent le derby madrilène 3 - 2. 5 buts, une 2è mi-temps débridée avec un doublé de Vinicius, homme en forme, et une réalisation de Valverde, autre homme fort du moment, malgré son expulsion suite à un tacle sur Alex Baena. Retour en douceur pour Bellingham et Mbappé. Comment les réintégrer au dispositif de jeu d'Arbeloa ? Côté Colchoneros, Griezmann a joué près d'une heure, le milieu offensif a désormais le regard tourné vers la MLS, où il souhaitait finir sa carrière, et Orlando, club où il a signé. Le meilleur buteur de l'histoire des Rojiblancos terminera la saison et son idylle espagnole avec l'« Atléti ». Une dernière pige avec les Bleus au Mondial est-elle encore possible ?   - Faé appelle Pépé. Le prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2019 de retour chez les Éléphants, à la faveur du forfait de Yan Diomandé. L'ailier de Villarreal, qui n'avait pas disputé la dernière CAN, ne figurait pas dans la liste initiale des 25 du coach ivoirien pour mars. Il aura l'occasion de se montrer lors de la trêve internationale, pour espérer figurer dans le groupe de la Coupe du monde ?    - Johan Cruyff, 10 ans déjà. Disparu le 24 mars 2016, le Hollandais volant reste une référence absolue : joueur génial, entraîneur révolutionnaire et visionnaire, père du football moderne. En 2026, son héritage irrigue toujours le jeu. Qui, aujourd'hui, incarne vraiment l'esprit Cruyff ?   Autour d'Annie Gasnier, nos consultants du jour : Chérif Ghemmour, Nabil Djellit et Hervé Penot. Édition : Pierre Guérin et David Fintzel. Technique/réalisation : Laurent Salerno.

06 24-03-26 LHDW Lamine se enfada cuando lo cambian. ¿Se cree la estrella del Barça?, 10 años de la muerte de Cruyff, méritos como entrenador

06 24-03-26 LHDW Lamine se enfada cuando lo cambian. ¿Se cree la estrella del Barça?, 10 años de la muerte de Cruyff, méritos como entrenador

Met vandaag: Moet het kabinet maatregelen nemen om de gevolgen van de stijgende energieprijzen te beteugelen, die zijn het gevolg van de oorlog van de VS en Israel tegen Iran. | De spanningen tussen de EU en de Hongaarse premier Victor Orbán lopen steeds verder op, omdat Hongarije EU-geheimen rechtstreeks zou doorspelen aan het Kremlin. | De gevolgen van de giftige stof Agent Orange, dat door de VS op grote schaal werd ingezet tijdens de Vietnamoorlog, zijn ook na vijftig jaar nog voelbaar. Een Belgisch bedrijf gaat de vervuilde grond nu saneren |  Morgen is het tien jaar geleden dat Johan Cruyff overleed, huisdichter Ingmar Heytze zoekt antwoord op de vraag of in Cruyff een dichter school? | Presentatie: Chris Kijne. 

Is modern football actually broken?In this episode of Footy Culture, the boys go all the way in on the most controversial topic in the game right now: refereeing, VAR, and whether football can still be trusted.From Serie A chaos to La Liga outrage, we break down red cards given for nothing, matches completely changed by officiating decisions, and why it feels like referees are becoming the main characters instead of the players. Inter clinching the league, Barcelona feeling robbed again, and fans across Europe asking the same question — how is this allowed? EPISODE 27 AUDIOWe debate:Do big clubs benefit more from referees?Are Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern, and Barcelona favored by officiating?Has VAR actually made football worse?Should AI or robot referees replace humans?Is consistency more important than “game flow”?Things get heated as we dive into penalty stats, referee bias, and why fans feel like they're competing against officials as much as opposing teams.Then we zoom out into football culture:⚽ If you could remove one person from football history, who would change the game the most?Cruyff. Pep Guardiola. Pelé. Sir Alex Ferguson. Florentino Pérez. The ripple effects go deep.

Fewer buy-to-lets since the municiplaity introduced measures, new evaulation shows, and Jordi Cruyff has signed on as Technical Director at Ajax. A short news round-up out of Amsterdam from 21 January 2026.Audio produced by Broadcast Amsterdam for BRAM RADIO, the online radio station for Amsterdam.https://broadcastamsterdam.nlLinks to news stories and sources are shared in the News section on our website and on the Broadcast Amsterdam Pinterest feed. Credits: Cathy Leung (producer)Music bed: We Are OK

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Teníamos muchas ganas de escuchar la historia de Albert Celades. Muchas veces decimos que formar parte de Barcelona o Real Madrid es el sueño de todo niño pero, ¿y si has defendido los colores de los dos durante unos cuantos años? Que locura. Albert nos cuenta cómo, a parte de disfrutar esas etapas, ha podido vestir la camiseta de la selección española durante un mundial, llegó a pertenecer a un club al cual siempre había querido ir y pudo retirarse donde él quería, en la MLS. Además, en su etapa como entrenador ha vivido experiencias bonitas pero también muy difíciles, en vestuarios de élite como son el del Real Madrid y el del Valencia. Ha sido un auténtico placer poder conocer tu historia Albert! Te deseamos lo mejor para tus próximos desafíos. Proteckthor, la cinta de protección craneal que reduce hasta un 93% todos los impactos en tu cabeza. Cuida tu salud y juega sin preocupaciones. El jugador Nemanja Gudelj, del Sevilla, ya lo hace: https://proteckthor.com/ MARCAS DE TIEMPO: 0:00 Trailer 1:10 De Andorra a La Masía 12:30 Un inicio inesperado y duro en el Barcelona 17:22 ¿Cómo fue su llegada a la élite? 23:20 La salida de Cruyff y la llegada de Bobby Robson y Mourinho 31:40 La llegada de Van Gaal y su mejor año 38:50 Su año en el Celta, muy positivo 46:10 ¿Cómo fue su salida del Barcelona? 49:35 La llamada del Real Madrid 1:06:30 Un año diferente en Burdeos 1:10:50 Su último año en el Real Madrid 1:18:30 Zaragoza, un destino al cual siempre quería ir 1:25:10 ¿Cómo fueron sus últimos años? 1:29:20 De verse retirado a su última experiencia en la MLS 1:34:35 Inicios como seleccionador español 1:43:30 Llegar al Real Madrid con Julen Lopetegui 1:47:30 Una situación difícil en Valencia como entrenador 1:58:10 ¿Y ahora en qué situación está Albert Celades? 2:01:20 Varias opciones para ser próximo Offsider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE.In this episode, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Roy Keane and Ian Wright are joined by Jordi Cruyff for an honest and insightful look at his life in football and beyond.We begin with Jordi's early playing career, how he first fell in love with the game and the influence of his father, Johan. He talks us through his journey in the Barcelona academy and his move to Manchester United, where he struck up a close friendship with Eric Cantona during a memorable spell at Old Trafford.The team then reflect on Johan Cruyff's remarkable legacy. As one of the most influential figures the sport has ever seen, what was he like away from the pitch, and what shaped his genius both as a player and as a manager?The conversation moves to Jordi's role as Sporting Director at Barcelona during the post-Messi era. With financial restrictions and huge expectations on the club, he opens up on the challenges he faced and what he learned during one of the most difficult periods in Barça's recent history.To finish, Jordi shares the powerful story of his daughter Danae's battle with cancer. Danae joins us on the show to talk about her diagnosis and recovery, and we are all incredibly proud to see her doing so well and speaking so openly about her journey.Who is the most iconic player in football history? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Overlap.00:00 - Intro05:27 - Jordi's Man United Experience22:44 - Leaving Barcelona25:12 - Growing Up The Son of Johan39:39 - Tactical Insights and Team Dynamics43:10 - The Genius of Romário47:34 - Challenges at Barcelona Post Messi01:07:27 - Battling Cancer With His DaughterThis episode is sponsored by Huel.Gary Neville and the Stick to Football team know - when your day's full-on, you need fuel that's fast and actually good for you.Huel is the ultimate meal on the go - high protein, packed with 26 essential vitamins & minerals, and ready in seconds.

Like exhausted generals at the Somme, the VVD gear up for one last push to get their asylum bill through parliament before the new cabinet takes office. Drones from Russia - or possibly MediaMarkt - cause consternation in the skies and ground aircraft in Eindhoven. PSV are on cloud nine after thumping Liverpool in the Champions League, while Ajax look to another Cruyff to rescue them from the doldrums. Amsterdam introduces a licensing system for second home buyers, as first-timers benefit from an exodus of private landlords. And a chance discovery in Australia solved a 450-year-old maritime mystery.

In The Soccer 100, the Athletic's list of the greatest footballers in history, Lionel Messi is ranked number one. Perhaps. But he might also be its most boring—at least as a man. For Michael Cox, a contributor to The Soccer 100, Messi is undeniably great, but compared to his fellow Argentine Diego Maradona, he's a nonentity. Football is theater. That's why it's the world's game. So it's the tragic narratives of a Maradona or a Jimmy Greaves we most remember and cherish. The game is beautiful because of the poetry, not the prose, of its stars. * Messi has ticked every box except one: being interesting. Cox voted for Messi as the greatest, but concedes Maradona and Cruyff “go above and beyond everyone else” in terms of personality. Messi left Argentina at thirteen, never had Maradona's volcanic connection with his country, and may never be held in quite the same esteem at home.* Di Stefano was stolen from Barcelona by Franco—and the theft created football's greatest rivalry. Before the heist, Real Madrid's main rivals were Atletico. The loss of the era's best player helped transform Barcelona vs. Real into what it is today.* England doesn't produce geniuses because English football is suspicious of them. Cox: “There's often been a desire to amalgamate mavericks into a system rather than bringing out the best in them.” The culture values hard work, scrappiness, physicality. Jimmy Greaves—perhaps the greatest English player ever—was left out of the 1966 final and later sold without his knowledge.* The 2026 World Cup may be a logistical and competitive disaster. Forty-eight teams, three countries, more group-stage matches than any previous tournament just to get down to thirty-two. Cox: “There'll be a few teams there who with respect just won't be able to compete.”* The greatest goal in history wasn't Maradona's solo run—it was Pele's pass. Cox prefers the Carlos Alberto goal: team football as poetry, five number tens on the same wavelength, and the simplest possible finish after exhausting Italy with collective brilliance.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

¡Vuelve Team Barça Podcast con una nueva entrega post-Champions y cargada de barcelonismo! El Barça cayó 3-0 en Stamford Bridge ante el Chelsea en la fase liguilla de la Champions y reaparece esa sensación de «prueba del algodón» europea: menos rabia que en Brujas, pero mucha realidad fría sobre dónde está hoy el equipo de Flick. Juanma, Tony y Raúl analizan el golpe en Londres: la expulsión de Araujo, el plan del técnico alemán, el bajón de algunos pesos pesados y la distancia que se ve ahora mismo con la élite europea. También miramos hacia adelante con Barça Continental junto a Miguel Ruiz y ponemos el foco en lo que queda de fase de liga. Además, repasamos los puntos TBP del partido, miramos al próximo duelo ante el Alavés y cerramos viajando al pasado con una Barçateca muy especial junto a Javi Roldán y Eduard Molina para recordar el último Barça de Cruyff y aquel «Dream Team II» que pudo ser y no fue. ⏰ BLOQUES DEL EPISODIO: 00:00 | Sintonía TBP 01:27 | Editorial Juanma 06:28 | Tertulia sobre el Chelsea 3-0 Barça con Juanma, Tony y Raúl 35:09 | Barça Continental: análisis Champions League con Miguel Ruiz 49:15 | Los Puntos TBP del Chelsea 3-0 Barça 59:09 | El Retrovisor: el Alavés 1:04:58 | La Barçateca: el último Barça de Cruyff, la temporada 1995/96, con Javi Roldán y Eduard Molina 1:30:46 | Despedida y cierre Contenido exclusivo y apoyo: • Hazte socio en Patreon teambarca.com/patreon • Fan en iVoox (1,49 €/mes sin publicidad) • Invítanos un café ☕️ ko-fi.com/teambarcapod Colabora con TBP: Betbrothers → https://betbrothers.es/?utm_source=page&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=n0001&utm_id=0001 Participa: • Fantasy Biwenger https://biwenger.as.com/go/team-barca-podcast-26 • Encuesta TBP https://bit.ly/EncuestaTBP Tienda oficial https://www.teambarca.com/tienda Conecta: X @TeamBarcaPod Telegram bit.ly/ChatTBP Discord bit.ly/DiscordTBP Contacto oyentes@teambarca.com Música: Jamendo.com

Maradona, Pele or Messi? It's the eternal debate. Who is the greatest footballer of all time? According to The Soccer 100, The Athletic's new book ranking football's hundred greatest players, the answer is Messi. But the North London based contributor Amy Lawrence cast a dissenting vote: she chose Pelé, deferring to those who witnessed the Brazilian king's dominance firsthand. The book's official ranking places Maradona second, Pelé third, then Cruyff, Ronaldo, and Di Stefano. But the list reveals something more interesting than rankings: the impossibility of comparing eras. How do we judge players like Alfredo Di Stefano or Ferenc Puskas we've only seen in grainy footage against those, like Messi or Ronaldo, whose every touch has been televised? And why do great footballers like Diego Maradona —masters of intelligence on the pitch—sometimes become such flawed and tragic figures off it?1. The Pelé Problem: Why Nostalgia Matters Amy Lawrence voted for Pelé as number one, even though The Athletic's collective ranking placed Messi first. Her reasoning? “When I grew up, when you spoke to people who were older than you, there wasn't a debate. Pelé was the best.” She deferred to those who witnessed him live—a rare admission that nostalgia might actually be wisdom, not sentimentality.2. Maradona's Genius Was Inseparable from His Madness Lawrence describes Maradona as playing “with a madness...there was something of the kind of intense creative artist about him.” He was a street footballer thrust into Italian mafia management, hacked and kicked because defenders “couldn't stop him by playing football.” His 1986 World Cup remains the most dominant individual performance in history—but his life became the cautionary tale of what happens when raw genius meets extreme celebrity.3. Cruyff Was the Anti-Ronaldo Johan Cruyff “encouraged everybody to think instead of just watch”—a philosopher-footballer who “was a bit of a rebel” and famously skipped the 1978 World Cup (possibly because his wife didn't trust him with the ladies). Contrast that with Cristiano Ronaldo, whom Lawrence describes as “built by design”—the AI-generated footballer, all machine, no poetry. If Ronaldo represents modern football's corporate efficiency, Cruyff embodied its lost intellectual soul.4. Women Journalists Don't Play the Gender Card—But Maybe They Should Lawrence, possibly the only woman among the ten journalists who compiled The Soccer 100, says she “never played the women's card” when arguing for players. But she admits that being a woman in a male-dominated field made her “just a bit more memorable” and perhaps allowed for “a slightly more sensitive line of questioning” that helped players relax. It's a fascinating tension: rejecting gender as relevant while acknowledging its subtle advantages.5. The Impossibility of Comparing Eras Makes These Lists Meaningless—and Essential How do you compare Di Stefano (whom most people have only seen in grainy footage) with Messi (whose entire career has been televised)? Or account for the fact that modern players rack up goals against Lithuania and Andorra, while older players “never got able to pick up goals playing against” minnows? Lawrence acknowledges “there was never any pretense that this was some kind of definitive list”—yet we need these lists anyway, because they force us to articulate what we value in greatness itself.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Tras el éxito del llamado Dream Team del Barcelona, campeón de la cuatro Ligas y la Copa de Europa, Cruyff tuvo entre manos otros proyectos. Uno con el que se la pega (aunque no está tan lejos de ganarle La Liga al Atleti del doblete) y otro que no fue y que terminó en manos de Bobby Robson. No dejes de leer: ¡Un libro que mezcla fútbol y música! Penalti Pop: Un recorrido divertido y nostálgico por aquellos temazos que mantienen viva nuestra memoria futbolera: https://amzn.eu/d/iLxLZTJ SUSCRÍBETE AL BALÓN DE ORO DE RAÚL: https://youtube.com/@ElBalondeOrodeRaul

Tras el éxito del llamado Dream Team del Barcelona, campeón de la cuatro Ligas y la Copa de Europa, Cruyff tuvo entre manos otros proyectos. Uno con el que se la pega (aunque no está tan lejos de ganarle La Liga al Atleti del doblete) y otro que no fue y que terminó en manos de Bobby Robson. No dejes de leer: ¡Un libro que mezcla fútbol y música! Penalti Pop: Un recorrido divertido y nostálgico por aquellos temazos que mantienen viva nuestra memoria futbolera: https://amzn.eu/d/iLxLZTJ SUSCRÍBETE AL BALÓN DE ORO DE RAÚL: https://youtube.com/@ElBalondeOrodeRaul

Welcome to Football Architects - a summer series for The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast. Over the next five weeks, we'll tell the stories of esteemed footballing nations and clubs, speaking to the unsung heroes who changed history.Today's episode is focused on Ajax's rebirth and how the club was rebuilt in the image of legendary figure Johan Cruyff.Host Michael Bailey will be joined by The Athletic's Jacob Whitehead and a number of our tactics writers. We'll also be hearing excerpts of Jacob's interviews with key figures who were at the forefront of these projects.On this episode, we hear from Ruben Jongkind, former head of talent development at Ajax, and the club's former head talent recruitment, Jasper van Leeuwen.Every episode will also have a written piece on the website, which we will link below.Host: Michael BaileyWith: Jacob Whitehead and Liam TharmeProducer: Mike Stavrou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete and Chris welcome Welsh legend Hal Robson-Kanu on the pod!From youth football rejection to that unforgettable Cruyff turn goal at Euro 2016, Hal opens up about his rollercoaster of a career—one that includes two ACL ruptures, founding a multi-million pound wellness brand, and becoming Wales' unlikely hero on the global stage.The lads dig deep into Hal's journey, how his homemade turmeric shots went from his dad's blender to supermarket shelves, and why inflammation might be the root of most modern-day health issues.There's talk of brutal Premier League realities, the dressing room dynamics no one sees, and how football still fails players when it comes to mental health.Plus, what it's really like being a boot boy for the one and only Steve Sidwell, why David Ginola was tight at Christmas, and the story behind how a promised £50-a-goal bonus proved surprisingly lucrative for a young Robson-Kanu.It's a brutally honest, hilarious, and inspiring insight into a career that's anything but ordinary.Chumbawamba 00:00 – Introduction02:39 – Hal explains the brutal knee injuries that nearly ended his career05:31 – How a homemade turmeric blend made Hal pain-free in 6 weeks10:22 – Discovering other turmeric drinks were “glorified apple juice”13:05 – The transition from footballer to founder of The Turmeric Co18:14 – Arsenal rejection: Hal's emotional first career setback21:08 – Why boot boys mattered and how that's now lost in modern football25:17 – Going head-to-head with Coca-Cola: Hal's startup battles the giants27:19 – “The Wales of wellness” – Euro 2016 and the underdog mentality35:08 – The legacy of Gary Speed and changing Welsh football forever38:36 – Breaking down that Euro 2016 goal vs Belgium—step by step44:18 – The hidden sacrifices of being a professional footballer47:02 – Depression in football: “There's more than in any other industry”55:00 – What''s Gareth Bale really like?Follow our Clips page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNBLB3xr3LyiyAkhZEtiAA Check out The Tumeric Co: https://theturmeric.co/?tw_source=google&tw_adid=708157495343&tw_campaign=7849628782&tw_kwdid=kwd-419768594878&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=7849628782&gbraid=0AAAAACp5U-P796xb6MtfvlpW_ovT2_zCW&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3_eS6N6RjgMVCYxQBh16bjEGEAAYASAAEgJtFPD_BwEFor more Peter Crouch: Twitter - https://twitter.com/petercrouch Therapy Crouch - https://www.youtube.com/@thetherapycrouch For more Chris Stark Twitter - https://twitter.com/Chris_StarkInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisstark/For more Steve Sidwell Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjsidwell Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevesidwell14 #PeterCrouch #ThatPeterCrouchPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Lo del Mundial empezará en los cuartos. Eso ya nos lo dijo Cruyff sobre la Champions"

En esta nueva edición de 'El Sanedrín Ilustrado' Ramon Besa y Manuel Jabois analizan, junto a Yago de Vega, algunas de las claves de la temporada del FC Barcelona tras lograr el título de Liga ante e RCD Espanyol.

En esta nueva edición de 'El Sanedrín Ilustrado' Ramon Besa y Manuel Jabois analizan, junto a Yago de Vega, algunas de las claves de la temporada del FC Barcelona tras lograr el título de Liga ante e RCD Espanyol.

Charlamos con el hijo del mítico Johan Cruyff para valorar la temporada del Barça y la eliminación de la Champions League. 

Charlamos con el hijo del mítico Johan Cruyff para valorar la temporada del Barça y la eliminación de la Champions League. 

Cuando la cultura pop se junta con el fútbol muchas veces se celebran más derrotas que victorias. Durante el festival Letras y Fútbol, organizado por la Fundación del Athletic Club, abordamos esta extraña combinación con un podcast en directo. Porteros que visten con personajes de dibujos animados, bróccoli, jamón, cerveza o ketchup en la camiseta, mascotas que nadie echa de menos, películas que intentan lavar la imagen de la FIFA, el espantoso juego de ordenador de El Buitre, M.A.R. enviando al Real Madrid al espacio, Maradona y Gascoigne lanzándose a cantar, el Barcelona de Cruyff rapeando, La Fuerza para vivir de Donato o el casposo Goles son amores . Gracias a Galder Reguera y a la Fundación del Athletic Club por invitarnos y así poder pasar una tarde estupenda con los campistas bilbaínos. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, the team is joined by none other than Ruud Gullit — Ballon d'Or winner, footballing trailblazer, and one of the game's all-time icons.Ruud takes us on a fascinating trip down memory lane, opening up about what it was like being the first Dutch manager in the Premier League, his time at the helm of Chelsea and Newcastle, and how he made the leap from player to manager — including all the highs, lows, and lessons along the way.Of course, we couldn't let him go without chatting about his incredible playing career. From growing up under the influence of Johan Cruyff, to forming that legendary trio with Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard at AC Milan, Ruud shares stories that shaped an era of football. He also reflects on the cultural impact of his signature dreadlocks and how his unique style helped inspire a new generation of players.It's a rare chance to hear from one of the sport's true greats — a man whose passion for football still burns bright and whose impact is still being felt today.This episode is brought to you by Huel. Start every day off strong with Huel – the ultimate meal on the go. New customers get an exclusive offer – plus a free gift at https://www.huel.com/theoverlapThis show is sponsored by Trainline. With Trainline, you won't score cheaper same-day tickets anywhere else, or we'll refund the difference! Book now at https://www.thetrainline.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Con la sensación agridulce de una gran temporada que, a pesar de todo, no los llevará a Múnich, en 'El Larguero' charlamos con Jordi Cruyff, hijo del mítico Johan Cruyff y exdirector deportivo de la entidad culé. Con él repasamos el año de este Barça y las claves del partido frente al Inter de Milán.

Con la sensación agridulce de una gran temporada que, a pesar de todo, no los llevará a Múnich, en 'El Larguero' charlamos con Jordi Cruyff, hijo del mítico Johan Cruyff y exdirector deportivo de la entidad culé. Con él repasamos el año de este Barça y las claves del partido frente al Inter de Milán.

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The CNL Finals are finally upon us! Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies, and Tony Meola kick off a full week of coverage by recapping the weekend that was for the USMNT players called into camp, and some who weren't (04:10). Does Zack Steffen deserve to start ahead of Matt Turner (07:06)? The MLS bump is real with Patrick Agyemang and Diego Luna getting on the scoresheet! And while Haji Wright isn't eligible for this roster, his hat-trick heroics for Coventry get the guys talking (15:35)! Christian Pulisic has rediscovered his nose for goal with AC Milan - will he bring it to LA (23:28)? With Johnny Cardoso reportedly set to drop out of the roster, the guys consider possible replacements for the Betis midfielder (29:15). Then, a deep dive into Thursday's grudge game against Panama (38:56). Cruyff disciple Thomas Christiansen's playing style, the dark arts of Concacaf, and a lively debate about how Mauricio Pochettino should line up.     Call It What You Want is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Call It What You Want team on X: @JimmyConrad, @CharlieDavies9, @TMeola1 Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer. For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can also watch Call It What You Want on the CBS Sports Golazo Network for free on connected TVs and mobile devices through the CBS Sports app, Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com as well as Paramount+. Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, EFL, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Alan played football with some of the world's all-time greats, including Pele, Cruyff and Best. Captaining Luton in England's top division, he was at the peak of his game when he visited his in-laws in New Zealand, not realising quite how his life was about to change. It's a great story!---Join us for Inspired Live with Gladiator Warren Furman: greatlakesoutreach.org/inspired-live Pre-order the Inspired Book nowSupport our work in Burundi: greatlakesoutreach.org/inspired ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Follow us on Instagram: @inspiredwith.sgWeekly episode WhatsApp link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠greatlakesoutreach.org/whatsappWeekly email notification: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠greatlakesoutreach.org/inspiredemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more from Simon, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠simonguillebaud.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Produced by Great Lakes Outreach - Transforming Burundi & Beyond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠greatlakesoutreach.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

It's time for The Truth!Sam Tighe and Dougie Critchley sit down to discuss a topic that's been circulating across social media, broadcast radio and YouTube for quite some time - the idea that Pep Guardiola has somehow ruined the game that we love, in the process of changing it amidst his dominance of Europe. We explore the ideas that are often used to berate Pep - that he is responsible for the death of long-distance strikes and flair players; that physicality and ball retention have become so commonplace; the sheer number of copycat managers who have attempted to transplant Guardiola's style onto teams with less technical ability; and the concept that he has made football boring by the pure dominance of his Manchester City team. Is there credence to these suggestions? Or are people just angry about the fact that Pep's City just feel inevitable in their quest to stack up trophies?The Truth is somewhere in the middle... Hosts: Sam Tighe & Dougie CritchleyProduction & Editing: Jack Collins Studio Recording: Footwork Media And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?