The Scoreless Thriller Podcast

Are the Faroe Islands one of the most dramatic places on earth to watch football?  German journalist Steffen Trumpf wrote a book all about his experiences watching football in this breathtaking part of the world, and we examined what makes it truly special.  We discussed: - Why football is so important to the people of the Islands - How the team punches above it's weight on the international stage - Some of the unique clubs that make up it's leagues - and what it's like running a marathon in these conditions! #faroeislands #faroeislandsfootball #footballpodcast #fifa #uefa #islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are Greenland on the verge of joining CONCACAF and finally joining the FIFA international community? This and many other questions I put to the Danish Manager of the Greenlandic side.  We discussed: - The unique culture of football on the Island - How he goes about selecting his squad under the unique challenges that the country provides - His aspirations for the team in the coming years - The importance of representing their country to the Greenlandic people It's a really interesting conversation covering an often uncovered topic of a team outside of the #greenland #greenlandfootball #footballpodcast #fifa #uefa #concacaf  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special interview episode, I spoke to Philip O'Rourke about his upcoming book "Forgotten Football Clubs: Fifty Teams Across the World, Gone but Never Forgotten." We discussed why some clubs go out of business, what happens to the fans of a forgotten team and some of the strangest stories of forgotten clubs. We also touch on how a fan feels when their clubs ceases to exist, and the conflicting emotions of having to find another team to support. It's a really interesting interview and I really encourage people to check out the book, which is out now the beginning of February 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We continue with the second half of our annual Christmas Quiz! Who will go home with the trophy! 🎄🧑‍🎄 Answering questions ranging from how they solved the Highbury murder mystery, What world record former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino held and what landed UD Ibiza in the headlines this year 🕺🪩 Will Rob, Alex, Jack or Colbyn be coming home with the trophy? Play along and see if you can do better than the lads! This is the first part of the quiz, with the second half coming soon! Thank you to everybody who listened in the past year, and we look forward to hopefully entertaining you in 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our now annual tradition, we assembled to tackle the most bizarre football quiz questions imaginable! 🎄🤶 Colbyn, Scottish Alex, Jack and Rob faced teasers such as why did Graham Poll give 3 yellow cards, what petty reason did a Stockport manager have for not giving interviews with Sky and after knocking them out of the FA Cup, how did Declan Rice make it up to the Kidderminster players? As well as this, find out the bizarre reason why a 5th division German club's home pitch was destroyed 🧐 Play along and see if you can do better than the lads! This is the first part of the quiz, with the second half coming soon! Thank you to everybody who listened in the past year, and we look forward to hopefully entertaining you in 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the podcast, I spoke to Shaul Adar, Israeli journalist about his book "On the Border: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World." The book tells the story of Beitar Jerusalem, an infamous club both in Israel and globally. Famous for its racist fans, spearheaded by the ultra group "La Familia", the club has never fielded an Arab player. We spoke about how this club was able to court political influence in the Likud party of Netanyahu, how attempts to bring the club in a different direction have failed and what the club's story tells us about Israeli politics. We also spoke about the fallout from the documentary "Forever Pure", which shows how the fans reacted to an attempt by their former owner to bring in two Muslim players from Chechnya (spoiler alert: not good). It is a fascinating story into an area of the world's football culture that is not too often discussed, and Adar speak eloquently and thoughtfully on the subject. I really enjoyed both reading the book and discussing it with Shaul, and hope you enjoy it too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this very special episode, we dived deep into the story of Chagos Islands football. Its an incredible story of how football can be used to represent a people who have had their rights ignored. The Chagos Islands are a tiny archipelago in the Indian Ocean, who's inhabitants were illegally removed in the early 70s. With many of the refugees descendants living in the UK, we examined how the representative football team is being used to raise awareness of the issue and the importance of giving people the opportunity to represent their own heritage. This episode includes two interviews, first with Sabrina Jean, the Chair of the UK Chagos Refugees Group and Jimmy Ferrar, the coach of the Chagos Islands National Team. It is a sobering and important story to tell, and we are delighted to be able to bring the story to you. Timestamps below for the interviews: Sabrina Jean - 16:05 Jimmy Ferrar - 47:35 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we went back to a traumatic game in Alex's childhood, where Wenger's men came unstuck in the Champions League Final against Barcelona. Along the way we found out and discussed: What Frank Rijkaard was up to after he retired How many pints Steve Bould ordered for the lads Whether Lehmann would have saved both of Barcelona's goals Our love for Ronaldinho And finally, in a series of STEAMING HOT TAKES that will surely mean he is not invited back onto the podcast, Jack calls Thierry Henry and Arsene Wenger frauds #Engagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, we looked back on an all-time Champions League Final ending in Barcelona. With guests United superfan (?) Jack and the Scottish Alex, we examined how United completed the 1999 treble and how it was done. Along the way we discussed could Carsten Jancker and Jaap Stam be brothers, how good was Clive Tydesley's commentary that night and unearthed some bizarre pranks at the Carrington training ground. We also settled the debate that has divided society since the ancients and continues to do so - which was better Barcelona 1999 or Istanbul 2005? Come along for the laughs on our journey through Football's past. If you have enjoyed the podcast please leave a rating or review, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on our coming releases and tell a friend about the show. If you have any feedback on the show also we would also love to hear from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this mini episode, we chatted with Tom from the DNQ YouTube Football channel, to look at the unusual World Cup Qualifying tournament going on in Doha at the moment. DNQ Football is doing some really cool stuff looking at football around the world, and we were delighted to talk about some of the interesting stories going on around the tournament, and look at the big question of whether anybody stands a chance of causing an upset against New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices