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The Sporticos 'Football Stories' Podcast is back and improved for 2024! Editor-in-Chief at Sporticos, Craig Resnik-Hanson, sits down with fans of the beautiful game to discuss their relationships with their clubs through the years. On top of that, big name football pundits drop in every now and then to give their insights on the clubs they love, and their illustrious careers behind the microphone. Expect ex-pros, pundits, bloggers, YouTubers, podcasters, and social media managers, fans of al ...
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Nigel Mannering. Nigel is the admin for the Atalanta BC News account on X and a huge, long-time fan of La Dea. The boys discuss the legend of Mr. Gasperini, the ecstasy of winning the UEFA Europa League, watching the team home and away, …
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Michael Bell, an aficionado of all things Dutch football, a Scotsman with Dutch roots, a lifelong Netherlands fan and an Eredivisie expert and writer. The boys talk about Michael's unique football journey, his experiences of watching Dut…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Ollie Kay. Ollie is a diehard Luton Town fan and one of the hosts of the OK Football Show on YouTube, which covers all things the EFL Championship and LTFC. The boys talk Kenilworth Road, new stadium plans, a tough start to the season fo…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Nathan Salt. Nathan is a Daily Mail journalist, host of the Rob. Ryan. Red. podcast and lifelong Wrexham fan. The boys dive into the phenomenal transformation that has gone on at the club since the arrival of Hollywood owners Rob McElhen…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Panos Kostopoulos. Panos is a freelance sports journalist, working for such brands as MARCA and EuroLeague. The boys hold a UEFA Europa Conference League celebration in episode on honour of Jose Luis Mendilibar and his team's historic ac…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Russell Osborne. Russell is the host of the England fan 'Three Lions' podcast. The boys hold a therapy session to process England's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain, discuss Gareth Southgate's dismissal, fan violence (or lack thereof) in …
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Andrew Mangan. Andrew is the founder of the award-winning Arsenal fan site Arseblog and its sister podcast Arsecast. The boys get into Andrew's childhood memories of following Arsenal, his thoughts on Mikel Arteta, Euro 2024, Emirates ti…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Dan Fudge. Dan is host of the Sheffield Wednesday podcast The Wednesday Week and a long-time Owls fan. The boys discuss the highs and lows of decades spent following the Yorkshire club, the miraculous turnaround this season under Danny R…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Oliver Fisher. As the co-founder and editor-in-chief of SempreMilan, Oliver is perfectly placed to give us a key insight into what it's like following the Rossoneri. We get into Oli's experiences at the San Siro, how a Yorkshireman and c…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Nima Tavallaey. We chat to Nima live from Gothenburg all about his beloved Inter Milan. As a pre-eminent Italian football expert, the co-host of the Italian Football Podcast and founder of SempreInter, Nima is one of the most insightful …
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Marcus O'Malley. We got Marcus on the line from Louisville, Kentucky to talk about all things the United States Men's National Team. As a writer for Chasing A Cup and USMNT expert, Marcus is more than ready to provide a tonne of insight.…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Dan Coombs, the Head of Global Sport Content at GRV Media, author at United in Focus and huge Manchester United fan! Dan talks his origins as a Man United fan, the Glazer years, the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and much, much more. We h…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Jim Daly, founder of Crystal Palace podcast and formerly fanzine, FYP. On top of that, Jim is a professional standup comedian and broadcaster. Jim founded the three-time Football Supporters Association awards nominated FYP back in 2008. …
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined football and boxing commentary royalty on this episode. Ian Darke has been a major fixture in sports broadcasting, especially football, in the UK and US for more than three decades. He has provided the soundtrack to some of the biggest mome…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Phil Ham, the Editor of TWTD, an Ipswich Town fan site and message board. Phil has been at the helm at TWTD since 1995. As a lifelong fan of Ipswich, Phil has also contributed both in print and audio to several prominent news outlets and…
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Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with the second episode of the new Sporticos 'Football Stories' era! Craig is joined by one of the hosts of Malaga fan podcast and channel Guiricast, to discuss the rise and fall of one of Spain's great clubs. Nick shares his fondest memories of following the club, the torrid time Malaga have been through in recent years…
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The Sporticos 'Football Stories' Podcast is back with a bang! After more than two years away, Craig Resnik-Hanson kicks off 2024 with an exclusive interview with former Manchester City and Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onouha! Since retiring from professional football, Nedum has gone on to carve out a career as a football pundit, appearing on such …
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats to Isaiah Cambron (fcbfootballblog), a Barcelona fan and blogger. Isaiah co-founded Barcelona Football Blog, a fan site dedicated to the Catalan side, and also has a Substack (barca.substack.com) where he shares his views about matters on and off the pitch at the Camp Nou…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson sits down with James Sneddon (@JamesSneddonWHU), a West Ham United fan, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, now residing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. James is the owner and founder of From The Anvil (@FromTheAnvilWHU), an independent fan blog and YouTube channel dedica…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats to Jamie Smith (Mr_Dolf), Newcastle United fan and author over at The Mag (@NUFCTheMag), an independent NUFC news site. Jamie is often interviewed on national radio to give his insight into all things Newcastle. Jamie told us the story of his first game at St. James’ Park…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson is going it alone, for the most part. As we sit around a quarter of the way through the season, Craig talks about every team in the Premier League and how they are doing, gets a little info his own fandom and the performances of his club(s) so far this season, and takes a glanc…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson meets Tom Mallows (@TomMallows_), freelance sports journalist and lifelong Everton fan. Tom is the co-founder of Royal Blue Mersey (@RBMersey), a Toffees blog on the SB Nation network, where he still publishes today. You can also find his work on other outlets including the BBC…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson speaks to Allen Dodson (@groguet01), an ardent Villarreal fan, based in California. Allen spent ten years managing Villarreal USA (@VillarrealUSA), a fan blog which is part of the SB Nation network, where he still contributes today. Allen tells us about the early days of his fo…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson meets Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren), Atletico Madrid fan, sports journalist and podcaster from Phoenix, Arizona. Jeremy is the Managing Editor over at Into The Calderon (@intothecalderon), a fan blog which is part of the SB Nation network. Jeremy also hosts Colchonero Chat, a weekly …
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Akash Roy (@thewreckedjoker), Leicester City fan and sports writer from Kolkata, India. Akash contributes to Sportskeeda India and Foxes of Leicester (@FoxesofLCFC), a fan blog which is part of the FanSided network. Akash considers himself a proud member of the Foxes o…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Tushar Bahl (@TusharBahl_), Borussia Dortmund fan and freelance sports writer from India. Tushar serves as the site expert for BVB Buzz (@BVBBuzz) a Dortmund fan blog which is part of the FanSided network. Tushar tells us about his experiences watching Dortmund games f…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Pauly Kwestel (@pkwestel), Manchester United fan and data/tactical analyst from New York City. Pauly contributes to The Busby Babe (@TheBusbyBabe), a United fan blog which is part of the SB Nation Family, and also publishes his analyses on his very own Substack page - …
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Ross Kennerley (@SwedishRoss), Arsenal fan and site expert for Pain in the Arsenal (@PaininthArsenal), a Gunners fan site on the FanSided Network. Ross grew up in Sweden where he fell in love with Freddie Ljungberg and the rest of Arsene Wenger’s fantastic 90s/00s team…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Sam Blakey, a podcaster and lifelong Sunderland fan, who is part of the Roker Rapport podcast, from the Roker Report fanzine, part of the SB Nation family. Sam has seen his beloved club drop from finishing 10th in the Premier League to losing in the League One playoffs…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Scott McCarthy, a football writer and lifelong Brighton & Hove Albion fan, who has covered the club for wearebrighton.com and several other national news outlets. He’s seen it all over the past thirty years with Brighton across four different stadiums and all four divi…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson meets Danny Penza, a long time Juventus fan and Chief Blogger at Black and White and Read All Over, a blogging community which is part of the SB Nation family. Danny is also a host of the Juventus podcast, The Old Lady Speaks. He is a passionate, knowledgeable speaker when it c…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats to Om Arvind, Real Madrid fan, editor Managing Madrid, a Real Madrid SB Nation community, and host of the Las Blancas podcast. As well as being a huge football fan, Om is also a tactical analyst. He’s extremely knowledgeable when it comes to matters on and off the pitch a…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson sits down to discuss his beloved Manchester City with Thomas Duck, City fan, Texan and writer for the wonderful SB Nation fan page Bitter And Blue. The boys get into the club’s emergence on the world stage, their controversial spending, Pep’s tinkering and much, much more. Than…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats with lifelong Southampton fan Marc Walker. Marc is a freelance journalist who works on a casual basis for Southampton Football Club, and often contributes to the excellent Southampton fan website and social media Saints Marching. The boys discuss Marc’s early days as a So…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson welcomes Phil Roberts onto the show. Phil is a lifelong Liverpool fan and member of the team from the Across The Park podcast. He’s passionate, informed and entertaining. Craig and Phil spoke about early memories at Anfield, the Roy Hodgson era, past and recent glories, the imm…
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson sits down with Aston Villa fanatic, editor of the Villa fan site 7500 to Holte, and host of the Holtecast, Cole Pettem, to discuss the ups and downs of the last decade at Villa Park. Cole is a Canadian whose Aston Villa fandom is quite unique and he gave his perspective on the …
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On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson and Ander Iturralde welcome into the "studio" former Birmingham City player and captain Martin O'Connor, to discuss the many years he spent as part of the club, the years that followed, with promotions and the 2011 League Cup win, the Gary Rowett seasons, what lies ahead with L…
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On Episode Five of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander Iturralde and Craig Hanson were joined by Richard Hobbs from the award-winning Wolves Fancast. The three of them discussed the dark days of League One, the rise back to the Premier League, the Nuno era, the unforgettable Walter Zenga and much more. Please subscribe, share and leave a …
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In this bonus episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander Iturralde and Craig Hanson go mano-a-mano to look back at Euro 2020, particularly through the lens of England and Spain, to evaluate in deep-dive form how were each's tournaments, what expectations were and what the future may hold for each team. All that and much more! Please s…
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This week on the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast Ander and Craig spoke to David Novo, who is the executive editor of the Portuguese sports newspaper Diário Record. With him, they talk in-depth about Portugal's national football team, their third spot in the 1966 World Cup, why they didn't sustain success, how Luis Figo brought them back into the…
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This week on the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast Ander and Craig spoke to Panos Kostopoulos, football journalist who writes for Marca in English. Panos spoke in detail about his native Greece including the historic Euro 2004 win, subsequent tournaments, all time greats and wonderkids. Please subscribe, share and leave a review on Apple Podcasts …
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For the first ever episode of the Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Ander and Craig spoke to Joe Brennan, a lifelong Republic of Ireland supporter. Joe grew up in Leeds as part of an Irish family and has a close connection with the Irish national team. We spoke about the current state of the team, about past glories and heartbreaks and about wher…
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