From our Authors Messi: The birth of a phenomenon ‘No-one who was there doubted we were witnessing the arrival of a special footballer.’ Graham Hunter on Leo Messi’s first goal for FC Barcelona. May 1, 2005. Read More →
Chris Waddle: The Falkirk Years* (*Weeks) When we announced that Chris Waddle was the next guest on The Big Interview with Graham Hunter we got a lot of feedback on Twitter. Would Graham get him on Gazza? On Sheffield Wednesday? On that penalty? On Diamond Lights? A surprisingly high number of people, however, shared my reaction to the news. Would he talk about Falkirk? Listen Now
Marcus Christenson: The Guardian’s 100 Best Footballers in the World Welcome to a new episode of Between the Lines. In this one, the Guardian’s football editor, Marcus Christenson, breaks down the herculean annual task of compiling the newspaper’s list of ‘100 best footballers in the world’. The latest list, 2019, also saw the introduction of a women’s top 100. Listen Now
Tom English: The Grudge Tom English’s book The Grudge, first published in 2010, tells the story of the Calcutta Cup match between Scotland and England in March 1990. Listen Now
Mutiny at Hearts – The Story Behind Our Spotify Original This is the story behind our first Spotify Original podcast, which is out now. It is called ‘Mutiny at Hearts’ and tells the story of arguably the most explosive press conference in British football history in October 2006 – when three Hearts players led by club captain Steven Pressley turned on the club’s megalomaniac owner, Vladimir Romanov. Listen Now