The FootPol Podcast
The podcast that brings together football and politics. We'll be exploring the relationship between the two, both inside and outside the game.
The podcast covers "Big Politics" like politicians, clubs, international and national federations and other organised groups and how they use or abuse the game to "Small, Everyday Politics" in the form of community-level clubs, fan associations and the way that football reflects the political challenges of our day to day lives.
The FootPol Podcast is brought to you by co-hosts Drs Francesco Belcastro and Guy Burton.
Podcasting since 2023 • 79 episodes
The FootPol Podcast
Latest Episodes
Inside Indonesia's Football and Politics ft. Andy Fuller
Co-hosts Guy and Francesco sit down with researcher, publisher and podcaster Andy Fuller—the mind behind Reading Sideways Press and Everyday Runners—f...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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42:36
Pitching Ambition: The Rise and Risk of Non-League Football ft. Paul Caulfield
With the FA Vase and FA Trophy finals putting non-league football in the national spotlight at Wembley on Sunday 11 May—including a nail-biting outing for Guy’s own Aldershot Town FC—this week’s episode dives into the vibrant, volatile world of...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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27:31
Small Nation, Giant Game: Uruguay’s Football Story ft. Will Huddleston
This week, Guy and Francesco are joined by Will Huddleston, who recently completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the early global success of Uruguayan football. Will unpacks how Uruguay — despite its small population — ros...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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47:41
Football and identity in the MENA region ft. the SEPAD research group
This week, Francesco switches seats—co-hosting and guesting—as he and Guy dive into a lively discussion about football in and from the Middle East, inspired by a brand-new report from the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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48:59
