Pro Revolution Soccer
Pro Revolution Soccer
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A football podcast that doesn't leave politics at the turnstile, hosted by Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams, with theme music by Matt Huxley, and produced by Oliver Kealey. Generously supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust at https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk. Support us and access extra episodes via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/ProRevolutionSoccer, and follow us on BlueSky at prorevsoccer.bsky.social.
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The podcast focuses on critical themes in football culture, including media influence since the 1980s, the tactical evolution of the sport, and the socio-political context surrounding football. Episodes delve into topics like hauntology in football, the impact of hooliganism, and contemporary corruption, with discussions featuring significant events and figures, for instance, exploring the 1990 World Cup and its legacy.
A football podcast that doesn’t leave politics at the turnstile, hosted by Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams, with theme music by Matt Huxley, and produced by Oliver Kealey. Generously supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust at https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk. Support us and access extra episodes via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/ProRevolutionSoccer, and follow us on BlueSky at prorevsoccer.bsky.social.
In this all-trans episode, Juliet talks to trans writers, activists and footballers Natalie Washington and Arthur Webber about the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on gender identity, and the English and Scottish FA’s effective bans on trans and non-binary people playing in their competitions. They discuss the all-channels media campaign against trans people that led to both decisions, the long-term efforts to overturn the Stockholm Consensus of 2004 that allowed for trans participation in sex-segregated sports, the parallels with the English FA banning women’s football in 1921, where trans and non-binary people might play now, and how the Court ruling and its consequences might be challenged.
In the News, we touched on Donald Trump keeping the FIFA World Club Cup orb, and in our football weekends, Arthur and Natalie discussed their face-off in the annual Transmasc vs. Transfem match held by trans club TRUK United.
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