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The American Dream: Pelé, Cosmos + Rise & Fall of NASL | Part One
Season 1 Episode 134
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper are joined by a special guest and former footballer Dennis Tueart. In this first episode…
Published on 8 hours ago
Escape to Victory: The Cult Classic with Pele, Bobby Moore and Sylvester Stallone | Christmas Special
Season 1 Episode 133
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In this Christmas Special Episode, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper are joined by author John Smith to talk about his new book - 'E…
Published on 1 week ago
The Cold War Classico: George Orwell on Dinamo Moscow, Arsenal & Chelsea
Season 1 Episode 132
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper delve into George Orwell's infamous essay on sport, specifically focusing on Dinamo Mosc…
Published on 2 weeks ago
British Society: Through The Lens of Football
Season 1 Episode 131
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper are joined by special guest and historian David Goldblatt. In this episode, they discuss David's n…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Russian Pele: The Scandal of Eduard Streltsov | Part Two
Season 1 Episode 130
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper look into the dark and controversial period of Streltsov’s life. In this second part we cover the …
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Russian Pele: The Scandal of Eduard Streltsov | Part One
Season 1 Episode 129
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper delve into the story of Eduard Streltsov, the 'Russian Pele'. In the first part of this two-part s…
Published on 1 month ago
Imre Hirschl: The Hungarian Trailblazer of South American Football | Part Two
Season 1 Episode 128
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper continue the extraordinary story of Imre Hirschl, the Hungarian who revolutionised South Amer…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Imre Hirschl: The Hungarian Trailblazer of South American Football | Part One
Season 1 Episode 127
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper deep dive into the extraordinary story of Imre Hirschl, the Hungarian who took South American foot…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Data Won the Premier League: Liverpool and the Rise of Modern Metrics | Part Two
Season 1 Episode 126
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In this second part on data in football, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper continue their exploration into how data analytics transf…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Data Won the Premier League: Liverpool and the Rise of Modern Metrics | Part One
Season 1 Episode 125
Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. This week co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper are joined by journalist, broadcaster and author of 'Expected Goals: The story of how da…
Published on 2 months ago