Football Iconic

By Football Iconic

The perfect place for new and old FOOTBALL fans alike!

A home for football retrospectives on iconic players, teams, events and much more. If you love a bit of footy, be sure to following along!

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The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

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September 15, 2025 Luis Enrique’s Barcelona: An Imperfect Picture Of Perfection
In 2014, Barcelona was at a crossroads. The club that had scaled unprecedented heights under Pep Guardiola just a few years prior was now reeling from turbulence on and off the pitch.
Luckily for them, this is a club that always seems to find ways to claw themselves way back to the top regardless of circumstance– nowhere was this more evident than under Luis Enrique.
It’s a story of domination. It’s a story of a trio that arguably will never be topped. However, ironically, it’s a story of how a combination of elite talent can paper over the cracks of a broken system.

So how did it happen?

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34min
September 08, 2025 The Rise Of The French Dynasty
France is an elite football nation. In the modern day, they produce, perhaps, the widest pool of world class talent on the planet.
But, contrary to popular belief- that has not always been the case.
All of that changed on July 12, 1998. The day the unthinkable happened.
Brazil – the kings of the game – were dismantled 3–0 by a rampant French outfit.
It's a story of innovation, coming right off the back of decades of confusing disappointment. In this video, we detail how France became football royalty.

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35min
August 29, 2025 José Mourinho’s Manchester United: An Inevitable Collapse
If you were to quiz the average football fan, you’ll find that Jose Mourinho is both the furthest thing from Manchester United in ethos, yet is so similar where it really counts.
Born winners.
And while there was much winning to go around while he was the manager, you have to ask the question - at what cost?

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35min
August 21, 2025 Leicester City Were NOT Supposed to Win The Premier League
Leicester City winning the Premier League is the closest thing that we will ever get to a real life fairytale. A team that was languishing in the lower leagues only 2 seasons prior going on to win it all is the stuff of legends.
How did they do it?

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26min
August 12, 2025 Manchester City Before The Money
Today, we re-tell the story of how Manchester City made it
to the big time. The setting, the characters, the controversy and more.

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34min
August 05, 2025 Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund: How To Silence Bayern Munich With No Money
Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund were a marvel in full flight. A team built from relatively minimal cost, with the heart and soul of an incredibly empowering fan base and city.
Before Bayer Leverkusen, it was Klopp's Borussia Dortmund who were known as the Bayern Killers. For Good reason too.
This is the story of how it happened.

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29min
July 28, 2025 Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich The Most Successful “Failure” Ever
Bayern Munich are the greatest German team to ever exist. Pep Guardiola is arguably the greatest manager of his generation (an easy argument to make).
Combine the two and what you get is a one of the most efficient teams of all time.
However, depending on who you ask - this was simply not enough.

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30min
July 23, 2025 How Liverpool FC Became Great : The Liverpool Way
Liverpool is a special football club. One that revels in grit, passion and togetherness. "You Never Walk Alone" Is the mantra for a reason.
But why is that?
Where did this come from and why has it remained so deeply ingrained within this club's ethos?

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27min
July 17, 2025 Donald Trump's Plan For FIFA
FIFA and US officials have been getting awfully cozy lately.
More specifically, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA and Donald Trump, the President of the United States have been getting quite cozy.
But, let's be fair.
We’re about to have what will likely end up being the biggest World Cup to date in the World’s global superpower. You’d expect the two heads of the most important entities involved to work closely with one another.

Is there more to this?

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28min
July 09, 2025 The Unstoppable Multi-Club Ownership Dilemma
Multi-club groups are frequently brought up within the sports community.
For good reason, too. The list of drawbacks seem to dramatically outweigh the benefits, depending on who you ask.

The questions of the day are - What is Multi-club ownership really? Should this be allowed? And is it really that bad?

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39min

FAQs about Football Iconic:

How many episodes does Football Iconic have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.