The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

Today and every day up until the Euros we are going to be released previews of each of the groups. We spoke to a fan of every country competing at the Euros to give you a unique and personal perspective on all of the teams.

This Thursday we are looking at Group D, with Zeljko on Croatia, Ross on England, Alan on Scotland and Tom on the Czech Republic.

Timestamps here:
0:00 - 1:10 Intro
1:10 - 7:30 Croatia
7:43 - 23:00 England
23:17 - 39:03 Scotland
39:05 - Czech Republic

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Today and every day up until the Euros we are going to be released previews of each of the groups. We spoke to a fan of every country competing at the Euros to give you a unique and personal perspective on all of the teams.

Today we are looking at Group C, with Vincent on the Netherlands, Alexander on North Macedonia, Dubi and Anton on Austria and Andrew on Ukraine.
Timestamps:
1:10 - 15:26 Netherlands
15:34 - 26:06 North Macedonia
26:08 - 36:16 Dubi Austria
36:19 - 54:00 Ukraine
54:05 - 64:56 Anton Austria

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Today and every day up until the Euros we are going to be released previews of each of the groups. We spoke to a fan of every country competing at the Euros to give you a unique and personal perspective on all of the teams.

Today we are looking at Group B, with Jannik on Denmark, Yuri on Russia, Gilles and Camille on Belgium and Laura on Finland.
Timestamps:
Denmark - 1.10 - 15:50
Finland - 15:50 - 25:02
Russia - 25:02 - 41:02
Belgium Camille- 41:02 - 47:38
Belgium Gilles - 47:38

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Today and every day up until the Euros we are going to be released previews of each of the groups. We spoke to a fan of every country competing at the Euros to give you a unique and personal perspective on all of the teams.

Today we are looking at Group A, with Ahmet on Turkey, Anthony on Wales, Mario on Italy and Basil on Switzerland.
Timestamps:
Switzerland - 1.10 - 12.33
Turkey - 12:40 - 28:07
Wales - 28:08 - 39:28
Italy - 39:36 - 55:30

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This week on the podcast, we are excited to be joined by Kyra Carusa, HB Køge and Ireland striker. Kyra is at the centre of an exciting project in Danish women's football, with the club rapidly developing the women's game, by opening up equal resources to the Men's team. With the team flying high at the top of the league at the time of recording, and Kyra currently the league's top scorer, they are seeking to become the first team outside of the big two of Brøndby and Fortuna Hjørring since 2001 to win the title. All this in their first season in the top flight, after being promoted to the first division last year.

We spoke about what this project means to Kyra in practice, as well as adjusting to life in the small Danish town. We also found time to speak a little about what it means to Kyra to represent Ireland. An exciting and engaging conversation on a rapidly developing aspect of the game.

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This week on the show; Lars Johnsen of Josimar Magazine in Norway joined us to discuss the potential of a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar. Josimar has done some incredible reporting on workers conditions in the country, and Lars was able to give us the Norwegian perspective on the movement. We also spoke about the difficulties football fan's face when dealing with these moral issues, and whether the boycott will spread to other countries.

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This week on the show we are delighted to be joined by the renowned Brazilian based journalist Tim Vickery. Tim has covered Brazilian football for close to 30 years, so was the perfect person to ask about the recent Netflix documentary, covering Pelé's life. We discussed what made him a footballing icon, whether he should have done more to distance himself from the military dictatorship, and if it is right to have expected him to do so. Finally we covered the relationship between football and Bolsonaro in Brazil.

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We are delighted to join the Sport Social Podcast Network. An excellent opportunity for us to continue doing what we love and reach a wider audience. Check out their website https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcasts/?category=football to see what other shows they have to offer.

This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Marcela Mora y Araujo, an Argentinian journalist who has written for the Guardian and a range of other publications. Currently working on a documentary on Argentina at the 1986, and having written Diego Maradona's obituary for the Guardian, she was the perfect person to give us an insight into his complicated legacy and how it has been dealt with in his native country.

We also spoke about the chapter she wrote for the book "From the Jaws of Victory: A history of Football's Nearly Men" about Messi's failure to win a major trophy for the national team. We also spoke about VAR and a range of other topics.

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Conor O'Keefe has not had a stereotypically normal football career so far. After coming through the ranks at Macclesfield Town, he left the professional game to go to college at Loughborough University. This started a chain of events that led him to playing for a year in Spain, in Gibraltar after his studies and where he finds himself now, in the 3rd tier of Swedish football with Piteå IF.
We asked him about what led him on this journey, some of the challenges of pursuing a dream career at this level and why he thinks more British footballers don't take the plunge of playing further abroad. We also spoke about what inspired him to start his highly popular YouTube channel "Keeping Goals" and how he balances his professional commitments with being a social media presence. A fascinating discussion bringing together dreams, travel and experiencing new cultures. 
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In January 2000, at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, the USA played out a friendly with Iran intended to bring about peace and break the enmity between the countries. We spoke to Mani Djazmi, a British-Iranian journalist with the BBC. He told the story of this incredibly interesting game, and the hurdles those that organised the game had to overcome. From missing plane tickets, death threats to the Iranian delegation refusing to be fingerprinted, the match is a remarkable story and we are delighted to share it with you. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55216193

Mani also told us about how he managed to become the first male to cover Women's football in Iran, with two brilliant reasons for why he should be allowed in. He also spoke about covering world football for the BBC and whether sport can ever successfully be a vehicle for peace. 

Also thanks to everyone who listened to our interview with Uri Levy, we were blown away by the reception and hope to bring more fascinating stories to you. If you have enjoyed the podcast please leave a rating or review,  follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on our coming releases and tell a friend about the show. If you have any feedback on the show also we would also love to hear from you.

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