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@gollnerphilipp

Austrian Prof of U.S. History. A guided tour of European soccer culture and history beyond stars and goals. Common People. https://theassistantprofessoroffootball.buzzsprout.com

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USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms The email, sent to all USL Championship players, includes an ‘FAQ’ section on crossing a potential picket line

Soccer AND a strike? Right up my alley…

06.03.2026 19:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What do Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax Amsterdam, Bayern Munich and Austria Vienna have in common?

⚽️> tinyurl.com/2frr25zv and anywhere you get podcasts

06.03.2026 15:52 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Sam Fender — People Watching (Live At London Stadium)
Sam Fender — People Watching (Live At London Stadium) YouTube video by Sam Fender

Why is he not more known in the US? I even forgive the Newcastle jersey in West Ham’s stadium

m.youtube.com/watch?v=mZLf...

01.03.2026 03:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I mean, bigger clubs have lost to Bodø in the #UCL

24.02.2026 22:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#crystalpalace fans returning from #Bosnia, who have gotten interested in the country, it’s football and it’s history might enjoy a listen this weekend:

21.02.2026 14:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Liverpool F.C, a Global People's History: Alan McDougall on his new book - The Assistant Professor of Football: Soccer, Culture, History. Every time one of the big clubs show up on this humble podcast, the audience is a little larger - and maybe I should do more on the likes of Bayern or Liverpool. But I always shirk back a bit. Too mai...

“The best scousers, sometimes, are outsiders, says Alan McDougall in this global “people’s history of Liverpool F.C.” new with Cambridge University Press. A story of deindustrialization, migration, the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough, and Shankly and Klopp:

tinyurl.com/ykbexjhv

21.02.2026 14:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Brady out at #WestHam… soon?

21.02.2026 14:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Important clarification from the Social Democrat politician who called Sweden‘s government “spursy:”

20.02.2026 20:32 👍 26 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 2
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Swedish opposition politician compares the country’s government to… Tottenham 😆

20.02.2026 03:51 👍 249 🔁 91 💬 21 📌 60

Who is going to @footycon.bsky.social in London this June? I am, first timer, curious how many from here I’ll meet irl.

15.02.2026 21:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 1
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The strange landscape of U.S. college soccer, through European eyes

⚽️ > tinyurl.com/yc474mp3

12.02.2026 23:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

5 seconds of shamelessness:

This episode had more listeners in its 1st week than any other this season.
If only 1/3 of them would rate/star/review The Assistant Professor of Football on Spotify, Apple etc., it would do A LOT to algorithms and reach - and quickly. Please consider!

Thank you

27.01.2026 16:55 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Europe Could Kick Trump Where It Hurts: The World Cup Soccer chiefs may control Europe’s real anti-coercion instrument.

"While they may not be household names, people like Spain’s Rafael Louzán, England’s Debbie Hewitt and the Netherlands’ Frank Paauw may now have more leverage over Trump than the European Commission with its so-called trade bazooka."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

23.01.2026 02:57 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Lol. The “prettiest” coach in Europe, according to that Leeds owner. Should’ve dropped Ivica Osim!

21.01.2026 22:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes, did we fail to mention that? Went there on a quick layover in Salzburg about 10 years ago.

21.01.2026 20:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The former Lehener Stadion in Salzburg, where the pitch and some terraces remain as part of a library and housing development.

The former Lehener Stadion in Salzburg, where the pitch and some terraces remain as part of a library and housing development.

The former Lehener Stadion in Salzburg, where the pitch and some terraces remain as part of a library and housing development.

The former Lehener Stadion in Salzburg, where the pitch and some terraces remain as part of a library and housing development.

Mad to think Sporting Lisbon were beaten here. You can stand on the terraces of @austriasalzburg.bsky.social's old ground in Lehen as they’re still there @gollnerphilipp.bsky.social #svas

21.01.2026 19:08 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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I mean, bigger clubs have lost in Bodø

20.01.2026 19:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Back from skiing.
Not in #Salzburg or #Austria - but you can travel there today.

You'll just need to swap the skis for a ball, and trust our alpine guest professor, Stefan Wally.

tinyurl.com/bdfhkprc

20.01.2026 19:48 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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Holiday Read-Aloud & Christmas-themed Chants: "Kane and the Christmas Football Adventure" (no, not Harry) - The Assistant Professor of Football: Soccer, Culture, History. Welcome to the 3rd Advent/Christmas/Holiday episode this year. It’s a read of a children book again, and that book involves a time-traveling boy and his dog. They time travel, through goalposts, to th...

The best Christmas-themed stadium chants, a a little holiday read-aloud for the lazy time between the years.

Regular episodes resume January 19th!

theassistantprofessoroffootball.buzzsprout.com/2052670/epis...

26.12.2025 03:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Maximilian Senft: The poker player turned promotion-winning football manager

Then new #SturmGraz coach, portrayed in the #NYT New York Times this Summer: "I would say that poker and football are both games of incomplete information."

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

26.12.2025 03:33 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Football and #SportsBettingX - and what to do about that mess.

⚽️> tinyurl.com/4m4p84mx and anywhere you get podcasts

18.12.2025 18:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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3rd try is the charme - final grading and a busy guest means we're finally taking on sports betting and gambling tomorrow.
My apologies for the interruoption of our usual 2-week rhythm!

Holiday surprise episode will follow on the 22nd.

15.12.2025 18:23 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aid

U.S. entertainment company uses soccer club to give 14 million of state subsidies to U.S. private equity firm. #modernfootball

08.12.2025 23:24 👍 21 🔁 8 💬 3 📌 2

Unfortunately, I have to postpone today's episode of The Assistant Professor of Football to next week. Extraneous circumstances for the Visiting Professor, as they say.

We will talk about betting in soccer - and a personal journey of addiction and recovery.

08.12.2025 17:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In the U.S., the next soccer boom is supposedly always around the corner. But what about the game's history here? From Vermont granite cutters to Hawaiian beaches: Brian Bunk tours with us through the roots of the American game.

tinyurl.com/58mnucwk

28.11.2025 05:54 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Austria or Bosnia, I’d put my hat in the ring for either path’s ticket lottery.
This #FIFAWorldCup will be harder to ignore for me next year… #autbih

18.11.2025 21:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Harper has it, I'm surprised it hasn't come out here yet. Fall is what I heard. It will be though.

14.11.2025 18:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From the rockstar who brought you "The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer," and the man who brought you Tomáš Souček in The Sound of Music: a 2-part episode you better enjoy! Honored to have David Goldblatt.

Part 1: tinyurl.com/yej6f23d
Part 2: tinyurl.com/nvd7374r

14.11.2025 05:58 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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My dad was happy to share his ticket collection from #SturmGraz UEFA Cup run in 1984. It ended against Nottingham #NFFC. We play Forest again today in the #UEL.

06.11.2025 13:25 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The Assistant Professor of Catan approves.

21.10.2025 21:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0