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Constantin Eckner and Abel Meszaros sit down with some of the most interesting people in football, from players to coaches, journalists to directors giving you insight into the wonderful and colourful world of football. So if you are interested in meaningful, long-form conversations with people who shape the landscape of football on or off the pitch, The Football Pod is for you!
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The Fussball Nation is the ultimate destination for all things fussball, football, fútbol, futebol, calcio, soccer… Constantin Eckner and Stefan Buczko set their gazes on the business to bring you unique and informed analysis.
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A World Cup every two years? Watching Lionel Messi get more chances against Neymar, Kylian Mbappé or the likes of Italy and England: Doesn’t that sound awesome? Or is it one of the worst ideas in football? Don’t we already have way too much football going on? Or have we long crossed the Rubicon in terms of choosing the pleasure of the viewers over …
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Today’s guest is Jyri Nieminen, the goalkeeper coach of the New York Red Bull of MLS. Despite being only 33, Jyri has already gathered a wealth of experience as a goalkeeper in his native Finland before coaching in Qatar, South Africa and a stint with the San Jose Earthquakes. We caught up with him during a busy MLS week, yet he still took time to …
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Today’s guest is Jonas Giæver, a Norwegian-Moroccan journalist and television pundit. Jonas works for Dagbladet, one of Norway’s largest daily papers, but regularly features with news, analysis, transfer stories and more for the Guardian, Metro but also football magazines ranging from FourFourTwo to Josimar. We caught up with him after the group st…
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Robert Enke, Paul Gascoigne, Adriano, Gary Speed, Sebastian Deisler, Gianluigi Buffon, Andres Iniesta, Michael Carrick, Danny Rose, Ben Chilwell, Francesco Acerbi, Paul Merson, Josip Ilicic, Rio Ferdinand. Just some of the prominent (male) footballers in recent history who have struggled with mental health issues. But does football care about “its …
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Today’s guest is Tom Worville, a rising star at the intersection of football, media and data analytics, as well as the football analytics writer for The Athletic. Tom began his career as a blogger, founding Analytics FC, before moving to “the finishing school” for data analysts at Opta/Stats Perform. But unlike many of his former colleagues (Devin …
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Today’s guest is Jan Åge Fjørtoft, a living legend of Norwegian football and a connoisseur of the European game. The 54-year-old has decades of perspective with a playing career from his homeland to Austria, with Andreas Herzog at Rapid Vienna, before reaching fan favourite status in England with Swindon Town and then the likes of Bryan Robson’s Mi…
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Today’s guest is Jesse Marsch, head coach of Red Bull Salzburg. The 47-year-old is an American original, having started his collegiate career at Princeton University under Bob Bradley with whom he would reunite multiple times during his illustrious playing career, which saw him win three MLS titles and four US Open cups. After putting an end to the…
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Today’s guest is David Sumpter, a professor of applied mathematics, known in football circles for his seminal work, Soccermatics and for consulting with several top European clubs. His latest book has just been released in October: The Ten Equations that Rule the World, explains key mathematical equations that have revolutionized our world. In addi…
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Today's guest is ESPN senior writer, Gabriele Marcotti, one of the most insightful and informative writers in football journalism both in print and online. Gabriele has covered sports since the 1996 Olympics and rose to prominence writing about the Premier League in the 1990s. He's also authored books with Gianluca Vialli and on Paulo Di Canio, Fab…
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Today's guest on The Football Pod is a true titan in (football) media and journalism. Grant Wahl had covered the biggest names for Sports Illustrated for over two decades - including Lebron James in high school - becoming one of the leading voices of US soccer journalism. He has written a book on David Beckham's MLS stint and even ran for FIFA pres…
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Episode 7: Endurance, Education, Evolution
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The Fussball Nation discusses one of the main ingredients in football: Fitness. What are the approaches to obtaining and maintaining the fitness of a squad throughout a season? That and more in Episode 7.By The Fussball Nation
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