About this podcast
Tired of the Premier League and big-league European football? Want to discover the hidden stories of the global game? The Sweeper Podcast is your passport to the most extraordinary stories from across the football world. From the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth, expert journalists Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the intersection of football, travel, geography, geopolitics, history and culture. Start here: 🎧 A Europa League team…
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The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast
About this podcast
Tired of the Premier League and big-league European football? Want to discover the hidden stories of the global game? The Sweeper Podcast is your passport to the most extraordinary stories from across the football world. From the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth, expert journalists Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the intersection of football, travel, geography, geopolitics, history and culture. Start here: 🎧 A Europa League team…
Recent episodes
- The African club bringing the Champions League to the Sahara Desert | JS Saoura8 Sept · 24 min
- From the 9th tier and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to the UCL | Valdas Dambrauskas1 Sept · 39 min
- 109 games unbeaten! How Johor Darul Ta’zim broke the Guinness World Record25 Aug · 34 min
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- A team from North America in the Europa League? It IS possible11 Aug · 35 min
- Why a tiny island of 4,400 people turned down $40 million from FIFA4 Aug · 36 min
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- World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s Messi meeting, Doctor Congo in dreamland & the Habsburg Derby30 Jun · 39 min
- World Cup 2026: The Gijón grudge match, a Dutch royal groundhop & Hervé Renard’s crisp white shirts23 Jun · 34 min
- World Cup 2026: Balogun’s curious US citizenship, Peru’s mascot drug raid & Algeria’s sleep tax16 Jun · 34 min
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