The Assistant Professor of Football: Soccer, Culture, History.
The academic treatment for English-speakers who get that soccer is more than gamedays, stars and goals. Who wonder about the histories, subcultures and politics that make the game so different from many American sports cultures; and who care about a critical take on soccer as a global capitalist machine. A European-guided journey, with one expert "visiting professor" each episode.
The Assistant Professor of Football: Soccer, Culture, History.
A Soccer Culture Playlist 2.0 - 12 Football-Related Songs from 8 Countries
Indie, Hip Hop, Punk, Reggae, Ska and Choruses- from Leeds to Istanbul, from Vienna to Mexico City, from Darmstadt to Buenos Aires. Your second soccer playlist is here - with some background info, and plenty of quirky football lyrics.
PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE - links to videos:
Puma Hardchorus - England, France, Germany and Italy
Alberto Colucci - Die Sonne Scheint (SV Darmstadt 98)
Manu Chao (with Diego Maradona) - La Vida Tombola
Sultans of Ping - I'm in Love with a Football Hooligan
Luke Haines - Leeds United
Mono & Kreiml - Verteilerkreisflavour
Athena - Hooligans
Biberstand Boys - Unioner im Haus
Ky-Mani Marley's live rendition of Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Maldita Vecintad - Fut Callejero Pura Diversión
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Artwork for The Assistant Professor of Football is by Saige Lind
Instrumental music for this podcast, including the introduction track, is by the artist Ketsa and used under a Creative Commons license through Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/