• It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast

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It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast

By: The Overlap
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  • Welcome to The Overlap's historical football podcast, It Was What It Was.


    Each week Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper will be talking about the key episodes in football history that have shaped the footballing world today.


    The show will be discussing the best stories from football's past, giving insights to the personalities involved. providing details from behind the scenes and offering vital historical context.


    If you enjoy the podcast please hit subscribe to never miss an episode.


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Episodes
  • Andrade: The Legend Before Pele!

    Andrade: The Legend Before Pele!
    Jul 23 2024

    *This episode of It Was What It Was discusses issues including racism, with content that some listeners may find offensive.*


    Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was.

    In this week’s episode, we take an in-depth look into the successful Uruguay National team of the 1920s and one their key players, Jose Leandro Andrade, who was perhaps one of the first to spark a global mania over a footballer.

    Journalists Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper delve into the history of Uruguay, how they develop such an impressive team to became one of football’s first global powerhouses, winning gold in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and lifting the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.

    Jonathan and Rob also provide a detailed analysis of Uruguay’s style of play and their key players, with a particular focus on the life of Jose Leandro Andrade, his journey into football, his rise to fame and falling into poverty.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Goodbye Gareth: Ranking Southgate’s England Era

    Goodbye Gareth: Ranking Southgate’s England Era
    Jul 17 2024

    Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was.


    In this week's bonus episode, journalists Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper talk about Gareth Southgate and England's Euro 2024 tournament - which proved to be Southgate's last as the Three Lions manager.


    Jonathan and Rob reflect on Euro 2024, before questioning where Southgate ranks amongst the greatest English managers - after guiding his country to two Euro finals and a World Cup semi-final after decades of underachievement.


    Get in touch with the podcast on socials to let us know where you would place Southgate amongst England's managers.



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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Dezso Solti: Auschwitz Survivor, Match-fixer

    Dezso Solti: Auschwitz Survivor, Match-fixer
    Jul 16 2024
    Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was. In this week’s episode, we take an in-depth look into the story of Dezso Solti, a complex character who was one of the most notorious and biggest match fixers in European football during the 1960s and 1970s. Journalists Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper delve into Solti’s extraordinary and horrific origin story in Auschwitz death camp as a Hungarian Jew in 1944, how he got out of Hungary and into Italy. Jonathan and Rob provide a detailed analysis of Solti’s journey into Italian football, match fixing in this era, the bribing of match officials, including the semi-final of the 1965 European Cup and the evidence that leads to his banning from football. If you enjoyed the podcast, please hit subscribe to never miss an episode.



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    1 hr and 9 mins
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