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Greatest Games: Yugoslavia 0 Argentina 0* – Sasa Ibrulj
In this week’s Greatest Games, Saša Ibrulj takes Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller back to...
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Greatest Games: Yugoslavia 0 Argentina 0* – Sasa Ibrulj
In this week’s Greatest Games, Saša Ibrulj takes Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller back to Florence in 1990 for Yugoslavia and Argentina’s World Cup quarter-final. With social instability in the backdrop of this fixture for both nations, the potential ramifications...
Greatest Games: Liverpool 4 Manchester City 3, 2018 – Melissa Reddy
Melissa Reddy is on this week’s Greatest Games, joining Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss a seven-goal thriller between Liverpool and Manchester City in January 2018. Oozing invincibility, Manchester City were flying at the top of the Premier League...
Greatest Games: Italy 2 Chile 2, 1998 – Harry Pearson
This week, Harry Pearson joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the third fixture of the 1998 World Cup – Italy 2 Chile 2. Having reached the final four years ago, Cesare Maldini’s Who’s Who of Italian football in...
Greatest Games: Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo 0, 1997 – Sid Lowe
Sid Lowe joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss a game, a team and a Spanish principality close to his heart – this week’s Greatest Game is the Asturian derby of January 1997 – Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo...
Greatest Games: Sunderland 4 Chelsea 1, 1999 – Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown is this week’s guest on Greatest Games as he joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to look back on Sunderland’s unexpected 4-1 win against Chelsea at the Stadium of Light. Heading into the 1999-00 campaign, Gianluca Vialli’s Chelsea...
Greatest Games: Ajax 1 Milan 0, 1995 – Priya Ramesh
This week on Greatest Games Priya Ramesh joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1994-95 Champions League final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna. The youthful Ajax side which Louis van Gaal had assembled were heading into the final in...
Greatest Games: England 2 Croatia 3, 2007 – Alex Holiga
n Greatest Games this week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Alex Holiga to discuss the final game of Euro 2008 qualifying in Group E between England and Croatia. A late winner for Israel against Guus Hiddink’s Russia...
Greatest Games: Deportivo 4 Milan 0, 2004 – Mark Langdon
In this week’s Greatest Games Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Mark Langdon as they look back to the 2004 Champions League quarter-final between Deportivo and AC Milan. A 4-1 loss at the San Siro, a Milan fortress...
Greatest Games: Ajax 2 Spurs 3, 2019 – Nihal Arthanayake
This week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Nihal Arthanayake to discuss Spurs’ dramatic 2019 Champions League semi-final second-leg in Amsterdam against Ajax. There was disappointment at the recently opened new home of Tottenham Hotspur in the first-leg...
Greatest Games: Argentina 0 Colombia 5, 1993 – Carl Worswick
This week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Carl Worswick to discuss the 1994 World Cup qualifier which saw Argentina host Colombia in Buenos Aires. Heading into the match, qualification for the 94 World Cup was not yet...
Greatest Games: Racing Club 1 Celtic 0, 1967 – Daniel Edwards
In episode two of Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Daniel Edwards to discuss the 1967 Intercontinental Cup play-off between Copa Libertadores and European Cup winners, Racing Club and Celtic. After a pair of acrimonious games...
Greatest Games: Ivory Coast 1 Nigeria 2, 2013 – Oluwashina Okeleji
In this first episode of the new season of Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Oluwashina Okeleji to discuss Nigeria’s victory over Ivory Coast in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast’s...
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Diplomatic Manoeuvres
What Russia’s World Cup stadiums say about Vladimir Putin’s government. In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Five, we feature “Diplomatic Manoeuvres” by Luke Connelly, first published in Issue Five of The Squall, in September 2020. Read Issue Five of The...
The Throwback, Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is proving the value of the old-fashioned striker. But what created him? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Four, we feature "The Throwback" by Maciej Iwanski, first published in Issue 19, in December 2015. Discover Man the Footballer:...
The Science of the Red Mist
What happens physiologically when we lose our rag? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Three, we feature "The Science of the Red Mist" by Ben Welch, first published in Issue Four of The Squall, in August 2020. Read Issue Four...
The Lord of Misrule
Sergio Ramos and the art of the red card. In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Two, we feature “The Lord of Misrule” by Emile Avanessian, first published in Issue Four of The Squall, in August 2020. Read Issue Four of...
A Letter To Football Fans (Man The Footballer: Homo Passiens)
In Episode One Hundred and Thirty One, a special edition of our regular podcast, we feature “A Letter to Fans” from the pages of Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens. Discover more from Man the Footballer, including the wonderful illustrative work...
The Rejected Retraction
What if Alex Ferguson had retired in 2001, and Sven-Göran Eriksson had replaced him at Old Trafford? In Episode One Hundred and Thirty, we feature “The Rejected Retraction” by Richard Jolly, first published in Issue Three of The Squall, in...
Not Always Him
What if Agüero had gone down against QPR in 2012, leaving Mario Balotelli to take the penalty? In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Eight, we take a look at "Not Always Him" by Huw Davies, published in Issue Three of...
The Nevilles and the Gallaghers
How two sets of brothers chart the changing face of football in Manchester. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Seven, we take a look at "The Nevilles and the Gallaghers" by John Brewin, published in Issue 28, in March 2018....
The Green Future
If carbon emissions targets are to be met, football’s relentless expansion must stop. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Six, we take a look at “The Green Future” by Tim Walters, published in Issue 37, in June 2020. You can...
When Puskás came to Selhurst Park
The night in 1962 when third-division Crystal Palace pushed Real Madrid to the limit. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Five, we take a look at “When Puskás came to Selhurst Park” by Jo Harman, published in Issue 37, in...
Leeds United v the National Front
How fans fought back against the rise of the far right on the Elland Road terraces. In Episode One Hundred and Twenty Four, we take a look at “Leeds United v the National Front” by Gary Hartley, published in Issue...
Greatest Games
Greatest Games: Yugoslavia 0 Argentina 0* – Sasa Ibrulj
In this week’s Greatest Games, Saša Ibrulj takes Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller back to Florence in 1990 for Yugoslavia and Argentina’s World Cup quarter-final. With social instability in the backdrop of this fixture for both nations, the potential ramifications...
Greatest Games: Brazil 1 England 0, 1970 – Paul Hayward
In this week’s Greatest Games, Paul Hayward joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller for a tactical review of one of the World Cup’s most famous matches – the 1970 Group C encounter between Brazil and England. For holders England, the...
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Greatest Games: Algeria 1 Egypt 0, 2009 – Maher Mezahi
Maher Mezahi joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller for this week’s episode of Greatest Games to look back on the chaotic World Cup qualifying play-off between north African rivals Algeria and Egypt in 2009. The match was the third of...
Greatest Games: Liverpool 4 Manchester City 3, 2018 – Melissa Reddy
Melissa Reddy is on this week’s Greatest Games, joining Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss a seven-goal thriller between Liverpool and Manchester City in January 2018. Oozing invincibility, Manchester City were flying at the top of the Premier League...
Greatest Games: Italy 2 Chile 2, 1998 – Harry Pearson
This week, Harry Pearson joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the third fixture of the 1998 World Cup – Italy 2 Chile 2. Having reached the final four years ago, Cesare Maldini’s Who’s Who of Italian football in...
Greatest Games: Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo 0, 1997 – Sid Lowe
Sid Lowe joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss a game, a team and a Spanish principality close to his heart – this week’s Greatest Game is the Asturian derby of January 1997 – Sporting Gijón 0 Real Oviedo...
Greatest Games: Sunderland 4 Chelsea 1, 1999 – Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown is this week’s guest on Greatest Games as he joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to look back on Sunderland’s unexpected 4-1 win against Chelsea at the Stadium of Light. Heading into the 1999-00 campaign, Gianluca Vialli’s Chelsea...
Greatest Games: Ajax 1 Milan 0, 1995 – Priya Ramesh
This week on Greatest Games Priya Ramesh joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to discuss the 1994-95 Champions League final at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna. The youthful Ajax side which Louis van Gaal had assembled were heading into the final in...
Greatest Games: England 2 Croatia 3, 2007 – Alex Holiga
n Greatest Games this week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Alex Holiga to discuss the final game of Euro 2008 qualifying in Group E between England and Croatia. A late winner for Israel against Guus Hiddink’s Russia...
Greatest Games: Deportivo 4 Milan 0, 2004 – Mark Langdon
In this week’s Greatest Games Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Mark Langdon as they look back to the 2004 Champions League quarter-final between Deportivo and AC Milan. A 4-1 loss at the San Siro, a Milan fortress...
Greatest Games: Ajax 2 Spurs 3, 2019 – Nihal Arthanayake
This week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Nihal Arthanayake to discuss Spurs’ dramatic 2019 Champions League semi-final second-leg in Amsterdam against Ajax. There was disappointment at the recently opened new home of Tottenham Hotspur in the first-leg...
Greatest Games: Argentina 0 Colombia 5, 1993 – Carl Worswick
This week, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Carl Worswick to discuss the 1994 World Cup qualifier which saw Argentina host Colombia in Buenos Aires. Heading into the match, qualification for the 94 World Cup was not yet...
