Professor David Kilpatrick of Mercy College in New York discusses one of the most lyrical love letters ever written to football: Eduardo Galeano's 'Soccer in Sun and Shadow'. This podcast is as much about the role that football has had in influencing David's life, from being an up-state New York child to becoming a New York Cosmos fan in the era of the NSL to picking up Nick Hornby's 'Fever Pitch' in Bayswater public library in 1994. He discovered Galeano's book in 2007 and he tells us how it changed his way of looking at football and the world. Football, philosophy and aesthetics, that's what Galeano gives us, says David.

Stirling University's Robert Kielty discusses Duncan Hamilton's eye-opening and access-all-areas memoir of 20 years covering Brian Clough and Nottingham Forest. Robert marvels at Clough's ability to lead people and places him a generation of great British managers the like of which we will probably never see again. On the way, Robert, who has an extensive career in professional football as a coach and sports scientist, outlines what he thinks the book tells us about the development of coaching in the modern era.

Stirling University's Robert Kielty discusses Duncan Hamilton's eye-opening and access-all-areas memoir of 20 years covering Brian Clough and Nottingham Forest. Robert marvels at Clough's ability to lead people and places him a generation of great British managers the like of which we will probably never see again. On the way, Robert, who has an extensive career in professional football as a coach and sports scientist, outlines what he thinks the book tells us about the development of coaching in the modern era.

Stuart Carrington of St Mary's University Twickenham passionately argues for his choice of book, John Ludden's extraordinary account of Diego Maradona at Napoli, 'Once Upon a Time in Naples'. Stuart's passion for Italian culture shines through in a discussion of one of the greatest books ever written about football. Predictably though, it's Maradona who is the real star of this podcast.

Stuart Carrington of St Mary's University Twickenham passionately argues for his choice of book, John Ludden's extraordinary account of Diego Maradona at Napoli, 'Once Upon a Time in Naples'. Stuart's passion for Italian culture shines through in a discussion of one of the greatest books ever written about football. Predictably though, it's Maradona who is the real star of this podcast.

Dr Danny Fitzpatrick of Aston University discusses the political and sociological significance of James Brown's lovely off-kilter memoir 'Under Head Height'. Brown, the creator of Loaded magazine and a legend in British magazine publishing, is a Leeds United fan, and lover of the Merseyside football culture that spawned the casual movement. He used playing 5-a-side in his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In this podcast, Danny discusses Brown's insights into the subculture of 5-a-side and concludes with a brilliant anecdote that sees former Liverpool FC captain and hard man, the late Tommy Smith, exact violent revenge on a cocky amateur who got too big for his boots. Worth it for the final story alone, but be careful that anecdote contains industrial language.

Dr Danny Fitzpatrick of Aston University discusses the political and sociological significance of James Brown's lovely off-kilter memoir 'Under Head Height'. Brown, the creator of Loaded magazine and a legend in British magazine publishing, is a Leeds United fan, and lover of the Merseyside football culture that spawned the casual movement. He used playing 5-a-side in his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In this podcast, Danny discusses Brown's insights into the subculture of 5-a-side and concludes with a brilliant anecdote that sees former Liverpool FC captain and hard man, the late Tommy Smith, exact violent revenge on a cocky amateur who got too big for his boots. Worth it for the final story alone, but be careful that anecdote contains industrial language.

In the latest of our 10 x 10 series, where 10 writers spend 10 minutes talking about their favourite football book, forensic accountant and Collective member Christina Philippou of the University of Portsmouth tells us about her love of David Conn's 'The Fall of the House of FIFA' - the book that revealed the full extent of financial corruption in global football's governing body. Some might say we should expect some corruption in any multi-billion pound industry, Christina tells us why we should be rooting it out at all costs. A fascinating insight into football finance.

In the latest of our 10 x 10 series, where 10 writers spend 10 minutes talking about their favourite football book, forensic accountant and Collective member Christina Philippou of the University of Portsmouth tells us about her love of David Conn's 'The Fall of the House of FIFA' - the book that revealed the full extent of financial corruption in global football's governing body. Some might say we should expect some corruption in any multi-billion pound industry, Christina tells us why we should be rooting it out at all costs. A fascinating insight into football finance.

In the 9th episode of the Football Collective Podcast, Sarthak Mondal sits down with football agent, Stephen Dunham to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the football industry.