Catch up with The Size of Cymru panel as they digest Wales’s World Cup woes, take stock of Bale’s festive announcement and assess whether we’re in a good shape for another Türkiye. We also check-in with our friend Beñat Gutiérrez in the Basque Country and learn more about the controversial 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
Recorded at Tramshed Tech, Cardiff.Further Reading:
Blood On The Crossbar: The Dictatorship’s World Cup, Rhys Richards (Pitch Publishing, 2022)
Do You Speak Football?: A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World, Tom Williams (Bloomsbury, 2018)
Les buts de ma vie, Michel Hidalgo (Robert Laffont, 1986)
Panel:
Rhys Edwards is the accidental presenter of The Size of Cymru. He is an award winning musician and producer who's recent work was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize Award (Tresor, Gwenno). Over the years, he has managed a now defunct independent record label (Peski) and championed experimental music through the CAM platform. Rhys is a lifelong Wrexham AFC fan. Instagram: @peskikid
Christopher Evans is a writer and journalist from Caerleon in south Wales. He writes regularly for Nation.Cymru and has been published in numerous national and international publications, often writing about football, history, music and politics. Christopher is a Newport County fan. Twitter: @JervisEvans
Rhys Richards is a writer and English teacher from Pen y Graig in the Rhondda Valleys. He has been published in The Guardian and has written for These Football Times, The Football Pink and The Football History Boys, primarily focussing on football's role in Latin American history. His first book, Blood On The Crossbar: The Dictatorship’s World Cup, was published by Pitch Publishing in September 2022. Rhys is a Cardiff City fan. Twitter: @rhyswrichards
Tom Williams is a Welsh football writer and broadcaster who specialises in English and French football. He is the Premier League expert on the flagship Canal+ football programme Canal Football Club and a regular guest on the UK's leading football podcast, The Totally Football Show. His first book, Do You Speak Football?, was published by Bloomsbury in May 2018. Twitter: @tomwfootball / Instagram: @tomwfootball