Richard Wilson

The History of Yugoslav Football Podcast

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Football writer Richard Wilson steers listeners through the murky waters of Yugoslav football from the 19th Century to the 21st Century.

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Richard Wilson

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Latest episode

May 5, 2025

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Episodes

Episode Seventy Nine - The Slovenian Supernova 30.10.2022

In qualifying for France 98, Slovenia earned one point. Over the next four years, they reached the Euros and a World Cup before their golden age ended in disgrace as their greatest talent became their greatest liability.

2022/23 Season Update - Nations League time 27.09.2022

A run through of the (ugh) international week and where we're at in the leagues as they paused for the Nations League

2022/23 Season Update - European Campaigns 12.08.2022

Osijek disgrace themselves, plenty of playoff ties to watch for and plenty more!

2022/23 Season Preview - Croatia 14.07.2022

The HNL is back - can Dinamo be toppled? Can others reach a European group stage? How will league reconstruction work? All that and plenty more!

2022/23 Season Preview - Slovenia 11.07.2022

Yes, Slovenia has sports people other than Tadej Pogacar. Who knew? Over an hour talking about the upcoming season, the wild summer at Olimpija, the impossibility of predicting Celje and all that much more.

2022/23 Season Preview - Serbia 05.07.2022

Zvezda hunt six in a row while everyone else hopes they stop being so perfect and actually give someone else a chance of actually winning the thing

2021/22 Update - Finales and Nations League 10.06.2022

Come for talking about title wins, stay for me hopelessly trying to remember who won the Bosnian second tier...

Episode Seventy Eight - Bombs over Belgrade Part Three 30.05.2022

With the Kosovo War at an end, what was going on in Serbian football, what was the fallout in Kosovo and in Serbia and Obilic. So Much Obilic.

2021/22 Update - Final Week Round up 17.05.2022

Two titles still on the line with some moves up and down to be decided...

Episode Seventy Seven - Bombs over Belgrade Part Two 15.05.2022

As Yugoslavia go to France 98, Kosovo slides into war as NATO get involved.

Profile - Ibricic and Tavares 11.05.2022

With a couple of Prva Liga Legends retiring at the end of the season, it's time to show both a little love... You can catch the video of Tavares' 8 second goal vs Domzale at https://youtu.be/hEe4WGTPECw

Episode Seventy Six - Bombs Over Belgrade Part One 01.05.2022

After Slovenia came Croatia. After Croatia came Bosnia. After Bosnia would come Kosovo.

Episode Seventy Five - The Bronze Generation 15.04.2022

Between 1996 and 1998, a new international footballing power was created - Croatia were finally allowed to go to the party and they were about to make a splash

2021/22 Update - Run Ins 12.04.2022

As Serbia splits, it's naturally a good time to take a look at where things are across the former Yugoslavia with three big title races coming on and four that are a fait d'accompli

Episode Seventy Four - Yugo 96 Part Two 21.03.2022

Bosnia-Herzegovina tries to co-exist, FR Yugoslavia try to survive exile and Macedonia just try to get on with it…

Episode Seventy Three - Yugo 96 Part One 08.03.2022

Football came back to life after the wars and it's time to bring everyone back together to one point - this time, Slovenia and Croatia start their journeys...

Episode Seventy Two - A New Reality 27.02.2022

As the nations of Yugoslavia peeled off into independence, they found a world changing rapidly around them as UEFA and FIFA had to answer the question of what exactly to do when you get twenty or so brand new nations all at once...

2021/22 Update - Winter windows and Title Races 25.02.2022

Let's be honest, you might want some levity at this time given what's going on in the news so how does 28 mins of content about Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia sound?

Episode Seventy One - The Death of Velika Srbija 13.02.2022

Croatia's and Bosnia's war comes to close and leaves behind it one of the most complicated footballing systems ever dreamed up...

Episode Seventy - The Worst of Both Worlds 24.01.2022

As the Bosnian War evolved, it turned into a three-way brawl in Sarajevo, Mostar and, eventually, Srebrenica as all sides competed to see who could show the worst of humanity.

Episode Sixty Nine - Land of the Damned 10.01.2022

The first of three episodes on the Bosnian war - this time, covering the slide into conflict...

2021/22 Update - Serbia at the break 29.12.2021

With the most teams in the region comes the longest pod as Zvezda and Partizan go toe to toe at the top - plus Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo...

2021/22 Update - Croatia at the break 21.12.2021

An inspiring title race but some not all that inspiring leaders as Dinamo set the pace...

2021/22 Update - Slovenia at the break 15.12.2021

A league of two halves with a definite top five and bottom five as the guaranteed unpredictable title race Slovenia offers promises to deliver again...

Episode Sixty Eight - The Pariahs 06.12.2021

With the Northern republics out, the rest of Yugoslavia had to focus on other things - like trying to retain the European Cup, trying to figure out what to do when half the teams in your league just leave and getting to Euro 92. But everything would be taken out of their hands as the future would be changed in New York...

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