83 Episodes

  1. Algerian airport anger, a 560km voyage to Mauritius & a Transylvanian cup run

    Published: 4/23/2024
  2. The fabulous Fenix Trophy, Nordic nonsense & Liechtenstein’s quirky cup

    Published: 4/16/2024
  3. Copa Chile charm, Peruvian player names & a transfer to Tanzania

    Published: 4/9/2024
  4. North Korean no-show, Georgian jubilation & glorious groundhopping

    Published: 4/2/2024
  5. San Marino’s 20 years of hurt, Austria’s six-second goal & Burrito Brava joy

    Published: 3/26/2024
  6. The 'Virgin Derby', Basque aspirations & a record return in Romania

    Published: 3/19/2024
  7. The American (Samoan) Dream, a Scilly showdown & Swedish kayak smugglers

    Published: 3/12/2024
  8. Tifos & ultras in Prague, Croatian VAR controversy & Argentina's park derby

    Published: 3/5/2024
  9. Dating app dismissals, CONIFA anthem anxiety & a Sunday service with the Queen

    Published: 2/27/2024
  10. San Marino setbacks, the new FIFA Series & a Football Manager nerd in Iceland

    Published: 2/20/2024
  11. High-speed car chases, Anguillan adventures & a German giant in decline

    Published: 2/6/2024
  12. Derby day in Madeira, AFCON’s unlikely heroes and a crisis in Cambodia

    Published: 1/23/2024
  13. Azeri cakes & coaches, football’s final frontier in the Pacific & the Livonian League

    Published: 1/9/2024
  14. Robinhood’s Caribbean double, Pontypridd’s 141-point deduction & a Herculean effort against Ajax

    Published: 12/26/2023
  15. The Belgian Cup arcade claw draw, Turkmenistan’s debutant champions & the Botafogo bottle job in Brazil

    Published: 12/12/2023
  16. The magic of the Coupe de France, Colo Colo’s trip to Easter Island & Spain's Mascot Olympics

    Published: 11/28/2023
  17. Frantic season finales in Scandinavia, the Te Runga Games in Kiribati & the sad story of Raphael Dwamena

    Published: 11/14/2023
  18. The KÍ Klaksvík miracle with Daniel Storey, our visit to the Czech team that lost 9-5 & a perfect season in Tonga

    Published: 10/31/2023
  19. A GOAL FOR SAN MARINO, Thailand’s trip to McDonald's & a YMCA-inspired fairytale in Norway

    Published: 10/17/2023
  20. An alternative World Cup for FIFA's worst 32 nations, Mozart bashing the Red Bulls with a violin & the enclave derby in Spanish North Africa

    Published: 10/3/2023

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Welcome to The Sweeper, the world football podcast made in association with FIFA+. Join Lee Wingate and Paul Watson every second Wednesday as they bring you the best headlines from across the football world and tell you the stories that you won't hear elsewhere. Whether it’s a Greenlandic club withdrawing from the championship to go reindeer hunting, scuffles on the sidelines in the Vatican City’s league, a team in Turkmenistan who win every game, or turtles stopping play on Ascension Island, The Sweeper has you covered! Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/SweeperPod Audio editing: Ralph Foster & Tom Middler Graphic design: The Gentlemen Creatives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.