Podcast Episodes

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Leadership, with CEO and co-founder of XL Soccer World Ciarán McArdle

Ciarán McArdle is the CEO and co-founder of XL Soccer World and the author of The Soccer of Success: How The Beautiful Game Can Help You Achieve Goal…

1 month ago

DISCUSSION: Latest from Mexico: Iran Moves Base to Tijuana; Pele Statue Unveiled in Guadalajara; Massive Football Art Project 'Vandalized'

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio discuss the latest news from Mexico.

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1 month ago

FEATURE SERIES: The Fair & The Just - Football Leagues That Matter - Part One

In this excerpt of the first part of a mini-series ahead of the World Cup, available in full to subscribers on Patreon, the team look at the most ega…

1 month ago

NEWS: The Sunday Column

Paul Schmidt-Troschke's Sunday column on all things football and the World Cup. 

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1 month ago

DISCUSSION: England, Brazil, Belgium & South Africa Squad Selections

Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio come together to discuss stories emerging from the national team selections of England, Brazil, Be…

1 month ago

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Danish Sports Journalist Mikkel Bruun Christensen

Jon Bonfiglio interviews Mikkel Bruun Christensen about Danish football, failing to qualify for the World Cup, the 'Danish Dynamite' team of 1986 and…

1 month ago

DISCUSSION: Neymar; Ronaldo; Messi; Neuer; Modric - Will '26 be the Tournament of the Masters, or the Has-Beens?

Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio come together to discuss the surprising and not-so-surprising selections of some of football's age…

1 month ago

NEWS: Germany's No.1

Paul Schmidt-Trochke with the remarkable news that Manuel Neuer has returned to the role of Germany's No.1. 

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1 month, 1 week ago

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Mexican Superfan Mario Paúl Pfeiffer - Part Two

Paul Schmidt-Troschke speaks to Mario Paúl Pfeiffer, a walking encyclopedia on Mexican sports, about wide-ranging topics, including the upcoming tour…

1 month, 1 week ago

SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Haiti's Hopes and Dreams, with Jean-Ricardo Compere

In this excerpt from a longer discussion on Haiti's hopes and dreams for the World Cup, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio speak to Haitian entrep…

1 month, 1 week ago