Podcast Episodes

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 Catalan: Pep Guardiola.

After revolutionising football w…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks 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 that continues to shape football today.

Following t…

Published on 10 months 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 won a World Cup and Olympic gold, but they were sti…

Published on 10 months 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 the inaugural World Cup in 1991. But even as champi…

Published on 10 months, 1 week 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. rose to global dominance. And who better to start wit…

Published on 10 months, 1 week 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 Neville reflecting on the legacy of the Busby Babes.…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks 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 brilliance, and their final match before tragedy struc…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks 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 the anniversary week of the Munich Air Disaster, we …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gary Neville: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Busby Babes

Season 1 Episode 56

Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.

This week former Manchester United captain Gary Neville joins us to look back on one of the most momentous and tragic events in footba…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Mystery of Matthias Sindelar, Part Two

Season 1 Episode 55

Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast.

Austrian footballer Matthias Sindelar was one of the greats of the game but his mysterious death in 1939 at the age of just 35 became …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago