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The Football Heritage Podcast

Football Heritage
Football
Football Heritage
Football History
Scottish Football
World Cup
Heritage
Celtic
Portuguese Football
Politics
European Cup
FA Cup
Bursaspor
New York Cosmos
Football Culture
FC United Of Manchester
English Football
Upper Silesia
Manchester United
Community Engagement
Turkey

Heritage. Identity. Football. We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game. New podcasts release every Monday. Subscribe to our exclusive Patreon feed below for an additional podcast every Thursday. www.patreon.com/cw/FootyHeritage For enquiries, questions or requests please email hello@footballheritage.co.uk.

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125. Olimpija Ljubljana

For this club history episode, we're joined by Miha Zupan and Matjaž Homar to cover the complex history of one of Slovenia's biggest clubs - Olimpija Ljubljana.

⁠Subscribe to The Footbal Heritage Extra on Patreon for £3 per ... more

124. Who Owns Football?: A History of Football Regulation, Governance and Finance

We're joined by Mark O'Neill to talk about the history and heritage of football ownership, regulation and governance.

How football is regulated has never been more pr... more

123. The Two Sides of the World CupWe're joined by Chris Lee and Matt Walker to talk about the two sides of the World Cup - the overcommercialisation, corruption and boundaries pushed by FIFA every year, and the cultural exchanges, joy and celebratio... more

122. No ICE In The Cup

We're joined by Julia Roig, co-founder of the Horizons Project, to discuss the role of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the 2026 World Cup and how their involvement is in direct contradiction t... more

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Mark O'Neill
Lawyer and part-time doctoral researcher focusing on football club ownership and regulation
University of Westminster
Episode: Who Owns Football?: A History of Football Regulation, Governance and Finance
Julia Roig
Founder who launched The Horizons Project
The Horizons Project
Episode: No ICE In The Cup
Simon Kuper
Financial Times journalist and author on football and politics
Financial Times
Episode: The World Cup and Resistance
Alvaro Perez
Founder and leader of Uruguay Football and English ex-account project
Uruguay Football and English ex-account
Episode: Uruguay, 1930: The Origins of the World Cup
Celso Castilho
Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University; Director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx studies; football culture and politics expert
Vanderbilt University
Episode: Latinx Activism at USA 1994
Mark Orton
Author of From More to Messy, historian of Argentine football
Author, From More to Messy
Episode: La Albiceleste: A History of the Argentina National Team
Stephen Herbert
Aberdeen fan, head of a school in Barrow, involved with Barrow AFC
Barrow AFC / Barrow
Episode: Scotland at the World Cup
Thor Logasson
Sports director and producer based in Brooklyn; creator of Greetings from the World Cup
Greetings from the World Cup (project)
Episode: Our World Cup
Tomas Rothaus
Lifelong anarchist, anti-fascist, football enthusiast, and Racing Club supporter
Independent activist, author
Episode: Football and Revolution: Argentina, 2001

Host

Rory Bryce
Host of the football heritage-focused podcast, with a long-running involvement in football history, club heritage, and fan culture discussions.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 118 ratings
  • Variety of World Soccer Culture

    I love these podcasts which explore so many aspects of the word’s game!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    cupcake746904
    United States3 months ago
  • Best Pod for Football History

    Highest quality content for football history, heritage & culture. You will learn new things every time you listen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    17 Laws Guy
    United States3 months ago
  • Back of the Net…..

    Well worth listening to the Football Heritage podcast. Good guests. Interesting discussions on football, the history and the identity of clubs, supporters and communities. All really well presented by Rory. Listen in !

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Irlandarra
    Ireland10 months ago
  • Really Enjoying this podcast

    Found this podcast recently and it has quickly become one of my favorite football podcasts. Cheers!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ball Junkies FC
    United States10 months ago
  • A Must-listen For Any Fan

    Rory does a fantastic job hosting The Football Heritage Podcast. His passion for the game and deep knowledge of football’s history and culture shine through in every episode. The conversations are insightful, engaging, and full of genuine love for the sport. With great guests, thoughtful topics, and top-quality production, this is easily one of the best football podcasts out there.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    asvpxbyrne
    United Kingdom10 months ago

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Listeners praise high-quality, knowledgeable hosts and engaging guests.
Audience notes rich historical context and thoughtful discussions on football heritage.
Shows are accessible yet deeply informative for fans of club histories and fan culture.

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#128
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Apple Podcasts
#206
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Apple Podcasts
#222
Japan/Sports/Soccer
Apple Podcasts
#235
India/Sports/Soccer

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Who Owns Football?: A History of Football Regulation, Governance and Finance
Q: Do you think there is a path for fan ownership or greater fan representation within the current English system?
There is theoretical and practical interest in giving fans more formal influence, with models like Germany's 50+1 cited as potential templates. Realistically, the financial scale of English clubs and market dynamics make full fan ownership unlikely in the near term, but engineered fan representation and heritage protections could reintroduce community power.
Who Owns Football?: A History of Football Regulation, Governance and Finance
Q: What did the early ownership structures look like and how did they evolve into incorporated clubs?
Clubs began as informal, community-based members associations with local, often working- and middle-class ownership. Over time, many adopted limited-company structures, driven by the need to formalize ownership, enter contracts, and manage liabilities, which set the stage for later regulatory interventions.
The World Cup and Resistance
Q: What is quite obvious to me is that being the largest football, if not sport, an occasion in the world, the World Cup obviously offers a huge platform for different organizations and different groups to have these kind of protest events and activism around it.
The World Cup acts as a magnifier for political and social issues, allowing dissent and activism to gain global attention, while also being used by regimes to legitimize their power; protests can range from individual acts to mass demonstrations.
Latinx Activism at USA 1994
Q: Tell us about some of the examples of activism and how communities mobilized around the World Cup in 1994.
The discussion highlights LA, New Jersey, and San Francisco as centers of activism, with mass demonstrations, clashes with police, and organized resistance to immigration raids and policing. The conversation emphasizes how Latino communities used football gatherings as spaces for solidarity and political voice, while local media and city leadership responded in ways that shaped public memory of 94.
Latinx Activism at USA 1994
Q: Celso, could you tell our listeners a little bit more about yourself and your experience within football?
Celso describes his background as an academic focused on Latin American and Latinx studies, his work on sports studies and football culture, and how his upbringing in LA informs his understanding of immigration and soccer as intertwined with politics.

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What is The Football Heritage Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show explores rooting, culture, and history in football, often through archival research, club heritage, and fan culture. Recent episodes thread together diaspora stories, community-led revivals, and the politics of identity in football, from Welsh clubs and US grassroots teams to iconic El Salvadoran clubs and historical fan movements. It's likely to appeal to listeners who enjoy deep dives into how history, place, and belonging shape the sport, with a distinctive emphasis on voices often underrepresented in mainstream coverage. Noteworthy is the consistent focus on community identity, preservation of football heritage, and the interplay between culture, memory, and sport, which can offer advertisers access to audiences passionate abo... more

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2. Julia Roig
3. Simon Kuper
4. Alvaro Perez
5. Celso Castilho
6. Mark Orton
7. Stephen Herbert
8. Thor Logasson

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