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Listen to Playmaker, a Society & Culture podcast by Lewis Vickers. Stream 192 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 192 episodesEp 190: End of season review - part two
Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler continue to reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In this final episode of the Playmaker they discuss club owne...
Ep 189: End of season review - part one
Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In part one they discuss the return of fans to stadiums after Covid restr...
Ep 188: A day of great importance
17-year-old Jake Daniels has become the first male footballer in the UK to come out as gay in 32 years. So how has the journey to get here t...
Ep 187: Milan’s glory days return
Seven years ago, neither of Milan’s clubs made the top four in Italian football. Now, they’re vying for the Serie A title. How have the good...
Ep 186: The Ewood Express
Yasir Sufi is the award-winning integration and development manager at Blackburn Rovers. His work is making a huge difference to a town wher...
Ep 185: The world’s most expensive football shirt
Diego Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ shirt has sold for over £7million – and in the process has made former England midfielder Steve Hodg...
Ep 184: The King of Angel City
Angel City FC sold out its first ever match in the US National Women’s Soccer League. But it aims to be more than just a success on the pitc...
Ep 183: The Iñaki Williams method
Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams has set the standard for playing time in Spain, having played more consecutive matches than any other...
Ep 182: The fall of the penalty king
Jorginho was Chelsea’s star penalty taker. But recently he hasn’t been able to convert. What happened to the penalty king? Hosted on Acast....
Ep 181: Moustapha Cisse’s extraordinary season
Football is awash with stories that describe one player’s improbable rise through the ranks to sporting fame. But none quite come close to M...
Ep 180: The return of Bury FC
Bury FC have been bought out of administration three years after their league expulsion. But the hard work in starting again has more hurdle...
Ep 179: The Misunderstanding of Paul Pogba
Reports suggest that Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United this summer. He’s often been an unpopular figure at Old Trafford, but has he re...
Ep 178: Newcastle’s Mission Possible
Newcastle looked doomed to almost certain relegation when Eddie Howe took over in November. But in the end they achieved safety with games t...
Ep 177: Football’s crypto bros
The worlds of football, cryptocurrencies and their associated industries have collided more this season than ever before. What can we expect...
Ep 176: The adventures (and misadventures) of football's crypto bros
This season has seen the emergence of NFTs and other crypto products in the world of football. So where do clubs and the wider game go next...
Ep 175: England’s El Clasico
Manchester City and Liverpool have been dominating the Premier League for the last few years. Is this fixture becoming England’s El Clasico?...
Ep 174: Oldham’s long road back
Unpopular owner Abdullah Lemsagam has seen his club Oldham relegated out of the football league for the first time in their history. Can the...
Ep 173: Manchester United’s open heart surgery
Erik Ten Hag will be the Manchester United manager from next season. But if the team needs “open heart surgery,” will he be given the space...
Ep 172: Karren Brady kicking down doors
Karren Brady has paved the way for women in leadership roles in football. But 30 years after she took over at Birmingham City, why are there...
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