Before heading to Miami for the opening game of the World Cup, Rob finds New York obsessed with another sporting drama: the Knicks’ return to the NBA Finals.

From Madison Square Garden to packed bars and watch parties across Manhattan, this episode explores what happens when a city becomes consumed by sport.

Then, in a taxi from JFK, FAN48 supporter #1 arrives unexpectedly.

Ismail is Algerian, lives in New York, has sisters in France and Spain, a mother back home in Algeria, and a story that feels inseparable from the city he now calls home. Over a conversation covering football, migration, betting markets, public libraries and the lure of New York, Rob discovers one of the unexpected joys of this journey: every fan changes the way you watch the tournament.

And suddenly, Algeria’s World Cup campaign feels a little more personal.

Featuring FAN48 supporter #1: Ismail (Algeria).

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FAN48 - The World Cup Fans Podcast.
One tournament. Three host nations. Fans… forty-eight.

Host: Rob Shaw Cameron

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