Pro Revolution Soccer
Pro Revolution Soccer
Podcast Description
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.
For no particular reason, Toms James and Williams discussed some of football’s most infamous cases of cheating, gamesmanship and shithousery. Parts of this were used in episodes of our Every Move You Make series during the World Cup, but here it is in all its glory. Brighton’s Poogate saga, Maradona’s fake penis and Carlos Bilardo’s gynaecological misconduct.
Tom W will be back next week for a proper discussion of the Man City verdicts, but until then our ‘Why don’t I hate Man City more?’ episode back in May explored the charges, the potential ramifications and suggested that the FFP/PSR/SCR rules City have been found guilty of breaking are in themselves elitists and unfair:
https://www.patreon.com/ProRevolutionSoccer/posts/why-dont-i-hate-157118129?l=it
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