Looking for the Soul of Football, with Alex Bysouth

My guest is BBC journalist Alex Bysouth, whose new book, Football for the Soul, covers his search to rediscover 'the beauty in the beautiful game'. It's a journey that takes him to Bilbao, Naples, Paris, Cambridge, and elsewhere. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky , Instagram , and X Check out Chris Lee's three books: · Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World · The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism · Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

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Looking for the Soul of Football, with Alex Bysouth is an episode from Football Travel by Outside Write by Chris Lee.

This episode is 36:57 long.

This episode was published on Nov 9, 2025.

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