FPI PODCAST

The King of Naples. A God in Argentina. 'Make us dream again', it says on the walls of Naples. And dream they did... One of the best, no doubt about it. We look through the highs and lows of Maradona's career and give thanks to an amazing sportsman. Enjoy!

Since its ambitious beginnings in 1992 (when there was only 13 foreign players on the opening day) we look at the most entertaining foreigners to have graced the English Premier league. Players like Di Canio, Zola, Ginola all get a mention, as does the one and only Tony Yeboah with his spectacular volleys.  We compare these mavericks of the past with the current crop of foreign players, and are le...

El Fenomeno. R9. Pleasure to do a podcast about such a great player. Listen and share please.

We take the two Champions League finalists and ask the questions: how did they get there and where did they come from? We look at Klopp's formative years in Germany, his mediocre playing career, and how he became a serial loser in finals until... We also look at what makes Pochettino tick...his time in Spain, getting the highest points tally on record with Southampton and finally the 'Po...

Johan Cruyff. Romario. Stoichkov. Laudrup. Koeman. We look at a period widely seen as providing the foundation for the legendary success of Guardiola's Barcelona...we discuss the huge impact of Cruyff as both a player and manager. We talk Total Football, the tactics that brought Barca their first European Cup in 92, and finally we turn our attention to the demise of the dream team as they wer...

We have a short brief on possible ideas for our future recordings. We also ask you the listener for your input. Any eras of football that you're drawn to, any players you've always loved, or just topics you think deserve our attention, please send us suggestions to FPISPORTS123@GMAIL.COM and we will consider doing a podcast on it. thanks for listening...

One of the greatest European teams - AC MILAN under Arrigo Sacchi. Van Basten, Baresi, Gullit, Maldini, Donadoni, Rijkaard and many more...They were the first team to win consecutive European Cups, until Zidane's Madrid did it in 2017. Sacchi revolutionized world football; we talk about his tactics, the great power and style of Milan in the 1987-1991 period and what happened after...

'I wud love it if we beat them'.... One of the most emotional and cliffhanger title races between Keegan's Newcastle and Ferguson's Man Utd. We look back at the 1995-1996 season, talking about the  Newcastle team which justified the name of 'The Entertainers'...We also discuss the highs and lows of that season, and ultimately what went wrong for the Toon Army and its...

On our first podcast, we take a look at the best 11 Irish players that have played for both Northern and Republic of Ireland. We go through legends such as Pat Jennings, Roy Keane, Johnny Giles, Martin O'Neill, George Best and many more...

From the never say die attitude of Alex Ferguson to the choppy waters that have followed, we explore the fundamental problems at Manchester United. We discuss the set up that Ferguson left, the managers who replaced him and how they faired out. Finally, we take the discussion right up to 2019 and where the future lies for those all suffering Manchester United fans...