GIANT - Football Stories That Matter Podcast
1) When Maradona Played For Spurs
On May 1st 1986, 51 days before he became the most infamous footballer on the planet with his two goals against England in the World Cup, Diego Maradona arrived in London to play in a testimonial matc...Show More
2) Hampton & Richmond Borough FC: Walking the Mile
The economics have demanded that top flight football returns as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, but for this special episode we went down the leagues to investigate what happens to a semi-professio...Show More
3) Dream Team: Nigeria's Olympic Immortals
In 1996, against a backdrop of socio-political instability, and with the country an international pariah, Nigeria travelled to the USA and spent three weeks shaking up the world. It's the story of how...Show More
4) English Football's Last Great Rivalry
Between 1996 and 2005, Arsenal and Manchester United played each other 29 times, and there was always something on it. The managers rowed in the press, the players fought on the pitch, and the fans la...Show More
5) Return to Plough Lane
In 2002, an independent committee appointed by the FA voted 2-1 in favour of Wimbledon Football Club being moved to Milton Keynes, and a club died. But only momentarily. A group of fans got together a...Show More
6) The Birth of Major League Soccer
The MLS has never been in better health. Atlanta United averaged over 50,000 fans a game last season, the fan culture across the country is celebrated and vibrant, and the quality on pitch is higher t...Show More
7) The Magnificent 7
The 2019 Women’s World Cup is the biggest yet, and we're charting the progression of the tournament by speaking to one player from each of the previous seven. What we got was much more than that. Stor...Show More
8) Ronaldo: A Superhero Origin Story
In 1994, long before he shook up the world with Barcelona, Brazil, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, Ronaldo was just a 17-year-old kid who swapped Rio for Eindhoven to play for PSV. We travelled to the so...Show More
9) Coming soon...GIANT
GIANT is a series devoted to the football stories that matter, told to you by the people who were there. Launches on 20th June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices