Simon Binns joined us to chat about his book Red Star Paris: More Than Just a Football Club. We talked about the so-called “hipster” ethos surrounding Red Star, their excellent recent marketing, and the unique charm of Stade Bauer. We also delved into Middlesbrough — Simon’s first love — and some of the wonderfully fun names who’ve worn the Boro shirt, as well as why David Bellion is, quite simply, a great guy.

You can find Simon Twitter at @simonbinns

You can buy his book Red Star Paris: More Than Just a Football Club here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Star-Paris-Politics-Struggles/dp/1836801971

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A regular on Football Weekly and On the Continent, Lars Sivertsen joined us to chat about football in his homeland of Norway. We discussed his hometown of Bryne and theur local football club - the same town and club that gave the world Erling Haaland. As well as delving into the fan culture of Norwegian football, we heralded Norway's latest golden age, being led by Haaland - a player Lars wrote the book on last year.

You can find Lars on Twitter at @larssivertsen.

You can find his book Haaland: The Incredible Story behind the World’s Greatest Striker: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haaland-incredible-behind-greatest-striker/dp/1529913098/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GHBG8BLP49KG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r-uLngQ8hUla6Ps61Qu8XpuocJWor8FNJi8tPJ0uzQZoTGLb_o_9JHkmJ4MGgGaPqueQfzsdsy5p-rAdt3MlOKSDjueD-d5lwMchcqW2WQ8.KXlVEXQaFp28cQbEjVpBP3NF5OTD_5g1oAeFHpT__kc&dib_tag=se&keywords=lars+sivertsen&qid=1762982687&sprefix=lars+sivertsen%2Caps%2C54&sr=8-1

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It was a privilege to have a true footballing legend on the podcast — a man who , from now on, will forever be a pub quiz answer: Jamie Cureton. Recently becoming the first footballer ever to score in each of the top ten divisions of English football — and doing so at the age of 50 — Jamie joined us to talk about that historic feat with King’s Park Rangers, and to reflect on his remarkable career spanning the Premier League, Football League, and non-league, plus a brief stint abroad with Busan I’Cons in South Korea. Plus, saying no to Alex Ferguson, Jamie's alternate timeline and a lot of love for Barry Hayles and Phil Parkinson.

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For this episode, we headed to one of Marc's former homes: Vietnam. We were joined by Bill George - the man behind Vietnam Football on X and someone who has spent the last 16 years travelling Vietnam watching football. We talked about the grounds and the football culture of the V League, as well as the state of the Vietnam national team, plus much more.

You can find Bill on X at @soccer_vietnam.

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Málaga fan Luke Chambers joined us to chat about his love for southern Spain’s Costa del Sol - and especially its lower league football scene. That love has led to him creating the Costa del Fútbol social media account, chronicling the news and stories coming out of all the clubs across the Costa del Sol. Plus, we talked about his groundhopping travels across northern England and beyond, and the crazy story of his night in Tarragona seeing Málaga’s 2024 promotion.

You can follow the Costa del Fútbol on X and Instagram at @CostaDelFutbol_ and you can follow Luke at @ChambersLuke7. Plus, check out his groundhopping Instagram page at yorkshirefootylad7.

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In this episode, we were joined by Lucy Ford, an ardent Bristol Rovers fan and one of the founders of the Her Game Too campaign - a movement dedicated to making football a more welcoming, inclusive, and safer space for women and girls to enjoy and participate in. We talked about Lucy’s passion for the Gas, the origins and growth of Her Game Too, and the impact of the Lionesses’ success on women’s football, plus much more

You can find Her Game Too on X and Instagram @HerGameToo and the website can be found here: https://www.hergametoo.co.uk/

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It was a long journey for Wales fans travelling to Kazakhstan last month, but none did the trip quite like our guest John McAllister. Starting from his hometown of Barry in South Wales, John travelled overland to the Kazakh capital of Astana over 5,000km over five weeks. We discussed his odyssey across Europe, the various games of football he took in en route and his travel vlogging.

You can find John on X at @john_mcal and on Instagram at @john_mcal.

And you can find his travel vlog on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@JohnMacTravels

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In fair Verona we lay our scene for this week’s episode, as we were joined by Richard Hough. Richard has lived in Verona for the past 15 years and is a season ticket holder at Hellas Verona. His love for the club led to him writing the book ‘Verona Campeone: the Miracle of 85’ which came out this year - a book chronicling the team that won an unlikely Scudetto in 1985. We talked about the book, some of the great characters to feature for Hellas Verona for that Scudetto triumph - and over the years since - and why Bentegodi is a great place to watch football, even if the stadium is a bit battered and ruined.

You can find Richard on X at @richard_hough and on BlueSky at @rickhough.bsky.social. You can find his book, Verona Campeone, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Verona-Campione-Miracle-Richard-Hough/dp/1836801211/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d_d_sccl_1_2/525-4669992-1845525?pd_rd_w=eB3Na&content-id=amzn1.sym.a9750e23-15f2-4034-9ecc-e6dd38907891:amzn1.symc.206c6295-3b43-4a2b-9d15-273ba17f7025&pf_rd_p=a9750e23-15f2-4034-9ecc-e6dd38907891&pf_rd_r=3WWEJQ7N36JVS1DWDPK5&pd_rd_wg=oiFFm&pd_rd_r=e7e596b9-021b-4a5a-aa27-e3a32b048341&pd_rd_i=1836801211&psc=1  

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For this episode, we focused on Gran Canaria and the yellow and blue-clad footballing kings of the island, UD Las Palmas. Matt Rayns, the host of the English language Las Palmas podcast Pío Pío Inglés, joined us to chat about what makes Las Palmas such a fun team to support, as well as why Gran Canaria is worth a visit. Plus, we celebrated some of the genius footballers to come through the football club - and those born on the island - as well as heralding the great concrete bowl of Estadio Gran Canaria.

You can find Matt Rayns on X at @MattRayns and you can find Pio Pio Ingles on X via @UDLPUK.

You can listen to Pío Pío Inglés in all the usual podcast places and you can find it on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pU8zrr8kmAPSTBBKcNvTX?si=25561304dbae4e60

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Justin Walley has travelled the world as a football fan and a football coach - whether that be forming a football club in Riga or managing Matebeleland in the CONIFA World Cup, Justin has plenty of stories to tell. We discussed his storied adventures as a coach, but we focused on his latest venture: coaching the Marshall Islands - the last nation in the world to have a national football team. Travelling across the world to coach in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the ups and downs of helping to build a national team from scratch and being on the bench for the nation's first ever matches in Arkansas - Justin told us quite a tale of his time with the Marshall Islands.

You can find Justin Walley on X at @JustinWalley10 and the Marshall Islands at @SoccerFedMI. You can also find the Marshall Islands on Instagram at @rmisoccer.

You can find the Marshall Islands shop - where you can buy one of those lovely shirts we talk about on the pod - here: https://marshall-islands-soccer-federation.square.site/s/shop

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