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League Cup Classics: Liverpool, Newcastle and the Greatest Finals
Season 1 Episode 66
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
With Liverpool and Newcastle set to battle for the first major trophy of the English domestic season on Sunday, w…
1 year ago
From Arteta to Alonso: The Rise of Basque Coaches
Season 1 Episode 65
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
Mikel Arteta’s transformation of Arsenal, Unai Emery’s tactical mastery, Xabi Alonso’s meteoric rise at Bayer Lev…
1 year, 1 month ago
Guardiola: Dominance, Decline and a Post-Pep World?
Season 1 Episode 64
Welcome back to It Was What It Was.
This week - we discuss the rise of Basque coaching. But we begin not in Bilbao or San Sebastián, but with a Catal…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Making of a Football Superpower - Part Three: A New Dawn
Season 1 Episode 63
Welcome back to It Was What It Was. This is the story of a new dawn - where one national team took full control of their destiny, cementing a legacy …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Making of a Football Superpower - Part Two: The Arrival
Season 1 Episode 62
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast..
Approaching the end of the millennium, the U.S. women’s national team had already w…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Making of a Football Superpower - Part One: The Birth of U.S. Women's Soccer
Season 1 Episode 61
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast..
Despite not playing their first professional match until 1985, the U.S. Women won t…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Making of a Football Superpower with Carli Lloyd - An Introduction
Season 1 Episode 60
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
In our new mini-series, we begin the journey of how women’s football in the U.S. ros…
1 year, 1 month ago
Busby’s Man United: From Munich Tragedy to European Glory
Season 1 Episode 59
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
In this final chapter of our series, we complete the journey that began with Gary Ne…
1 year, 1 month ago
Manchester United's Darkest Day
Season 1 Episode 58
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
In last week’s episode, we told the story of the rise of the Busby Babes, their bril…
1 year, 1 month ago
Who Were The Busby Babes?
Season 1 Episode 57
Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.
Following Gary Neville’s tribute to the triumph and tragedy of the Busby Babes on th…
1 year, 2 months ago