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We revisited the season where the razzmatazz of the Premier League all began (although, maybe it didn't quite have too much razzmatazz at the time).  Joining us to talk all things 1992/1993 was football writer and podcaster Rob Fletcher; a perfect guest as Rob is the author of the book 1992: The Birth of Modern Football.

Rob's Choices

1. Paul Gascoigne moving to Lazio
2. The 1992/1993 Premier League shirts
3. Oldham Athletic in 1992/1993

Matt and Marc's Choices

1. Dalian Atkinson's Goal of the Season
2. Brian Clough's final season as manager
3. Eric Cantona's move to Manchester United.

You can find Rob on Twitter at @rob_fletcher_ and you can find a Twitter dedicated to his new book 1992: The Birth of Modern Football at @92FootballBook

You can also buy Rob's book 1992: The Birth of Modern Football  here https://www.amazon.co.uk/1992-Modern-Football-Rob-Fletcher/dp/1801504288 

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

With the latest AFC Champions League recently coming to its conclusion (congratulations to Urawa Red Diamonds), this week we looked at Asia’s biggest continental club trophy - from those famous teams crowned as champions to those famous players who have been named MVPs. Plus, a lot of ‘Hey, have you seen who manages this team in Asia these days?’ chat.

Matt's Choices

1. Western Sydney Wanderers as winners in 2014
2. Omar Abdulrahman
3. Bafetimbi Gomis

Marc's CHoices

1. Seongnam as winners in 2010
2. Dejan Damjanović
3. Johor Darul Ta'zim in the 2022 tournament

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

In this episode, we took a deep dive into those players who have broken the world record transfer fee. We look at those players who were going for tens of thousands in the first half of the century all the way up to the current record holder who moved for over €200 million.

Matt Choices

1. Trevor Ford
2. Christian Vieri
3. Neymar

Marc's Choices

1. Jackie Sewell
2. the 1992 Serie A transfer window
3. Kaka

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

Undoubtedly, the Ajax of the early 1970s was one of the greatest club sides ever as they dominated Dutch football and, more significantly, won 3 European Cups in a row between 1971 and 1973. We took a deep dive into Michels' famed 'Total Football' team and who better to join us than Gary Thacker, who is just about to release his new book, Dutch Masters: When Ajax's Totaalvoetbal Conquered Europe.

Matt and Marc's Choices

1. Vic Buckingham
2. The Ajax shirt
3. Barry Hulshoff

Gary's Choices

1. Ajax v Bayern Munich in the 1972/73 European Cup quarter-final
2. Gerrie Muhren's keepie-uppies at the Bernabeu
3. Cruyff leaving Ajax.

You can find Gary on Twitter at @All_Blue_Daze and you can find a Twitter dedicated to his new book Dutch Masters at @DutchMasters73.

You can also pre-order Gary's new book Dutch Masters: When Ajax's Totaalvoetbal Conquered Europe here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dutch-Masters-Totaalvoetbal-Conquered-Europe/dp/1801504415

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

We decided that it had been too long without us focusing solely on a topic linked to African football, so we decided to fix that and focus on - in our opinion - the coolest African national team side/era in football history: Nigeria in the 90s. 

Matt's Choices

1. Nigeria v Italy in USA 1994
2. Finidi George and Nwankwo Kanu at Ajax
3. Jay Jay Okocha in the 90s

Marc's Choices

1. Nigeria's World Cup 94 away shirt
2. Celestine Babayaro's celebration in the Olympic 96 final
3. Sunday Oliseh's goal v Spain at France 98

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

After Matt's trip to Lisbon, which included a trip to the Estadio Jose Alvalade, we decided to take a deep dive into one of Portugal's biggest clubs: Sporting CP. The players, the managers, the games, the falling in love with them on Championship Manager and, most importantly, those beautiful green shirts.

Matt’s Choices

1. Bobby Robson and Jose Mourinho at Sporting
2. Mario Jardel's 2001-2002 season at Sporting
3. Marcus Edwards

Marc’s Choices

1. Randolph Galloway
2. Emilio Peixe
3. Sporting CP v Manchester United 2003 AKA The Cristiano Ronaldo Friendly

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

As we entered the new millennium, Sven-Göran Eriksson - with the help of wealthy owner Sergio Cragnotti - had put together a hell of a Lazio team, a team which would go on to win the 1999/2000 Scudetto. We took a deep dive into Sven's Lazio and the array of stars at his disposal - an all star car who he would lead to 7 trophies in the space of just a few years.

Matt’s Choices

1. Lazio's 1999/2000 shirts
2. Juan Sebastian Veron
3. Marcelo Salas' tackle/lob goal against Torino

Marc’s Choices

1. Sinisa Mihajlovic's hatrick of freekicks v Sampdoria
2. Roberto Mancini's backheel volley goal against Parma
3. Alessandro Nesta

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

Inspired by Marc’s recent plans to attend Southampton v Blackpool, (which he didn't attend in the end) we decided for this week’s episode to tango the podcast and talk about the football clubs who bring vibrancy to our football stadiums by wearing orange shirts (and the various tangerine and amber derivatives of orange). Blackpool, Dundee United and Shimizu S-Pulse feature in this week’s pod amongst many clubs  Joining us to talk all things football and orange is Blackpool fan Nick Bell.

Nick’s Choices

1. Kenilworth Road and Luton Town
2. Brett Ormerod
3. Forge FC

Matt’s Choices

1. Dundee United v Barcelona in 1987 UEFA Cup
2. Stephen Dobbie at Swansea and Blackpool
3. Shmizu S-Pulse

Marc’s Choices

1.  Merthyr Town’s Donetsk-inspired away shirt
2. Lens’ Orange-sponsored shirts in 2001/02
3. Jeju United in the 2017 AFC Champions League 

You can follow Nick on Twitter at @nicknellofbpl and on the Guiricast podcast (alongside Matt).

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

For this week’s episode, we headed to South-East Asia and delved into the ASEAN Football Federation Championship AKA The Mitsubishi Electric Cup AKA The Sukuzi Cup. One of the region’s major football tournaments, it is a competition with some of world football’s less heralded nations, but nations with their own fascinating stories and quirks, as well as vibrant football cultures.

Matt’s Choices

1. Daniel Bennett - Malaysia’s most-capped footballer
2. Sven Goran Eriksson managing the Phillippines
3. Keisuke Honda managing Cambodia

Marc’s Choices

1. Malaysia and the 1972 and 1980 Olympics football tournament
2. Vietnam U23 team in the 2018 U23 Asian Cup
3. Theerathon Bunmathan - MVP at the 2022 AFF Championship

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Music: Chimez by Dan Henig

In our first episode of 2023, we decided to revisit some of the topics from our 2022 episodes. Matt and Marc each chose 3 episode topics each and came up with one more discussion point to explore on those topics (it makes much sense in the episode). It also gave us the chance to introduce some of our back catalogue to any new listeners on board. We also discussed our favourite episodes so far and what to expect moving forward with the podcast.

Matt's Choices

1.Ron Davies at Southampton (linked to the Southampton Football Club episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/11423855)
2. Fredi Kanoute at Sevilla (linked to the Football in Seville episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/10691721)
3. The proposal for the new Club World Cup (linked to the intercontinental Cup/Club World Cup episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/10100744)

Marc's Choices

1. Spezia's third shirt and Ethan Ampadu (linked to the Welsh Footballers Abroad AKA Lost Boyos episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/10052227)
2. Steven Thicot (linked to the Wonderkids Who Faded episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/11285907)
3. 'Sergio Aguero' scoring for Malaysia (linked to the Dual Nationality Players episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1937051/10227381)

You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.

And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.

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Enjoy the podcast!

Music: Chimez by Dan Henig