World Cup Football etc

Declan Link & Paul Schmidt-Troschke engage in a gentle disagreement over their predictions for and the result of the Spain vs. Belgium quarter final. 

Born and raised in Norway, Oyvind Klausen studied in the United States and played collegiate soccer at Rollins College in Florida during the mid-1980s. He also played for the Orlando Lions in the pre-ASL era before returning to Norway, where he spent five seasons as a professional with IK Start in the Norwegian top division. Today, Oyvind is a media executive and former Editor-in-Chief of a region...

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio look at the rise and rise of the man who was once the boy wonder, and is now a central figure for the French nation, and the central figure for its national side. 

Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio come together to review the quarter final between tournament favorites France and new global footballing power Morocco. 

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Declan Link review the performance of the sides from the AFCON region after the Round of 16.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio are back with a preview of the match-ups at the quarter final stage. To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Recorded live at the Lamb Restaurant in Mexico City, in association with the British Embassy in Mexico, in celebration of the England vs. Mexico World Cup match, part four of the podcast sees a focus on the challenges and opportunities afforded by this World Cup for Mexico.  Featuring special guest Katie Hannam, Head of Foreign Policy & Lead of World Cup Actions in Mexico, alongside Nick Dale,...

The day before the day without football, and a review of the final matches in the round of 16, in which Argentina found a way, and Colombia didn't.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Recorded live at the Lamb Restaurant in Mexico City, in association with the British Embassy in Mexico, in celebration of the England vs. Mexico World Cup match, part three of the podcast sees a focus on the possibilities of using football as a conduit for social inclusion, particularly focusing on programmes developed in association with the British Embassy in Mexico.  Featuring special guest Kat...

Declan Link is back on the pod after his time in the Azteca cauldron, and reviews the day's matches and more alongside Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

In this excerpt of the fourth part of a mini-series during the World Cup, available in full to subscribers on Patreon, the team look at the greatest international footballing rivalries, continuing with Brazil and Argentina. The full episode is available on the World Cup Football Etc/World Sports Etc Patreon page:  https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Declan Link gathers fan reaction after the incredible England vs. Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio with the latest from the World Cup.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Recorded live at the Lamb Restaurant in Mexico City, in association with the British Embassy in Mexico, in celebration of the England vs. Mexico World Cup match, part two of the podcast sees an analysis and discussion of the history of Mexican football, and its links to the United Kingdom.  With special guests Vania Guerrero, Head of Public Diplomacy at the British Embassy, and Mario Paúl Pfeiifer...

The team are live in Mexico City, at the Lamb Restaurant, in association with the British Embassy in Mexico, celebrating the England vs. Mexico match in a multi-episode recording. In this first episode, the gathered audience preview their thoughts on the match. 

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio look at the latest matches from the World Cup. 

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio look at the nicknames of the different teams at this summer’s World Cup. 

For the first time ever, and reviewing the day’s news and action, Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio are in the same country, ahead of the next World Cup Football etc live event. 

Paul Schmidt-Troschke looks at the 1990 match between Red Star Belgrade and Dynamo Zagreb, widely considered to be the event which started the violent break-up of the former Yugoslavia. 

Declan Link & Paul Schmidt-Troschke come together to review the latest from today's matches at the World Cup. 

Paul Schmidt-Troshcke & Jon Bonfiglio discuss how football in Bosnia-Herzegovina emerges as a national unifying force after the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and the conflicts that scarred the region. 

The team enter the Tuchel Spiral, are wowed by the Belgium - Senegal match and heap praise on the USA's performances so far at the World Cup. To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio discuss the match played alone by the Chilean national football team in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional after the Soviet Union refused to compete in a stadium that the Pinochet regime had turned into a site of imprisonment, torture and death. To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl...

Declan Link, Paul Schmidt-Troschke & Jon Bonfiglio return for their daily round-up of fixtures from the round of 32. To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon

Jon Bonfiglio details the complexities between Ecuador and Mexico ahead of their teams' World Cup tie, as well as the Ecuadorean squad's difficulties navigating Mexico City.  To follow our Patreon page for exclusive series on international topics, copy and paste the link below: https://tinyurl.com/FriendsofWorldSportsetcPatreon