We're joined once again by Steven Torres, president of ANCCIF, to talk about his latest project - piecing together the scattered history of the U.S. representative clubs who competed at the Champions Cup before 1990.

The Champions Cup is the equivalent of the Champions League for CONCACAF.

But, unlike UEFA's premier competition, the early history of the competition is incomplete and lacking in key details.

Steven recently published a document accounting for some of these knowledge gaps, and addresses the lack of information by investigating and discovering it himself.

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Steven Torres

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Asociación Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Investigadores del Fútbol (ANCCIF)

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We're joined by Stijn van Gerrevink, a recent MA graduate who's research centres around museums, football kits and displaying fan identity.

We cover themes like club sanctioned heritage v fan-led heritage, who the true owners of supporter identity are and how they can promote it more, and the different ways that we, as football fans, show our identities on the terraces.

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We're joined by Bundesliga journalist, author and founder of the Dortmund Fan Club London Ben McFadyean to discuss fan friendships and how this plays into fan identity.

Most fan friendships are the alliances we see formed by different ultras groups. But fan friendships in football extend well beyond our most zealous fans, and the connections we make with each other are often underappreciated.

However, each connections has its reason, and those reasons are tied to our identities as football fans.

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Ben McFadyean is a football journalist, fan activist, translator, and writer with a specialized focus on German football, particularly the Bundesliga. He is also a PhD researcher in professional football at the University of Portsmouth, where he completed an MA in Translation Studies. He has been following German football since the 1990s. He is the founder and president of the Borussia Dortmund Fan Club London 2013.

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The real owners of the club are the supporters.

No one else.

We're joined by Eray Cayli and Murat Odabasi to talk about Kocaelispor, the club from Türkiye who refuse to die.

Surviving financial annihilation, an attempted takeover by Türkiye's state and a devastating earthquake, Kocaelispor have stood as İzmit's true representative, giving its people a place of community, identity and expression.

This is their story.

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Eray Cayli

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Murat Odabasi

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We're joined by lecturer David Moreton to discuss the myths created in football and how they relate to the beautiful game.

We do this by looking at a cast study: Burnley's match v Leyton Orient on the last day of the season in 1987, where the club came from within an inch of falling out of the football league and falling out of existence.

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David Moreton

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We're joined by author and journalist Ryan Foley to delve into the different reasons why we might support our football clubs.

Growing up in the USA, Ryan had to pick his club - and so his experience of supporting football becomes more of a fandom as opposed to being surrounded by any kind of football culture.

We talk about the reasons why we support who we do, as well as the concept of 'fan authenticity' and the prerequisites to calling yourself a 'true' supporter of a club.

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Ryan Foley

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We're joined by author and historian Matt Corr and founder of The Shamrock Paul McQuade to talk about the comprehensive history and heritage of our favourite club - Celtic.

From the origins of the club to the reason it exists and how we express our identity through the club in the modern day, we cover everything that makes Celtic, both the club and the support, what they are.

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Matt Corr

@Boola_vogue

Paul McQuade

@TheShamrock1888

We're joined by Emmanuel do Valle, founder of FlamengoAlternativo and Flamengo History in English, to talk about one of Brazil's - and the world's - most decorated football clubs.

39 Cariocãos, 8 Brasileiros, 5 Copa do Brasils, 3 Copa Libertadores and 1 Intercontinental Cup. Even then, you're not scratching the surface of what Flamengo have achieved since their football division began in 1911.

This podcast is a dive into their successes, the club culture and football in Brazil.About UsWebsitefootballheritage.co.ukEmailhello@footballheritage.co.ukX@[email protected]@_footyheritageYouTube@FootballHeritageFHAbout Our GuestEmmanuel do Valle @FlaAlternativo@FlaHistory_ENG

We're joined by author and journalist Sandeep Menon to cover the odyssey of Bengaluru FC, a club founded in 2013 but who have already made waves both on and off the field.

While winning six trophies and appearing in the final of a continental competition final all in the space of 12 years is impressive, Bengaluru FC have also had a huge impact on their community and built a vibrant supporter culture which embodies the club, the city and the nation.

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Sandeep Menon

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'Out of the Blue: Bengaluru FC's 10-year Odyssey'

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We're joined by Justin Walley, Assistant Manager and Comms Director of The Marshall Islands National Team, to talk about the history they created last week by playing their first ever international fixtures.

The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation were founded in 2020 with one purpose in mind: to bring organised soccer to The Marshall Islands for the first time.

Since then they have put in place infrastructures to promote the game and become one of the last nations on earth to play international football.

From no goals, kits or coaches to this moment, it's been a huge journey.

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Justin Walley

@JustinWalley10

Marshall Islands Soccer Federation

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