These Football Times

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Traversing the world of football in search of the stories that matter, brought to you by expert journalists and guests. Check out our print magazine.

Recent Episodes
  • Aston Villa x The League Cup: 1993-1996
    May 26, 2025 – 01:07:42
  • A celebration of all things Aston Villa
    May 18, 2025 – 01:00:22
  • Us x Them: Liverpool and Aston Villa
    May 12, 2025 – 51:56
  • Goodbye to Goodison
    May 5, 2025 – 58:21
  • Us x Them: Liverpool and West Brom
    Apr 22, 2025 – 45:42
  • A decade of 60s football: the mission statement
    Apr 10, 2025 – 34:53
  • Gary Lineker: a portrait of a football icon
    Apr 3, 2025 – 01:01:18
  • Shades of Green: a journey into Irish football
    Mar 27, 2025 – 57:34
  • Is austerity the solution at Manchester United?
    Mar 23, 2025 – 37:54
  • A decade of 90s football: the best English strikers
    Mar 20, 2025 – 01:14:22
  • Carabao Cup Final Review 2025
    Mar 17, 2025 – 46:12
  • Carabao Cup Final Preview 2025
    Mar 16, 2025 – 01:02:40
  • Icons: Zinedine Zidane
    Mar 13, 2025 – 33:19
  • Icons: Michael Laudrup
    Mar 6, 2025 – 27:24
  • What goes up must come down
    Mar 3, 2025 – 57:17
  • Icons: Michel Platini
    Mar 1, 2025 – 31:48
  • Icons: Andrea Pirlo
    Feb 20, 2025 – 27:14
  • Icons: Kevin Keegan
    Feb 13, 2025 – 33:57
  • Icons: Eric Cantona
    Feb 6, 2025 – 28:14
  • Icons: George Best
    Jan 30, 2025 – 30:17
  • Icons: Kenny Dalglish
    Jan 23, 2025 – 28:58
  • One Love: Chelsea
    Jan 20, 2025 – 48:39
  • Icons: Ferenc Puskás
    Jan 17, 2025 – 28:56
  • One Love: West Brom
    Jan 12, 2025 – 44:41
  • Icons: Gerd Müller
    Jan 9, 2025 – 30:06
  • The Mount Rushmore Debates: FA Cup
    Jan 5, 2025 – 01:25:13
  • Icons: Ronaldo
    Jan 2, 2025 – 27:01
  • A deep dive into all things Newcastle
    Jan 1, 2025 – 01:29:37
  • Icons: Johan Cruyff
    Dec 31, 2024 – 32:01
  • A decade of 90s football: 1998/99
    Dec 19, 2024 – 01:44:08
  • One Love: Everton
    Dec 16, 2024 – 45:18
  • The story of Channel 4's Football Italia
    Dec 12, 2024 – 01:11:13
  • A journey to the soul of Portuguese football
    Dec 10, 2024 – 01:42:14
  • Are we entering the second era of 21st century football?
    Dec 8, 2024 – 01:05:31
  • A decade of 90s football: 1997/98
    Dec 5, 2024 – 01:46:26
  • A decade of 90s football: 1996/97
    Nov 28, 2024 – 01:54:48
  • One Love: Birmingham City
    Nov 26, 2024 – 37:25
  • Five Years: Manchester United
    Nov 24, 2024 – 50:00
  • A decade of 90s football: 1995/96
    Nov 21, 2024 – 02:15:14
  • Is football becoming too data-driven?
    Nov 17, 2024 – 53:17
  • A decade of 90s football: 1994/95
    Nov 15, 2024 – 02:14:43
  • One Love: Liverpool
    Nov 12, 2024 – 37:27
  • Mental health in football: is there anything we can do?
    Nov 10, 2024 – 56:12
  • A decade of 90s football: 1993/94
    Nov 7, 2024 – 02:04:22
  • What makes a manager successful in the modern game?
    Nov 3, 2024 – 52:40
  • A decade of 90s football: 1992/93
    Oct 31, 2024 – 01:52:40
  • One Love: Manchester United
    Oct 29, 2024 – 33:12
  • Is social media changing the way fans view the game?
    Oct 27, 2024 – 50:52
  • A decade of 90s football: 1991/92
    Oct 25, 2024 – 01:46:37
  • Is English football all starting to look the same?
    Oct 20, 2024 – 58:03
Recent Reviews
  • zmsb
    SOCCER IN THE 70’S SERIES… AWESOME!
    Great site, great pod, but this summer’s 70’s series has been spectacular. Terrific insight into the clubs, managers and players who contributed to this remarkable era, and one season had more twists and turns than the next!
  • Chasertp5
    Love this.
    Greatest podcast out there. This is a gem of a series. So relaxing. Sit back and enjoy. Cheers!!!
  • JuanSG123244
    Great!
    Really great show. A pleasant and informative listen.
  • Jrjmn9999
    Great content but poor audio
    For whatever reason, I have to crank the volume up just to listen to this. They need to modernize more than the English FA. That’s why I’m giving four rather than five stars. Other than that, it’s generally great content. They have a thorough understanding of the game from almost all viewpoints. There is however, a distinct lack of understanding of the American model of sport and a openly secret loathing/jealousy of the strange stability of MLS. The hosts also posses a romanticism for the days gone by of the Cup Winners Cup, old UEFA Cup, and the pre-social media days. I agree wholeheartedly with their sentiment.
  • ROBLOX player MeBANANA000
    All in all - a great football/soccer podcast
    I particularly love the deep-down looks at the history of football - both the big tournaments, but also some more obscure stuff. I agree that some of the editing/production could use a little bit of work, but for the most part - this is a great podcast for those who love soccer - especially the history.
  • Bradley28
    Various
    Content, subjects, and guests are great. Production needs help. Audio is erratic, hard to hear some, breathing heard too much in some by host — audio irregularities are disappointing for so many episodes. Would be 5 stars with better audio.
  • Classic#10
    Great podcasts!
    The content is good and informative and conversations are a joy to listen to. These guys are passionate and very respectful, which is rare in the era of “hot takes”, which is most often people saying outrageous things for clicks. Not TFT! Keep it up!
  • 15Letters
    Interesting content. Poor production.
    This team, along with the accompanying website, present very interesting content that goes beyond game weeks and deep into history, culture, and economics. But the audio production is poor. It sounds like you’re listening in on a phone call between friends who are both on trains, dipping in and out of good reception.
  • FriendlyNeighborhoodSpiderPig
    All around terrible
    First off, the audio quality is pretty bad, but I listen to other podcasts with bad audio because they have good content. This does not. Not only do some of the guests not know what they are talking about, when they finally do get a guest that has researched his points, they do not listen to him. There are times when they ask a question that the guest had just answered but I guess they didn’t realize it because they weren’t listening. Maybe you’ll like this podcast if you agree with some of their irrational, illogical, emotional takes, but otherwise their is a better way to spend the time you would devote to this.
  • anoo11
    Decent topics but annoying breathing
    please just mute microphones when listening to guest caller
  • JFPIV89
    Good Content
    Great content but the background noise (breathing into the mic) is distracting
  • El Duque de Barça
    Awful Audio Quality
    I enjoy the subject matter, but often times the audio quality is just awful. I’m sorry but recorded Skype calls and tinny sound is off putting
  • Guillermo Montez
    Excellent and insightful podcast
    This podcast is full of information, great guests, great knowledgable hosts, and is quickly becoming my favorite soccer podcast!
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