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The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

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The podcast which brings you the most interesting stories from the world of football which combine history, society and politics. Often light-hearted, but not afraid to cover more contentious aspects of the beautiful game. Episodes out twice a month (ideally). Music used with permission by Ørdop Wolkenscheidt https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kMXAaL47nt5wVkkyEbiON Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/scoreless-thriller/
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Are the Faroe Islands one of the most dramatic places on earth to watch football? German journalist Steffen Trumpf wrote a book all about his experiences watching football in this breathtaking part of the world, and we examined what makes it truly special. We discussed: - Why football is so important to the people of the Islands - How the team punc…
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Are Greenland on the verge of joining CONCACAF and finally joining the FIFA international community? This and many other questions I put to the Danish Manager of the Greenlandic side. We discussed: - The unique culture of football on the Island - How he goes about selecting his squad under the unique challenges that the country provides - His aspir…
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On this special interview episode, I spoke to Philip O'Rourke about his upcoming book "Forgotten Football Clubs: Fifty Teams Across the World, Gone but Never Forgotten." We discussed why some clubs go out of business, what happens to the fans of a forgotten team and some of the strangest stories of forgotten clubs. We also touch on how a fan feels …
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We continue with the second half of our annual Christmas Quiz! Who will go home with the trophy! 🎄🧑‍🎄 Answering questions ranging from how they solved the Highbury murder mystery, What world record former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino held and what landed UD Ibiza in the headlines this year 🕺🪩 Will Rob, Alex, Jack or Colbyn be coming home with t…
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In our now annual tradition, we assembled to tackle the most bizarre football quiz questions imaginable! 🎄🤶 Colbyn, Scottish Alex, Jack and Rob faced teasers such as why did Graham Poll give 3 yellow cards, what petty reason did a Stockport manager have for not giving interviews with Sky and after knocking them out of the FA Cup, how did Declan Ric…
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On this episode of the podcast, I spoke to Shaul Adar, Israeli journalist about his book "On the Border: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World." The book tells the story of Beitar Jerusalem, an infamous club both in Israel and globally. Famous for its racist fans, spearheaded by the ultra group "La Familia", the club has neve…
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On this very special episode, we dived deep into the story of Chagos Islands football. Its an incredible story of how football can be used to represent a people who have had their rights ignored. The Chagos Islands are a tiny archipelago in the Indian Ocean, who's inhabitants were illegally removed in the early 70s. With many of the refugees descen…
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On this episode, we went back to a traumatic game in Alex's childhood, where Wenger's men came unstuck in the Champions League Final against Barcelona. Along the way we found out and discussed: What Frank Rijkaard was up to after he retired How many pints Steve Bould ordered for the lads Whether Lehmann would have saved both of Barcelona's goals Ou…
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On this episode, we looked back on an all-time Champions League Final ending in Barcelona. With guests United superfan (?) Jack and the Scottish Alex, we examined how United completed the 1999 treble and how it was done. Along the way we discussed could Carsten Jancker and Jaap Stam be brothers, how good was Clive Tydesley's commentary that night a…
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On this mini episode, we chatted with Tom from the DNQ YouTube Football channel, to look at the unusual World Cup Qualifying tournament going on in Doha at the moment. DNQ Football is doing some really cool stuff looking at football around the world, and we were delighted to talk about some of the interesting stories going on around the tournament,…
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This week I was joined by Gary Thacker, author of the book Beautiful Bridesmaids Dressed in Oranje. The book charts the unfulfilled glory of the Dutch National side. We focused on the great team of 1974, with Cruyff et al, and how exactly they lost that final to West Germany. We also talked about what exactly is total football, what made that team …
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This week I was delighted to be joined by Ibrahim Mustapha author of "No Longer Naive - African Football's Growing Impact at the World Cup" on the show. We focused on the remarkable story of Senegal's run at the 2002 World Cup, which included the memorable opening game victory of France. We spoke about the journey of the time, harmful stereotypes a…
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Back again for a second year! We gathered the regular crew for the second annual Christmas Quiz, as Rob, Lion, Colbyn and Scottish Alex battled it out to win the prized Christmas gnome. Alex found his most difficult brain teasers, with questions such as the ones below answered: - In 2005, a sunday league match between Peterborough North End and Roy…
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An exciting and thought provoking conversation for you on our newest podcast. In January this year Bohemian FC in Ireland made news around the world when they appointed Seán McCabe as the world's first climate justice officer at a football club. Having worked with climate issues for close to a decade, the partnership with the fan owned club with th…
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In a lighter episode, we sat down with the guys from the Field of Screens pod to discuss the infamous FIFA propaganda film, United Passions. Recorded on the Monday of the ill fated SuperLeague attempt, we looked for some beauty in the story of a few men, who's only dream was that the whole world would play football by the same rules and regulations…
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In this mini episode, Alex was joined by Ukrainian football fan and expert, Andrew, to discuss their upcoming game with England. We talked about what it means for the team to have made it this far, and whether they have any chance of causing a big upset in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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After an insane round of last 16 fixtures, Alex sat down with Sebastian from Campfire Football again to make our predictions for the Quarter-Finals. We also reviewed what went wrong for France, whether England have what it takes and how Spain overcame Croatia. Get it in your ears before this weekend's games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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It's been a hell of a week so far in the Euros, and we chatted to friend of the show and great guy Sebastian from Campfire football to try and make sense of it all. We talked about Germany losing to France, Schick from the halfway line and found time for some Stephen A. Smith chat! We also looked ahead to the next round of fixtures, looking at Germ…
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We have made it! The last of our Fan Previews is ready, as we look at Group F. We spoke to Tomasz about Hungary, Mathieu about France, Tiago about Portugal and Lukas on Germany. Timestamps: France 1:10 - 21:44 Hungary 21:51 - 37:10 Portugal 37:20 - 51:09 Germany 51:12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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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. On the opening day of the tournament, we are looking at Group E, with Manu on Spain, Samuel on Sweden, Boris on Slovakia and A…
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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. This Thursday we are looking at Group D, with Zeljko on Croatia, Ross on England, Alan on Scotland and Tom on the Czech Republ…
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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 …
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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. T…
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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: …
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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, a…
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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…
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Part of the Sport Social Network 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 …
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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…
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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 3…
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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 o…
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A very special episode as we spoke to the brilliant Israeli journalist Uri Levy about a fascinating story. Uri is the founder of the Middle Eastern football website babagol.net. He was the perfect person to talk to about a remarkable story of the takeover of Beitar Jerusalem by a UAE Sheikh, who's fan group La Familia are regularly viewed as having…
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On this special end of year show, we spoke to Brendan of allsportsbooks.reviews about one of the absolute classics of the sportsbook Genre, "The Miracle of Castel di Sangro" by Joe McGinniss. Along the way, we discussed what makes a good sportsbook story, some of the best books of 2020 and the attraction of Italian football in the 1990s. The Miracl…
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We gathered our regular guests (in a socially distanced manner) to battle it out for the inaugural Podcast Christmas/New Year's Quiz trophy. This prestigious honour would go to the person able to answer questions ranging from how Canizares injured himself before the 2002 WC, why Norwich's game against Brighton in 1940 was bizarre, the height differ…
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With Scotland qualifying for Euro2020 and drawn in the same group as England, we recruit a Scot and an Englishman to look back on the last time the two sides met in a major tournament. We examined why the English team got in trouble on their tour of Hong Kong, how big was Doug Ellis' boat and quite what was in the water in Scotland to make their si…
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This week the guys carry on their discussion of Danish Football to come to their conclusion on who to give their heart to. Along the way, they discuss all manner of issues, including some dodgy business techniques, who is hated more RB Leipzig or Bayern, the usefulness of flow charts and the merits of Brøndby's football chants. It's a wide-ranging …
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How do you decide what football team to support? Is it because they're local? Do you agree with their politics? Or simply like the colour of their jerseys? On this episode of the show, Lion and Alex recruit friend of the show and Danish football expert Jannik to run the rule over the Danish football league system. Along the way we discuss attitudes…
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On this special episode of the show, we talked to author of Up Pohnpei, Paul Watson. ESPN praised Up Pohnpei as a "heartwarming, uplifting antithesis to all that is wrong with the modern game" and this sums up our view of the book as well. In 2009, Paul became the youngest ever international manager when he took up the position on the tiny Pacific …
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OUR TENTH EPISODE! This episode we KNOW will be a hit with our Danish listeners! After briefly discussing whether it was actually the greatest day in the country's history, we got down to business charting Denmark's remarkable upset victory at Euro 92. Joining us on the show we had Jannik, a proud Dane who was able to tell the story of how the triu…
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16 yellow cards. 4 red cards. One incident of incredible football street justice. Combine it all and you get "The Battle of Nuremberg" the most action-packed World Cup game you can imagine. For your audio pleasure, we tried as best as possible to keep up with all the action and break down this record-breaking game. Along the way, we battled a uniqu…
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How does it feel when your first game for your country results in a 31-0 loss and a World record that stands to this day? You keep trying despite all the odds. At least, that's what you do if you are Nicky Salapu, our guest for this week's podcast. We spoke to him about that harrowing Australia game and how he reacted afterwards. We asked him what …
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We have all kind of heard the story of Australia vs American Samoa in 2001. Of the team at the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings so bad that they set a record that still stands for most goals conceded in a single game. But as with all great football stories, once you scratch the surface, there appears so much more than what meets the eye. This week…
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This week we went back to remember one of football history's most brilliant teams, the Hungary team of the 1950s. With two Germans on the pod, we watched their country's first world cup win, as West Germany pulled off one of the biggest World Cup shocks. Along the way we battled with a 1954 World Cup quiz, heard one of the most remarkable stories a…
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This week we went back to celebrate one of football's most fondly remembered teams, the Brazil team of 1982. We watched one of the greatest games from World Cup history as they came up against Italy in Barcelona in a clash of styles and philosophies. Along the way we were wowed by Zico, shocked by Brazilian defending and wondered at the instincts o…
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This week we went back and watched the iconic Wembley final from 1966. Along the way, we discussed crazy qualification systems, what the world was like in 1966 and Franz Beckenbauer's love of black bread. Joining us we had a very special guest on the show, providing a first-hand account of watching the final live on TV. And of course, we discussed …
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In 2010 Suarez's deliberate handball at the end of extra time in Uruguay's quarter-final match against Ghana angered not only a country, or a continent but the world. On this weeks episode, we did a deep dive on this infamous game from the South African World Cup and ended up with a deep discussion on cheating, sportsmanship and winning. Along the …
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South Korea's run to the 2002 World Cup Semi-Finals was clouded by accusations of biased refereeing to help the host nation progress. In particular, their last 16 match against Italy caused international outcry as the Italians alleged a FIFA stitch-up perpetrated by referee Moreno. But is this a case of the reaction having no relation to the realit…
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On the debut episode of the podcast we went back to 1982 to examine a dark day in World Cup football. In it, West Germany and Austria conspired to eliminate plucky Algeria. But does the match footage bear up to the popular portrayal? We watched the full match replay so you don't have to. We discuss whether the facts of the match bear up to the myth…
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