Podcasts about football politics

Thomas Müller cements his legendary status by becoming Bayern Munich's all-time record appearance holder. Leverkusen's historic unbeaten streak comes to an end at the hands of RB Leipzig, while Stuttgart struggles to find their form, conceding six goals in their first two matches. Heidenheim continues to defy expectations, sitting at the top of the table with a perfect record after a commanding victory over Augsburg.  Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt's new dynamic duo shines in their win against Hoffenheim. Jan and Markus break it all down with guest appearance from Chief SportBILD reporter Tobi Altschäffl (altobelli13).Subscribe on YouTube and all podcast platforms to stay on top of the latest news and insights from around the world.

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Welcome to Erci Podcast (എർച്ചി Podcast)! Join us for engaging discussions, insightful conversations, and thought-provoking content that spans a wide range of topics. Our podcast is a platform for exploring diverse perspectives, sharing stories, and fostering meaningful dialogue. Stay tuned for exciting episodes that bridge cultures, languages, and ideas, all presented in a blend of Malayalam and English. Subscribe, like, and share to be a part of our growing community. Thank you for choosing Erci Podcast as your source for inspiration and enlightenment.#podcast #indianfootball #aiff Related searches:footballgrassroot developmentImportance of grassroots footballBest practices in grassroots football developmentGrassroots football programs in EuropeDifferences in football culture across Europefootball cultures in different countriesfootball coaching in polandindian football indian football politicsDevelopment of youth football in IndiaKey players in Indian football historyGovernance of Indian footballControversies in Indian football administrationRole of AIFF in Indian footballPolitical influence on Indian football clubsReforms needed in Indian football administrationfootball analysttacticsfitnesschalenges of developing football in indiaHow to become a football analystSkills required for football analysisRole of a football analyst in a teamInfrastructure challenges in Indian footballFinancial constraints in Indian football developmentGrassroots development issues in Indian football Join us for another insightful episode where we delve into diverse topics, bridging cultures and ideas. Don't forget to subscribe, like, and share to be part of our vibrant community!

Join Rory and Chris for a discussion on the role of politics, identity and heritage within football clubs and how these elements have manifested themselves in football around the world. They cover everything from the early history of the game to the modern day and make the case for politics being inseparable from football.

Alonso's tactical masterclass against Bayern ensures that Leverkusen are five points ahead at the top.  Will Alonso stay at the club beyond this season? Will Tuchel get fired? And what was Thomas Müller ranting about post-match? Markus (@markusfjortoft) and Jan Aage Fjortoft (@janaagefjortoft) also delve into the protests that swept over the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, the rest of the Bundesliga games, two managerial sackings, and we celebrate Sébastien Haller's AFCON triumph and Matei Morey's comeback!Subscribe on YouTube and all podcast platforms to stay on top of the latest news, insights and LEGEND interviews from around the world.

Today we discussed NFL ownership rules and NFL flex scheduling. We also discussed how it affects the fans and it also affects the ability for parity amongst ownership.

Why is Mesut Özil caught in another controversy? Mesut Özil is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Özil was known for his technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision. He could also play as a wide midfielder. Image Credit: m10_official/instagram

Why are men coaching women in football? #MemoirOfANaijaGirl is available on YouTube: like, comment and Subscribe. Podcast is available on all pod. Platforms. @helen.moang on Instagram!

Episode 93 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 6, 2022 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Pele remembered - interviews & encounters; Gianni Infantino's selfie at the wake & stadium renaming request Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia 2023 lookahead - football politics battles; Manchester United and Liverpool takeovers; Russians returning to sport? Send any questions to the team on Twitter @SportUnlocked Check out videos from the interviews on Sport Unlocked's YouTube channel, Instagram or Twitter pages Music No Love by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-loveMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/JgXz25Tw5d4

World News in 7 minutes. Monday 21st November 2022.Support us and read the transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsToday: Qatar football politics. Malaysia election. Turkey strikes Iraq Syria. Ukraine Sunak. Egypt COP ends. US gay shooting. South Africa Israel gang. Argentina Plaza de Mayo.With Stephen Devincenzi.Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Namitha Ragunath and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contact

For those of you, who've been here before. Welcome Back. A few things have changed since we last connected, one being. I'm in politics.. it's not that much different from before actually, just optics, but being in politics now makes me think about the world oh so differently. Which today I shared. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The day after our final live show in Glasgow, Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Phillippe Auclair to discuss the latest football news. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

A look at the things going on in the world, and my take on them. Why I'm not thrilled about the game, or the pandemic at this point. Oh yeah, also the Olympics are happening. meh. Featured pod: What I Had Heard Was. Go check em out. www.ihadtosayitpodcast.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After 32 years of establishment lies, media smears, inquests, trials and retrials, the families of the Hillsborough dead have yet to see anyone held accountable. By David Conn. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

When you sit down with a Scotsman to talk Bitcoin, the conversation inevitably turns to freedom. We start with a shout-out to Haggis' meatspace mate @anaveragesalmon who helped his transition from “buying Bitcoin to speculate in a myth” to becoming a “freedom coin stacker”. Haggis tells us how during the first lockdown in Scotland he turned to Bitcoin education (multi-tasking with podcasts and being one of the plebs on Twitter) day and night to learn “what Bitcoin is, what it can do and what it plans to do...and how it's going to change the world...because the only two finite things are time and Bitcoin”. During that time, he realised he had to get his savings into a safer store of value. We discuss how The Bitcoin Standard gives you a whole new understanding of what money is, and how most of us have never really had to consider if the current system is fit for purpose. Haggis highlights the school building program in El Salvador, and how Bitcoin is genuinely saving lives, which makes him see the Bitcoin project and his contribution in a whole new light, and how he enjoys the reactions of friends and family when he tells them these stories. We talk orange-pilling your friends and how good it makes you feel to know you're protecting them, when you've done the work and they trust your opinion, and how having 2 people helps you convince others. We talk Scottish football (soccer) and how putting a little Bitcoin on the balance sheet of your local sports team or club could level the playing field or even change balances of power completely, or at the very least ensure survival. We even see the Bitcoin virus infect PSV Eindhoven, Watford and Southampton. We delve into the thorny issues of politics, political oppression, Brexit and Scottish independence, but Haggis tells us he's come to realise that politics in general is all just theatre and that the idea of a nation state is just that, an idea. Was great to outnumber Brendo. Thanks Haggis. Australia 1 – 2 Scotland

In mid-August, as the Taliban took Kabul and thousands of desperate Afghans attempted to flee the country, the international sporting community became particularly worried about one group of athletes – the women's national football team. Known worldwide as activists and symbols for equality, their lives were suddenly in danger. Audio producer Ellen Leabeater speaks to the global team of activists, lawyers, politicians and footballers who banded together to evacuate the athletes and bring them to Australia.

Got em. Boom Roasted. Dunked On. Burned. Swiped Left.

The England game. The racist slurs. The aftermath... (And from this side of the world, technical challenges, broken wine glasses and military checkpoints) Join me for a glass of red on this fine Friday evening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oohlalad/message

In this week's episode, host Steve Anglesey is joined by writer and broadcaster Steve Richards who rebukes claims that football results have a direct effect on political polls. Writer, communicator and our Editor-at-large Alastair Campbell explains how, and why, sado-populists get away with their sado-populist politics. Plus, we include a snippet of Jason Solomons' interview with the great Charlotte Gainsbourg, exclusively from the Cannes Film Festival and you can listen to the interview in full in our special edition episode on the world's most influential film festival, online now. Finally, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges, Anne Widdecombe and Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce enter the Hall of Shame. Enjoyed this episode? Let us know by tweeting @TheNewEuropean

Join me in today's episode as I talk to Pastor Rob Scribner. He talks about his life growing up In California and his time playing football for UCLA and the Rams. We also talk about his time running for Congress and how he has managed being a Pastor all this time! He is a powerful man of God and I really hope you all enjoy this episode. 

In this episode, Connor and Sam discuss the extent to which political activists can learn from the protests by football fans over the past week, which politicians they would bar from their pub, and are even treated to a guest appearance from Amazon Alexa. Beer of the Episode - Guinness Theme Music - Don't You Think That I by J.Lang featuring Mykleanthony 04:02-05:15 What are you drinking? 05:16-23:14 Football protests v political protests 23:15-31:27 Tweet & Dog of the Week 31:28-37:14 Which politicians would you ban from your pub? 37:15-42:00 Brief lockdown chat 41:01-1:00:45 Derek Chauvin and Makiyah Bryant 1:00:46-1:03:18 Higher or lower

Plans for a breakaway super league rocked European football this week as fans, politicians and the game’s governing bodies united in fury. After two chaotic days, the whole scheme had collapsed. David Conn looks back on a week of humiliation for football’s richest clubs. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Joe Molloy is joined on the line by former Everton and Chelsea player Pat Nevin as we look back on the weekend's #PremierLeague​.

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Josimar to take a closer look at Fifa. In this episode Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair and Shaka Hislop to discuss Fifa’s involvement in the election and suspension of William Wallace, the former head of the FA in Trinidad and Tobago. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Class is in Session! Welcome to the 101, an unscripted podcast hosted by T.A.L.K. We elaborate on topics from cultural to social issues.This week: Football, Athletes, Activism, etc

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Josimar to take a closer look at Fifa. In this episode, Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair and Tariq Panja for an interview with Miguel Maduro, a former chair of the organisation’s governance committee, about his time under Gianni Infantino. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Join us as we discuss the prophetic narrative of the Superbowl at is too obvious to ignore. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/TheRealityofDreams/support

In this episode I talk about the latest news out of Washington, the NFL likes and dislikes, and the future of social media and artificial intelligence --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Vinny Perthy & Marcela Mora y Araujo join Nathan for Thursday's edition of The Football Show. @PaddyPower

This week we went to school and got a little football history from The Professor, Franca Roibal, Phd. She shared 3 stories at the intersection of politics and football and discussed how sports, especially the beautiful game, is inherently political. Grab your popcorn and pull up!Sign up for Franca's Workshop: https://bit.ly/2IFqZ4iBuy "Soccer in sun and Shadow" by Eduardo Galeano: https://amzn.to/344zPQqGrab your 2Cents FC Merch: https://2centssports.shop/Shop the products you see in the show on our GMDY profileSupport the show: https://supporter.acast.com/2-cents-fcShow Credits:Host: Soccer Pro, Amobi Okugo | @amobisaysProducer & Co-Host: EL Johnson | @elchereikGuest: Franca Roibal | @srtaintellectualFollow on Instagram and Twitter: @2centsfc See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My brother @NikiJuice hops on the podcast to talk Fantasy Football, Politics, The Election, Trump vs Biden, One Hit Wonders and more. If you know Niki, you know he's funny, has hot takes, is opinionated and doesn't hold back! Hold on to your shorts ! Injuries move quickly and information is updated all the time! To stay up to date on all things injuries, follow our twitter @InjuredPodcast, as the twitter feed is constantly updated with information from the best sources in the NFL world. Make sure to Rate, Review and Subscribe to the Injured Reserve Podcast Twitter Spotify Dr. Regi Bastien, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Physical Therapist Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Fantasy Football Champion

I kind of apologize to Netflix for their content. Kobra Kai is good! But Netflix needs to set more audacious goals! Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey gets chewed out by Sen Ted Cruz. Covid is everywhere in sports. Can sports swing the election? 

When your favorite team takes the field, you hope that both sides are competitive and its a fair match. Unfortunately, our media and Big Tech are putting their sizable fingers on the scale today. Know your rights, respect the rights of those around you, and get out and enjoy the fall...and while you're at it Go Vote! As to my pick for the Georgia v Alabama contest this weekend... I believe you're going to see Alabama struggle against the intense defense of the UGA Bulldawgs. I believe that Najee Harris is going to put up some points, but the Dawgs will hold him to under 150 yards in total offense. My pick is the Dawgs over the Tide 23-17 (current Vegas line is 4.5pts) ** If the Dawgs defense is able to get to Mac Jones (Bama QB), I think it could get ugly...28-10 **

On this week’s On Iowa Politics Podcast: This week: 1st District throw down; chaos theory; football politics; and never forget On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s James Lynch and features Bret Hayworth of the Sioux City Journal, Lee Newspapers Statehouse bureau chief Erin Murphy, and Gazette opinion editor Todd Dorman. The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert and music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Copperhead and Dream Thieves.

Today on Stateside , U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says Michigan students need to take standardized tests this year. We check-in with an educator and an administrator who have thought a lot about the role of testing. Then, Detroit's creative pros talk about what design has to offer during a time of crisis. And, Michigan State takes stargazing to high heights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Stateside , U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says Michigan students need to take standardized tests this year. We check-in with an educator and an administrator who have thought a lot about the role of testing. Then, Detroit's creative pros talk about what design has to offer during a time of crisis. And, Michigan State takes stargazing to high heights.

With PSG reaching the Champions League final, it marks only the sixth time a French team has reached a European Cup final and a first for PSG. This is in sharp contrast to the remarkable success that the French National team has had. So it's the perfect time to talk French football, the politics around it, the controversies around it, the money that makes it all go around, and the all-important 90 minutes on the field. I am joined by Benjamin Haddad who is a big Bordeaux fan to give us lowdown on the French footballing history and why this Champions League final is so special. In between the two, we talk about controversies, racial history, and politics that surround Football in France.

Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning are joined by Archie Rhind-Tutt and Philippe Auclair to discuss Paris Saint-Germain’s progression to the Champions League final, how Internazionale showed Barry up with their 5-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, Julian Nagelsmann’s credentials as a style icon and whether Ronald Koeman’s Barça dream come true is all it seems. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Ismail Farooq sat down with Umaid Wasim, one of the top journalists in Pakistani football, to discuss the current situation of Pakistani football. Umaid provided in-depth and first-hand information about where Pakistani football currently stands both on and off the pitch, and how we can improve and develop in both those areas. We also discussed the performance of the Normalisation Committee and potential for a franchise football league in Pakistan. Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir Follow us on: FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi... INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of... TWITTER https://twitter.com/on_themic Connect with us: INSTAGRAM Umer Fasie Bashir (Editor): https://www.instagram.com/umerfasieb/ TWITTER Ismail Farooq (Host): https://twitter.com/thehalfspaces

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Philippe Auclair discuss penalty rock-paper-scissors, strife at Bury and Bolton, the return of Serie A, Neymar’s movements and breaking news from the Netherlands. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

Alastair Campbell joined Joe Devine to discuss the political problems facing football, the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Brexit and Burnley. 

On this week's Second Look ... they call themselves the Threshold Singers, and there are groups of them all over the world – including in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz has the story. We also recognize and honor the first African born in what would become the United States, and the recent ceremony Governor Northam attended in Hampton. Also, fewer boys are playing high school football – does that pose a threat to the game itself? Plus, the week in Virginia politics!

Matt and Pete get into the latest Arsenal news

Manuel Veth and Thomas Farines are in Greece to discuss the interconnection between football and politics in Greece's second largest city Thessaloniki. The two recount a dramatic season that due to point deductions and crowd trouble still does not have a clear conclusion. Farines also speaks about Aniko - a project that is using the power of football to integrate refugees into Greek society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Manuel Veth, Andrew Flint and Tim Bogdachev are joined by Vadim Furmanov to discuss the start of the second half of the Russian Football Premier League season. They also discuss the latest political developments in Ukrainian football and preview the second stage of the Ukrainian Premier League. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AIRED: Sept. 26, 2017 Its our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY and the end of Season Four here on NGBR, and we are joined by our very first guest ever, Guy Luna, and our biggest fan, Jonathan Hamid. In this week's episode we discuss the political war with the NFL, The Search for the Mad Pooper, the debate over Heroin Safe Spaces, and a ton of other crazy topics from this week in the news! Plus, we bring back THREE MINUTE DICK PICS FOR ONE EPISODE ONLY! Catch us live every Tuesday at 6PM MST on Youtube! youtube.com/c/notgovernedbyreason

Glenn and Chris are back talking about Harbaugh and the Obamas, LSU trying to clamp down on satellite camps, the culture of sexual assaults and a UCF punter being forced between playing football or making money from his youtube videos.

Bryce and Manu are joined by Rafa Gellar to discuss the politics surroundng football in Israel.

Is the beautiful game in meltdown? At a Guardian Live event in London, Evan Davis chaired a panel of ex-players, writers and commentators to discuss money, diversity and corruption in football

This past September an independent panel commissioned in 2009 by the British government released its 395-page report on the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of April 1989. The published findings and the accompanying release of documents confirmed what had long been charged: the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the grounds in Sheffield were the result of unsafe stadium design, insufficient crowd management, and failed policing and emergency response. Most significantly, the report gave proof that authorities in Sheffield had covered their failure by casting blame on the supposedly drunken and unruly fans. This line had been carried in the papers, most notoriously by The Sun, which published false reports that Liverpool fans had picked the pockets of the dead and wounded and even urinated on corpses. Such stories gained traction because they fit a general narrative that the press and politicians, both Labour and Conservative, had been repeating since the 1960s: football fans were delinquents, and their violent behavior at grounds in Britain and abroad was a black mark on the nation’s reputation Brett Bebber investigates the origins of this narrative and the corresponding government measures against fan violence in his book Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968-1998 (Pickering and Chatto, 2011). As he acknowledges, much has been written about football violence in the UK. But Brett brings a fresh approach to this familiar topic. As an American who admits to having been cool to soccer, he has an outsider’s perspective to the deep passions and divisions in English football. And unlike the journalists and social scientists who have focused on the fans, Brett is a historian whose research brought him to the archives of government offices and the records of police departments. What these documents show is that the Home Office and other government departments adopted strategies that typically exacerbated, rather than reduced, the tense atmosphere at football grounds, and planted seeds that would bear ill fruit in 1989. The Hillsborough report stated that Sheffield authorities viewed the task of crowd management “exclusively through a lens of potential crowd disorder.” This hostile perspective was guiding government policy already in the 1960s, when officials began to mandate the penning of spectators, and commissioned tests on how much force a human body could endure when pressed against a steel barrier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September an independent panel commissioned in 2009 by the British government released its 395-page report on the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of April 1989. The published findings and the accompanying release of documents confirmed what had long been charged: the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the grounds in Sheffield were the result of unsafe stadium design, insufficient crowd management, and failed policing and emergency response. Most significantly, the report gave proof that authorities in Sheffield had covered their failure by casting blame on the supposedly drunken and unruly fans. This line had been carried in the papers, most notoriously by The Sun, which published false reports that Liverpool fans had picked the pockets of the dead and wounded and even urinated on corpses. Such stories gained traction because they fit a general narrative that the press and politicians, both Labour and Conservative, had been repeating since the 1960s: football fans were delinquents, and their violent behavior at grounds in Britain and abroad was a black mark on the nation’s reputation Brett Bebber investigates the origins of this narrative and the corresponding government measures against fan violence in his book Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968-1998 (Pickering and Chatto, 2011). As he acknowledges, much has been written about football violence in the UK. But Brett brings a fresh approach to this familiar topic. As an American who admits to having been cool to soccer, he has an outsider’s perspective to the deep passions and divisions in English football. And unlike the journalists and social scientists who have focused on the fans, Brett is a historian whose research brought him to the archives of government offices and the records of police departments. What these documents show is that the Home Office and other government departments adopted strategies that typically exacerbated, rather than reduced, the tense atmosphere at football grounds, and planted seeds that would bear ill fruit in 1989. The Hillsborough report stated that Sheffield authorities viewed the task of crowd management “exclusively through a lens of potential crowd disorder.” This hostile perspective was guiding government policy already in the 1960s, when officials began to mandate the penning of spectators, and commissioned tests on how much force a human body could endure when pressed against a steel barrier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September an independent panel commissioned in 2009 by the British government released its 395-page report on the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of April 1989. The published findings and the accompanying release of documents confirmed what had long been charged: the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the grounds in Sheffield were the result of unsafe stadium design, insufficient crowd management, and failed policing and emergency response. Most significantly, the report gave proof that authorities in Sheffield had covered their failure by casting blame on the supposedly drunken and unruly fans. This line had been carried in the papers, most notoriously by The Sun, which published false reports that Liverpool fans had picked the pockets of the dead and wounded and even urinated on corpses. Such stories gained traction because they fit a general narrative that the press and politicians, both Labour and Conservative, had been repeating since the 1960s: football fans were delinquents, and their violent behavior at grounds in Britain and abroad was a black mark on the nation’s reputation Brett Bebber investigates the origins of this narrative and the corresponding government measures against fan violence in his book Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968-1998 (Pickering and Chatto, 2011). As he acknowledges, much has been written about football violence in the UK. But Brett brings a fresh approach to this familiar topic. As an American who admits to having been cool to soccer, he has an outsider’s perspective to the deep passions and divisions in English football. And unlike the journalists and social scientists who have focused on the fans, Brett is a historian whose research brought him to the archives of government offices and the records of police departments. What these documents show is that the Home Office and other government departments adopted strategies that typically exacerbated, rather than reduced, the tense atmosphere at football grounds, and planted seeds that would bear ill fruit in 1989. The Hillsborough report stated that Sheffield authorities viewed the task of crowd management “exclusively through a lens of potential crowd disorder.” This hostile perspective was guiding government policy already in the 1960s, when officials began to mandate the penning of spectators, and commissioned tests on how much force a human body could endure when pressed against a steel barrier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September an independent panel commissioned in 2009 by the British government released its 395-page report on the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of April 1989. The published findings and the accompanying release of documents confirmed what had long been charged: the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the grounds in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past September an independent panel commissioned in 2009 by the British government released its 395-page report on the Hillsborough Stadium disaster of April 1989. The published findings and the accompanying release of documents confirmed what had long been charged: the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the grounds in Sheffield were the result of unsafe stadium design, insufficient crowd management, and failed policing and emergency response. Most significantly, the report gave proof that authorities in Sheffield had covered their failure by casting blame on the supposedly drunken and unruly fans. This line had been carried in the papers, most notoriously by The Sun, which published false reports that Liverpool fans had picked the pockets of the dead and wounded and even urinated on corpses. Such stories gained traction because they fit a general narrative that the press and politicians, both Labour and Conservative, had been repeating since the 1960s: football fans were delinquents, and their violent behavior at grounds in Britain and abroad was a black mark on the nation’s reputation Brett Bebber investigates the origins of this narrative and the corresponding government measures against fan violence in his book Violence and Racism in Football: Politics and Cultural Conflict in British Society, 1968-1998 (Pickering and Chatto, 2011). As he acknowledges, much has been written about football violence in the UK. But Brett brings a fresh approach to this familiar topic. As an American who admits to having been cool to soccer, he has an outsider’s perspective to the deep passions and divisions in English football. And unlike the journalists and social scientists who have focused on the fans, Brett is a historian whose research brought him to the archives of government offices and the records of police departments. What these documents show is that the Home Office and other government departments adopted strategies that typically exacerbated, rather than reduced, the tense atmosphere at football grounds, and planted seeds that would bear ill fruit in 1989. The Hillsborough report stated that Sheffield authorities viewed the task of crowd management “exclusively through a lens of potential crowd disorder.” This hostile perspective was guiding government policy already in the 1960s, when officials began to mandate the penning of spectators, and commissioned tests on how much force a human body could endure when pressed against a steel barrier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices