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LEAGUE One promotion, a Championship charge and even Premier League football - that's all in store for Colchester United after John Terry's takeover, according to AI anyway. The Sun exclusively revealed how Chelsea legend Terry is set to take over League Two outfit and, according to data crunching artificial intelligence, they will be meeting European...

Wrexham fans dreaming of European football one day returning to the Racecourse can already find a documentary about the last time it happened – by the man who helped keep their ground. The Ne…

Welcome to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In this first part of a two-part special on football hooliganism, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper are joined by special guest Cass Pennant - former West Ham United Inter City Firm member who later became an author and film producer. They discuss director Ian Stuttard (known as “Butch”) and his 1985 groundbreaking documentary 'Hooligan', which challenged the stereotype of hooligans. Cass explains how Stuttard earned access by spending months with the ICF without a camera, building trust, and later filming from inside the action. The episode also covers the Thatcher-era context, the film’s controversial release and its wider impact on how 'firms' were understood. We finish the episode with Cass reflecting on Stuttard’s wider documentary career, their later partnership in a production company, and Stuttard’s lasting legacy. Join us next week for the history of football hooliganism. You can listen to this episode ad-free over on our Patreon - Follow the link here - or go to Patreon.com and search for It Was What It Was. You will also get access to our World Cup countdown, magazine retrospectives and bonus episodes as well as a monthly Q&A with Rob and Jonathan. 00:38 Introducing Cass Pennant and the Documentary 03:21 How Ian Stuttard Got Access to the ICF 11:08 Trust Test: A Year With No Camera 15:28 1985 Context: Thatcher’s Britain, Youth Culture, and Misread ‘Casuals’ 24:19 Inside the Footage: Street Fighting, Early Video Cameras, and Codes of Conduct 26:23 Butch’s War-Correspondent Mindset 33:22 Back in the Studio: How ‘Hooligan’ Got Its Unfiltered Authenticity 34:02 Pre-Broadcast Panic: Calls to Ban the Film & Fears of Copycats 40:18 From Gangs to ‘Firms’ 45:33 Inside Whitehall: Giving Evidence to the Popplewell Inquiry 54:59 Why It Faded: Fans Wanting Out, Politics, Policing & the Premier League Era 58:42 Stuttard's Legacy: Funeral Reflections, Final Bucket List Match & Lasting Impact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Robertson and Alisson look back on Liverpool’s 2019 Champions League victory. They talk us through the dramatic run through the group stages and the iconic semi-final comeback against Barcelona. We get insight into how Jurgen Klopp inspired his team to win the tournament, why he was a father-figure to the squad and what it was like to receive a Klopp hug. The BBC iPlayer documentary, featuring exclusive interviews and insight, is still available to watch: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00276py/how-to-win-the-champions-league. [This is re-versioned episode from the Football Daily’s archive. It was first published on the 5th April 2025]

In the latest episode of our mini-series on how to win the Champions League, Andy Robertson and Alisson look back on Liverpool’s win in the 2019 edition. They talk us through the dramatic run through the group stages and the iconic semi-final comeback against Barcelona. We get insight into how Jurgen Klopp inspired his team to win the tournament, why he was a father-figure to the squad and what it was like to receive a Klopp hug. They also explain why it was so emotional on the pitch after the final victory over Tottenham in Madrid. A BBC iPlayer documentary, featuring exclusive interviews and insight, is available to watch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00276py/how-to-win-the-champions-league Episode 1: How to win the Champions League: Real Madrid - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kkgyws TIMECODES 02:00 The dramatic run through the earlier rounds, including THAT comeback v Barcelona 11:00 Pre-match ahead of the final – Jurgen Klopp and walking on the pitch 17:00 The emotional scenes after winning the final 21:00 Jurgen Klopp and his relationship with Liverpool

The boys are joined by Author and Sports Writer David Brayley and talk about David taking the big step out of full time employment to purse a career as an author, being best mates with Tony Cottey, the rise and fall of Toshack’s Swans, Glenn Hoddle’s genius and Rothman year books. David talks about the process of getting his 1st book written and published, how he came to write Ashley Williams autobiography, spending a year teaching literacy through sports, winning “Children’s Sports Book of t...

Joining us this week are comedians Ben Clarke and Tom Parry for a watch-a-long and post mortem of the facinating documentary 'On The March With Bobby's Army' aka 'Kevin Allen's Italia 90 Diary' which is available to watch on youtube here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSO-uPr_eAI&t=3135s&ab_channel=GaryThompson The film takes a fans eye view of the journey to, and experience of, Italia 90 from the perspective of an England fan on the ground during that summer in Sardinia and beyond. Enjoy! A huge thank you to friend of the show Sachin Nakrani for the recommendation to chase this documentary down! Don't forget the QK Fan Club is now available over at Anotherslice.com/quicklykevin And is ALSO now available via Apple subscriptions! So sign up there to listen to all main series episodes ad free and a week early! You also get two QK Fan Club exclusive bonus episodes each month with over 70 available, including the chapter by chapter read-a-long of the Steve Bruce crime trilogy Striker / Sweeper / Defender with Ivo Graham and much, much more... Thanks for the continued support we genuinely couldn't make the show without you. Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael xxx Fan Club: www.anotherslice.com/quicklykevin Twitter: @quicklykevin Instagram: quicklykevin Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, we are joined by footballing legend David Beckham. With Netflix’s four-part Beckham documentary released, David relives his glittering career with former Manchester United team-mates Gary Neville and Roy Keane alongside compatriots Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher and Jill Scott. An England captain for six years, Beckham won a Champions League, six Premier League titles and two FA Cup’s with his boyhood side Manchester United before he moved to Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan then retired at PSG. Now a co-owner of Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, find out how Beckham managed to pen a deal to sign World Cup winner Lionel Messi, hear untold stories of his time at Old Trafford including run-ins with Sir Alex Ferguson and the mental challenges faced as he became a global icon off the pitch. Lastly, we are joined by David’s father Ted as the Beckham’s talk about the importance of their family life. Make sure to turn on notifications and subscribe so you never miss an episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A BBC World Service documentary revealing the untold stories behind Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s journey to the top. In Barcelona, former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina relives his time sharing bunk beds with Arteta at the world-famous La Masia academy, declaring that the boy from the Basque country was “born to be a manager”. Presenter John Bennett travels to Arteta’s home town of San Sebastian to meet his childhood coach at a small club, next to a hair salon, that has become an amazing football talent factory. Hear from former teammates at Everton, Arsenal and Rangers, from where Dutch great Ronald de Boer remembers Arteta stepping up aged 21 to score a stoppage-time penalty to snatch the title from Glasgow rivals Celtic: “To take that responsibility, at such a young age, in such an important game and moment of that decisive title race against Celtic was impressive.” And find out why the Welsh city of Newport played such an important part in Arteta’s journey into coaching. Arsenal legend Arsène Wenger and former Man City captain Vincent Kompany also feature in this documentary, which paints a picture of a single-minded, intelligent and meticulous man, schooled in the Barcelona style of play, who is now mixing it with the top managers in the game and has got Arsenal fans dreaming of glory once again.

Eoin Sheahan & Johnny Ward were joined by Joseph Conroy to look back at 'McCarthy's Park' - the 1999 doc following his first qualification campaign as Ireland manager. With Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

S10 EP3: Jarlath Regan / Mick McCarthy's Republic of Ireland We're joined this week by the comedian, presenter and podcaster - Jarlath Regan. We watch and discuss the superb documentary McCarthy's Park (available on youtube) which takes a look at Mick McCarthy's time in charge of ROI as they try and fail to qualify for the France 1998 World Cup. From the early seeds of troubles with Roy Keane, to hygienic tattoo parlours via some early (but not very effective) video analysis from Mick and his team over a few beers. It's a brilliant watch. And a different time. Elsewhere in the postbag we discuss Peter Shilton's tiny hands. George Weah as Prime Minister of Liberia, and players wearing the wrong shirts. Enjoy! Jarlath's brilliant podcast 'An Irishman Abroad' is available wherever you get your podcasts and the book he mentions 'Champagne Football' by Mark Tighe + Paul Rowan is well worth a read. In other news, on top of extended 'director of football cuts' of the main series episodes, all QK Fan Club members will now also get the episodes a whole WEEK EARLY - that's right, we now release on a Monday for QK Fan Club members and the following Monday for the non fan club listeners! We've also got the usual Patreon only bonus episodes every month - later this month it's chapter three of the second book in the Steve Bruce / Barnes murder mystery 'Sweeper!' with Ivo Graham. And on top of that a Patreon only QK Film Club deep dive and watch-a-long of the 1997 film 'Fever Pitch' based on Nick Hornby's seminal book of the same name. Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael. Fan Club: www.patreon.com/quicklykevin Twitter: @quicklykevin Instagram: quicklykevin Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

QKWHS - S9 EP10: 'Warnock' documentary with James Gill This episode we watch the incredible documentary 'Warnock' (Yes, we know it's from 2004 but it's so steeped in the 90's it may as well be The Impossible Job) which is all about manager Neil Warnock and a season in charge of his beloved Sheffield United. Joining us to dissect every last frame is comedian James Gill. Elsewhere, should Robert Earnshaw be worried Elon Musk is on to him? Over on Patreon the Quickly Kevin Fan Club is the place to go to get extended ad free episodes of the main series with exclusive content on a Friday instead of a Monday (yes, a whole 72 hours early!) head on over to www.patreon.com/quicklykevin where you'll also find bonus episodes each month including the chapter by chapter breakdown of the Steve Barnes / Bruce crime novel trilogy. Extra QK Film Cub episodes (most recently a watch-a-long and deep dive into the seminal 1998 classic My Summer with Des') and a whole load of new QK Fan Club exclusive episodes coming up into 2022 and beyond! If you sign up by the end of the month there ay even be some leftover QK 90's football merch coming your way in the post but act fast when they're gone they're gone!! Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael. Fan Club: www.patreon.com/quicklykevin Twitter: @quicklykevin Instagram: quicklykevin Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'We'll Never See a Goal Like it Again' | Trent Alexander-Arnold on Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona Trent Alexander-Arnold tells us some amazing stories from Liverpool's famous 4-0 victory over Barcelona in 2019, including just what went through his head as he took that quick corner for Divock Origi's winner! We interviewed Trent for 50 minutes as part of our "Hendo: 10 Years a Red" documentary. Watch the full interview, our documentary series and loads more exclusive interviews with the likes of Jurgen Klopp, Kenny Dalglish & Steven Gerrard now - only £5 a month on TheRedmenTV.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are joined by the host of the hit Youtube series Derby Days, Eli Mengem of Copa90. Eli is an incredible documentarian and captures footballing rivalries better than anyone else. After you are done listening to this, go spend some time watching Derby Days and you will not be disappointed. We discuss a wide range of subjects, like how he got started, when football will return to Europe, and why the A-League is trying to catch up to MLS. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carlos Kaiser is a legend in Brazil, after he carved out a 20-year career at some of the country's top clubs despite never actually playing a match. Why did he live this life of deception - and how did he get away with it? Director Louis Myles and producers Tom Markham and Rob Fullam tell us all as they discuss their new documentary, **[Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/)**• **Kaiser** is out in UK cinemas on Friday 27 July, with special director's Q&A sessions at VUE Westfield White City on Thursday 26 July and VUE Piccadilly Apollo on Friday 27 July. See **[kaiserthefilm](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/) **for more info. • [**Rob Smyth**'s book about Kaiser is out now](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Greatest-Footballer-Never-Football/dp/1787290255?tag=prhmarketing3915-21) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week comedian Nish Kumar joins us in the ‘Quickly Kevin…’ studio to discuss ‘Premier Passions’, the documentary series following Sunderland and then manager Peter Reid’s retrospectively harrowing attempt to establish the club as a Premier League force in the late 90’s. A fly on the wall look at how precisely NOT to run a football club, where boardroom level concerns about bathroom fixtures and Terence Conran designed stadium interiors took precedent over signing a striker capable of competing in the highest division. There are, unsurprisingly, more lows than highs, as the aspirations of club, manager and fans slowly turn to dread with the same traumatically inevitable sense of doom one gets from watching Denis Irwin and Brian McClair double teaming David Busst circa 1996. You can find the episodes we watched here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPKFiKE4-Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRiu_z9f10It was so brilliantly bleak we only managed to watch two of the five episodes, and given the choice of watching the remaining three or being forced to drown a sack of kittens at gunpoint whilst footage of all England’s penalty misses in the 90’s played on loop in the background, we’d obviously choose to watch the remaining episodes. But only just…. There is also an unbelievable story about 90’s legend and Dube maestro Dion Dublin crossing paths with perennial landfill-indie whipping boys, Toploader. Efan Ekoku makes an obligatory (blink and you’ll miss it) cameo mention, plus all the usual correspondence, features, and items you’ve come to endure like the squad player nobody is ever excited to see warming up on the side-lines. Yes, that means you, Darren Caskey. As always, to get in touch with the show and keep up to date on all the latest news….Email: [email protected]: @QuicklyKevinFacebook: Quickly KevinAnd don't forget: instagram.com/quicklykevinAND LASTLY! Go on iTunes. Think of the most niche 90s footballer you can. Leave a review which mentions them. We'll read our favourites and the best will make an appearance in the following weeks show. (We’re contractually obliged to say the review doesn’t need to be 5 stars, but you’ve got as much chance getting picked as Steve Bruce did getting a senior cap for England if you don’t leave a five star review. As much chance getting picked as Kevin Keegan did at holding onto a 12 point lead at the top of the table if…..you get the idea) Enjoy the show and we are back next week for episode nine.Chris, Josh and Michael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices