# Soccer 101

A podcast by TSS. All the soccer history and explainers you can handle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Latest episodes

- [How did PSG make the leap from good club to legendary team?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/786348240b2b) (2026-10-22, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6ada68a32ae01c30d934d665/media.mp3
- [How Abramovich's purchase of Chelsea changed soccer forever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/08d90e5a2b18) (2026-10-15, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6ad13b6fe65da00825e428b4/media.mp3
- [How did Jurgen Klopp turn Liverpool into a superpower again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/138c20f6d1a1) (2026-10-09, 61 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6ac8fef79fea6e0a644b0872/media.mp3
- [A history of American wonderkids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/cacc6e143d07) (2026-10-02, 68 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6abfb47452a5384444c2c396/media.mp3
- [Messi and Argentina's Twenty-Year Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/f749f64fa8e6) (2026-09-25, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6ab68491c974afb1545a71e4/media.mp3
- [Why isn't the national team of India better at football?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/87d410a7b156) (2026-09-11, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6aa397292e8bb8424c83c1c5/media.mp3
- [How has Como built such a successful club?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/d5b569275650) (2026-09-04, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a9acc492a7730b8964a1c30/media.mp3
- [How did the Premier League become the dominant league in the world?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/b896065ee58f) (2026-08-28, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a90e231ee57b9ffdfc01985/media.mp3
- [What happened to Paul Pogba?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/03c7dd623cb2) (2026-08-21, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a87dc80037681afc707c832/media.mp3
- [Ted Lasso returns! What are the origins of the show, how did it become so beloved, and what comes next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/944e9b2431a5) (2026-08-07, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a75e6b32578a0c7e2542abf/media.mp3
- [Three Flags, One Badge: The Story of Bosnian Football](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/2c338c032006) (2026-06-01, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a1ce4a4717bd81fe436f143/media.mp3
- [The 21st-century talent pipeline: domestic football in Ecuador](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/9bfd6e19e3f2) (2026-05-22, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a1064ef80978431daf67689/media.mp3
- [Bohemia, Communism and Petr Cech: Football in Czechia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/80b1c4386efa) (2026-05-15, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6a06aa6fa8fad4c1bef5c741/media.mp3
- [Chiefs, Pirates and Sundowns: soccer in South Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/230f6c7b7072) (2026-05-07, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69fcbc3644cb786b37409b0c/media.mp3
- [Artificial Intelligence and Soccer: problems solved vs problems created](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/307595c2ad04) (2026-05-01, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69f40a09ad9857928973b73c/media.mp3
- [From the Ottoman Empire to Osimhen: football in Turkiye](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/d55d5c9e183f) (2026-04-24, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69eaca0f66c3374f7e476f32/media.mp3
- [Xhaka, Shaqiri and 128 years of footballing history: soccer in Switzerland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/c3cc014c4203) (2026-04-17, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69e1a91a289eeb2c7bf6d444/media.mp3
- [A tale of two clubs... 81% of the time: domestic football in Uruguay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/a87e9917c09b) (2026-03-27, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69c5db369b6be94a1ab6c40d/media.mp3
- [What are the best World Cup balls, mascots and anthems?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/82c5d569f343) (2026-03-20, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69bca48e3bbfcfe8db32f5a0/media.mp3
- [Kings, ultras, and unrest: Egyptian football explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/1339491629ed) (2026-03-13, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69b3666f91324664dfa1532c/media.mp3
- [An abbreviated history of World Cup disruptions: teams withdrawing, changing hosts and more!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/7903cc71d945) (2026-03-06, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69aa4d267036d73902d94635/media.mp3
- [Youth development, colonialism, match fixing, and golden eras: a history of professional football in Belgium](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/4569dddc18b6) (2026-03-04, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69a7aa4eddf4d3439a6246dd/media.mp3
- [Wrexham: America's Team, Capitalism's Posterchild, or both?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/12d661e06228) (2026-02-20, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6997d191e1d8773119464594/media.mp3
- [American managers in Europe: why haven't there been many and why aren't there more?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/0e14879e028c) (2026-02-13, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/698e9167b0cb4fc2fde16499/media.mp3
- [Small nation, big results: How Croatia became football’s ultimate overachiever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/9d8d7115bb84) (2026-02-06, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69854fa1d4e01f10699ae40b/media.mp3
- [Why is the World Cup expanding? The positives and negatives of FIFA's shift for 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/2b371e1c2778) (2026-01-30, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/697bf800ebb1ff695f2703f9/media.mp3
- [Balance and dominance: a brief history of Jordanian football](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/ff737a5e6196) (2026-01-23, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6973928d49ef7552162a22d9/media.mp3
- [Does the Premier League have an English manager problem?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/db60b2918d11) (2026-01-15, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69697e3d4a98b04d3d9fd25f/media.mp3
- [From coffee houses to energy drinks: a brief history of Austrian league football](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/d5c9445810f8) (2026-01-09, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6960939fb86949aa0634c0bb/media.mp3
- [How has punditry shaped our understanding of soccer, and what is its role in the modern game?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/699c192b3ac4) (2025-12-12, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/693ba04cf3a6f9e20af0daf7/media.mp3
- [Northern lights and summer soccer: all about the Norwegian top flight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/e286c07bae82) (2025-12-05, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/69324738a63c6eaa592f9a96/media.mp3
- [Why do American and European stadiums look so different?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/1264e7b1a366) (2025-11-20, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/691f79c8087c4173ab296d19/media.mp3
- [How did Qatar arrive on the soccer landscape, and how has the Stars League been impacted by Saudi Arabia?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/bb0b577ceb9c) (2025-11-14, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6916a5c4243c8d88701c264a/media.mp3
- [The biggest and best rivalries of the Premier League Era](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/54a85d92598d) (2025-11-07, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/690d824477626ebfbfa2161c/media.mp3
- [Ivory Coast’s Soccer Factory: Where the Next Drogba Might Be Playing Right Now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/ce44475029fc) (2025-10-31, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/690428d9bb560dc306beaa94/media.mp3
- [Is Tottenham a big club, and when exactly did "Spursy" become a thing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/51c572ed7558) (2025-10-23, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68fa84858e22c64fb120b53d/media.mp3
- [Soccer in Colombia: A 2026 World Cup primer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/74e8b5d900ca) (2025-10-17, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68f197f4038b2efcd988302a/media.mp3
- [What are some of the best training facilities in soccer today?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/d792f57cf95d) (2025-10-10, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68e8612ede9a2a62c47a0fe0/media.mp3
- [Soccer in Morocco: a 2026 World Cup primer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/b5c4f907a09a) (2025-10-03, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68df699b5f95c3d4192f2830/media.mp3
- [A brief history of The Special One: the life and times of Jose Mourinho](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/c5e8d83b74ff) (2025-09-25, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68d5a608acc34956e601789d/media.mp3
- [Has it become more common to sack a manager?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/60d359e0f1d6) (2025-09-19, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68cca65ff524410c4b487b58/media.mp3
- [Everything you need to know about the Primera Division, Argentina's top league](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/4125312736f7) (2025-09-12, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68c36b67ac97a487dfc28d94/media.mp3
- [All about free kicks, including ideal distances for shooting and greatest takers of all-time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/2aa0c3982c45) (2025-09-05, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68ba445e4629f1c6be7713c3/media.mp3
- [Shots Time! Are a bicycle kick and an overhead kick the same thing? What makes a volley a half volley, and more!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/dd725b241204) (2025-08-29, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68b120aa1f6f2957eaa730e2/media.mp3
- [All about the K League: decentralization, domestic development, Champions League successes, and much more!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/0028e0a89bc5) (2025-08-22, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68a7c7683b6c865497afa7f6/media.mp3
- [Are La Liga matches coming to the USA?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/a38861315fb6) (2025-08-15, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/689eb630436325e2786c4a10/media.mp3
- [What is a transfer request, how does it work, and what happens when a club doesn't want to sell?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/62438239de37) (2025-07-31, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/688bea63fc150bcf7f01bb37/media.mp3
- [All about Uzbekistan! How strong is their top flight and has its quality improved in recent years?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/ef8e2b154cfa) (2025-07-18, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/6879c31e0de40e9a7c263e80/media.mp3
- [What makes for a good match day atmosphere, and which clubs do it best?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/211a0ed098a8) (2025-07-10, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/687048160ef80816fbd6ccbe/media.mp3
- [Everything you need to know about the Women's European Championships](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1473757537/cf695d418bc1) (2025-07-02, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccac28b1f3232bc1e0270/e/68658afb659c28f4ba49b20d/media.mp3

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