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The Sweeper is a world football podcast telling fascinating stories from the global game – from the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth. Hosted by Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, the show covers all 211 FIFA nations and beyond, touching on geopolitics, geography, politics, history, culture, travel and identity. Join us for an ample supply of chaos, cross-border clubs, underdogs, ultras, away days, players with unusual day jobs and football in places you didn’t know had teams! 🎧 Weekly episodes ⭐ 5-star rated 🌍 Listeners in 180 countries
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Lee Wingate and Paul Watson
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Lee Wingate and Paul Watson
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North Korea's top-secret football league – Plus Wrexham's Hollywood owners in Colombia & The Sweeper's new shirt
In North Korea, even football is shrouded in secrecy. Fixtures in the DPRK Premier League aren’t published. Fans only find out matches are happening when notices appear outside the stadium the day before. You can’t check the scores. And you can’t watch full games on TV. So how does football actually
North Korea's top-secret football league – Plus Wrexham's Hollywood owners in Colombia & The Sweeper's new shirt
In North Korea, even football is shrouded in secrecy. Fixtures in the DPRK Premier League aren’t published. Fans only find out matches are happening when notices appear outside the stadium the day before. You can’t check the scores. And you can’t watch full games on TV. So how does football actually
Football at the top of the world – Plus a family feud in El Salvador & a Dutch team banned from playing away
Bodø/Glimt continued their sensational debut UEFA Champions League campaign by beating Italian giants Inter in the Arctic Circle – after 80 tons of snow had first been cleared from their pitch, of course. But did you know Norway is home to an even snowier pitch, 1,000km further north at the very top
Football at the top of the world – Plus a family feud in El Salvador & a Dutch team banned from playing away
Bodø/Glimt continued their sensational debut UEFA Champions League campaign by beating Italian giants Inter in the Arctic Circle – after 80 tons of snow had first been cleared from their pitch, of course. But did you know Norway is home to an even snowier pitch, 1,000km further north at the very top
Brazil’s rainforest rivalry, Myanmar’s unbeatable powerhouse & Bougainville’s push for independence
The most-played match in world football has been contested nearly 1,000 times – yet most fans have never heard of it. Join us on a journey to a tropical corner of the planet as we uncover a rivalry first played in 1914… and still being contested today. Who are the two teams involved? Why have they f
Brazil’s rainforest rivalry, Myanmar’s unbeatable powerhouse & Bougainville’s push for independence
The most-played match in world football has been contested nearly 1,000 times – yet most fans have never heard of it. Join us on a journey to a tropical corner of the planet as we uncover a rivalry first played in 1914… and still being contested today. Who are the two teams involved? Why have they f