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These Football Times

Traversing the world of football in search of the stories that matter, brought to you by expert journalists and guests. Check out our award-winning print magazine.

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The philosophies that changed football forever

The philosophies that changed football forever

Football is an ever-evolving sport, often shaped by the minds of a few. The dreamers. The thinkers. What we have today i... Read more

24 Jul 2018

56mins

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How to identify talent and the use of statistics

How to identify talent and the use of statistics

Host Jim Hart, senior writer and coach Jon Townsend and commentator and analyst Juan Arango examine how players are eval... Read more

28 May 2017

59mins

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Deconstructing American Soccer (Part I)

Deconstructing American Soccer (Part I)

What is the reality behind the state of football in the US? With MLS deemed by many to be quickly becoming one of the be... Read more

11 May 2016

1hr 5mins

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Political Football: the compelling world of FIFA

Political Football: the compelling world of FIFA

With one hand, FIFA have helped make the game truly global, giving the fans a sport like no other in the process. But wi... Read more

30 Oct 2018

1hr 2mins

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Spanish football in the Franco years

Spanish football in the Franco years

Following the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces took control of the country and introduced a reac... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr 18mins

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The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson

The Lob talks to Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson is the acclaimed author of Inverting The Pyramid, The Outsider and Angels With Dirty Faces, as well as t... Read more

20 Nov 2017

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Uli Hesse and the state of German football

Uli Hesse and the state of German football

Uli Hesse is the best-selling German author of Tor!, Bayern Munich: Creating A Global Superclub and Alles BVB. He sat do... Read more

18 Sep 2017

1hr 10mins

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The Football Italia Years

The Football Italia Years

To accompany our series The Football Italia Years, host Jim Hart caught up with calcio writers and experts Blair Newman,... Read more

19 Sep 2016

1hr 3mins

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The story of football's lost wonderkids, with author Ryan Baldi

The story of football's lost wonderkids, with author Ryan Baldi

Every club can boast one: the gifted youngster who defied expectations by not becoming the next George Best or the next ... Read more

3 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

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My Side: how Arsène Wenger's fearless Arsenal became the iconic Invincibles

My Side: how Arsène Wenger's fearless Arsenal became the iconic Invincibles

Chris Weir talks to us about Arsenal's historic Invincibles campaign, which saw them match Preston North End's record of... Read more

6 Oct 2019

1hr 19mins

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Stateside Soccer: a history of the beautiful game in the United States

Stateside Soccer: a history of the beautiful game in the United States

Football in America has been eclectic and polarising from the very start. From the pre-Wall Street Crash boom to Major L... Read more

8 Dec 2019

1hr 29mins

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Political Football: How football overcame brutal military juntas in Argentina and Chile

Political Football: How football overcame brutal military juntas in Argentina and Chile

At a time when brutal military regimes were stifling society and the economy, football underwent vast changes in Argenti... Read more

11 Sep 2018

56mins

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The Coaches' Forum talks to Saul Isaksson-Hurst

The Coaches' Forum talks to Saul Isaksson-Hurst

Jon Townsend talks technical development for players of all ages with coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst, a one-on-one coaching s... Read more

17 Dec 2017

58mins

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How Guardiola's Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/11

How Guardiola's Barcelona produced a season of exquisite refinement in 2010/11

Tom Scholes talks to us about how Pep Guardiola's Barcelona plan was crystallised into a single season which saw them fi... Read more

16 Sep 2019

1hr 13mins

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The uncertain future of Catalan football

The uncertain future of Catalan football

It's tough to predict what the future of Catalan football holds. In a region dominated by talk of political independence... Read more

11 Nov 2016

45mins

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Deconstructing American Soccer (Part II)

Deconstructing American Soccer (Part II)

Deconstructing American Soccer (part II) is a discussion of the economics of the American version of the game. Joining u... Read more

16 May 2016

54mins

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The art and science of player development and coaching

The art and science of player development and coaching

How do the professionals go about their business in the areas of analysis, scouting, coaching and player development? We... Read more

23 May 2016

58mins

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The controversy and corruption of CONMEBOL

The controversy and corruption of CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL is one of FIFA's six continental confederations and, as they cover the South American region, it's also one of ... Read more

21 Nov 2019

1hr 20mins

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Euro 2020 or the UEFA Nations League? A debate about international football on the continent

Euro 2020 or the UEFA Nations League? A debate about international football on the continent

With the Euro 2020 qualifiers about to begin - six months later than traditionally the case due to the advent of the pol... Read more

17 Mar 2019

1hr 2mins

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How populist politics is changing the world of football

How populist politics is changing the world of football

Across the world, populist politics - the idea that society is separated into two groups at odds with one another: the "... Read more

11 Dec 2019

1hr 8mins

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