The Eleven

From pitch to dugout. This episode unearths the playing days of nostalgic names who made unlikely forays into management. Featuring The Sound of Football podcast and Footballers of Wikipedia.

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Bothroyd & Perugia. Faubert & Real Madrid. We celebrate some of recent football history's extraordinary player and club combinations, featuring Seb Stafford-Bloor and Devon Rowcliffe.

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Chevrons, sashes, lace-up collars and outlandish sponsors - this episode heroes not only eleven nostalgic footballers, but a near-dozen memorable retro kits. Featuring The Kitsman and Tom Slater.

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Masters of the dead ball. This Eleven celebrates some of football's nostalgic and often obscure free-kick takers, penalty takers and corner takers. Featuring Carlo Garganese and Richard Kaufman.

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Maradona for Argentina. It's Pele for Brazil. But who are the national football icons in some of FIFA's minnow nations? Featuring Chris Kelly and Mike Dunnett-Stone.

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Coming alive off the bench, super subs are born game-changers and the thorns in the sides of opposition fans. From Flo to Defoe, we celebrate the best. Featuring Hugo Scheckter and Talking Kit podcast.

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Rule breakers. Trend dodgers. Visionaries. These eleven nostalgic footballers made a name for themselves by zigging, whilst others zagged. Featuring Stuart Kane and Matt Walker.

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Football's journeymen deserve acclaim. A brief spell at one club, then the next, these Eleven barely stick around long enough to earn a chant. Featuring Tim Nagle and Kaustubh Pandey.

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Marcus Stewart's star burned brightly, but briefly. Like him, these Eleven footballers shone at the highest level for just one year. Featuring Jim Keoghan and Simon Dewhurst.

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Marquee signings who famously failed to deliver. These eleven transfers from Premier League history represented disastrous business for club and player alike. Featuring Alan Gernon.

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