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In this episode of The Real Football podcast, well after all the confetti has been cleaned up from Doha, we look at the victors and other awardees of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Our group will also debate where various national teams go after the coaching switches have gotten under way. Other..

In Episode 9 of the Real Football Podcast our hosts catch their breath after a dizzying run of matches that have whittled 32 teams, some deserving some unlucky, down to the semifinalists of Qatar 2022. With all projections tossed firmly out of the nearest window we react, reflect, and project on..

In this episode of The Real Football podcast, we take one last glance under the microscope before the opening whistle at Qatar 2022. Despite notoriously mixed luck when it comes to betting, our hosts will attempt to project dark horse success, as well as crushing failure under the weight of expe..

In Episode 7 of the Real Football Podcast, our hosts discussed the potential winners, failures, and ceilings of the 2022 World Cup field including the last hurrahs of Messi's Argentina and Ronaldo's Portugal. Also covered is the enigma of France, whether host nation Qatar, Gareth Bale or Christi..

In Episode 6 of the Real Football Podcast our hosts look at the history of Domestic Cup Competitions in some of the top leagues, their instrumental pasts, their amateur skeletons, and the endangerment of their future in the modern game.

In this episode, we explore the impact of sponsorship on football as a whole and the impact that globalized money from the Middle East has had on the club game.

In the second episode of RFP, Bassam & Matt discuss racism in football. Thomas Serres (PhD) also joins us and takes a deep dive into Ligue 1 in France, and the political overtones of bigotry directed at fans of the Algerian national team in French society.