The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Marcus O'Malley. We got Marcus on the line from Louisville, Kentucky to talk about all things the United States Men's National Team. As a writer for Chasing A Cup and USMNT expert, Marcus is more than ready to provide a tonne of insight. Marcus gets into this current crop of young American stars, his country's chances at the upcoming Copa America, having the 2026 World Cup on home soil and so much more! We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Dan Coombs, the Head of Global Sport Content at GRV Media, author at United in Focus and huge Manchester United fan! Dan talks his origins as a Man United fan, the Glazer years, the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and much, much more. We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Jim Daly, founder of Crystal Palace podcast and formerly fanzine, FYP. On top of that, Jim is a professional standup comedian and broadcaster. Jim founded the three-time Football Supporters Association awards nominated FYP back in 2008. During his time as host, he has overseen the development of the show into arguably the biggest Crystal Palace podcast out there. Having seen it all over three decades at Selhurst Park, Jim gives his insights on the ground's famous atmosphere and ultras, as well Roy Hodgson, the Dutch manager who must not be named, and lots, lots more. The pair also get into their shared love of World Cup USA '94 and Gazetta Football Italia. We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined football and boxing commentary royalty on this episode. Ian Darke has been a major fixture in sports broadcasting, especially football, in the UK and US for more than three decades. He has provided the soundtrack to some of the biggest moments in football history for the likes of TNT Sports, ESPN and the BBC. Ian was kind enough to take some time out of his very busy schedule to share some stories with us. We asked Ian about his strangest moments in the booth, his favourite commentary partners, the difference between commentating on UK vs US television, and much more. We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with another episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' podcast! Craig is joined by Phil Ham, the Editor of TWTD, an Ipswich Town fan site and message board. Phil has been at the helm at TWTD since 1995. As a lifelong fan of Ipswich, Phil has also contributed both in print and audio to several prominent news outlets and the BBC. His depth of knowledge of the club is second to none. Phil is kind enough to share some stories of his time covering the club, as well as giving us his summary of life at Portman Road over the last few years, from the lows of League One to the highs of potential back-to-back promotions. DISCLAIMER: We apologise for some problems with the audio on this one. We had some wifi issues with Phil and so there are some chunks that may be a little bit tough to listen to. We appreciate your patience and support. Please bear with us. We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Craig Resnik-Hanson is back with the second episode of the new Sporticos 'Football Stories' era! Craig is joined by one of the hosts of Malaga fan podcast and channel Guiricast, to discuss the rise and fall of one of Spain's great clubs. Nick shares his fondest memories of following the club, the torrid time Malaga have been through in recent years under their current owner, and the amazing fanbase the club have built through adversity. We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sporticos 'Football Stories' Podcast is back with a bang! After more than two years away, Craig Resnik-Hanson kicks off 2024 with an exclusive interview with former Manchester City and Real Salt Lake defender Nedum Onouha! Since retiring from professional football, Nedum has gone on to carve out a career as a football pundit, appearing on such platforms as the BBC, ESPN and more. Nedum was kind enough to share his time with us to discuss his early fandom, playing days, the transition from player to broadcaster, and much more! We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend. PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS. It only takes a second for you but it means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show. Send us questions, thoughts or other comments. We would love to hear from you > show@sporticos.com Head to Sporticos: Football Today for legal football streams, news, interviews and other info! Follow us on Twitter: Sporticos: @SporticosCom Craig Resnik-Hanson: @CraigSporticos CREDITS: Intro Music: Joseph McDade - Silhouette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats to Isaiah Cambron (fcbfootballblog), a Barcelona fan and blogger. Isaiah co-founded Barcelona Football Blog, a fan site dedicated to the Catalan side, and also has a Substack (barca.substack.com) where he shares his views about matters on and off the pitch at the Camp Nou.Isaiah was kind enough to share with us his earliest memories following the club, discuss his transition into becoming a content creator, and bring us up to date on how things are unfolding as Xavi’s fledgling reign as manager faces continued challenges.We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share us with a friend.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson sits down with James Sneddon (@JamesSneddonWHU), a West Ham United fan, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, now residing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. James is the owner and founder of From The Anvil (@FromTheAnvilWHU), an independent fan blog and YouTube channel dedicated to West Ham, as well as a contributor to Green Street Hammers (@GreenStHammers), another fan blog which is part of the FanSided network.James shares his thoughts on the highs and lows of being a West Ham supporter, from falling in love with the club as a child to the relationship between the fans and the current ownership. From past to present and future, James gives his take on it all on this episode of Football Stories.We hope that you will enjoy the show and we thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, share us with a friend.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson chats to Jamie Smith (Mr_Dolf), Newcastle United fan and author over at The Mag (@NUFCTheMag), an independent NUFC news site. Jamie is often interviewed on national radio to give his insight into all things Newcastle.Jamie told us the story of his first game at St. James’ Park, the experience of taking his son to his first match, and how he became involved in writing about the club. The two also got into the Saudi takeover, Mike Ashley, the media perception of the club and its fans, and much, much more.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson is going it alone, for the most part. As we sit around a quarter of the way through the season, Craig talks about every team in the Premier League and how they are doing, gets a little info his own fandom and the performances of his club(s) so far this season, and takes a glance at the lower leagues in England and some of the European leagues.To help with this mammoth task on this special bumper length edition of the podcast, Craig calls on eight previous guests who join to briefly give the lowdown on how their respective clubs are getting on this year.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson meets Tom Mallows (@TomMallows_), freelance sports journalist and lifelong Everton fan. Tom is the co-founder of Royal Blue Mersey (@RBMersey), a Toffees blog on the SB Nation network, where he still publishes today. You can also find his work on other outlets including the BBC.Tom regaled us with stories of falling in love with big Duncan Ferguson as a child, paid tribute to the late, great Walter Smith, talked about matters on and off the pitch this season at Goodison Park, as well as touching on the new stadium building project.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson speaks to Allen Dodson (@groguet01), an ardent Villarreal fan, based in California. Allen spent ten years managing Villarreal USA (@VillarrealUSA), a fan blog which is part of the SB Nation network, where he still contributes today.Allen tells us about the early days of his football fandom, his trips to see Villarreal at El Madrigal and Anfield, what it was like watching The Yellow Submarine win their first ever trophy last year and much, much more.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson meets Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren), Atletico Madrid fan, sports journalist and podcaster from Phoenix, Arizona. Jeremy is the Managing Editor over at Into The Calderon (@intothecalderon), a fan blog which is part of the SB Nation network. Jeremy also hosts Colchonero Chat, a weekly Atletico Madrid podcast.Jeremy tells us the story of his love affair with Atleti, from first seeing the man in black gesticulating wildly on the sidelines, to the highs and lows of the last decade, stadium changes and much more. He made for a fantastic guest on this week’s show.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Akash Roy (@thewreckedjoker), Leicester City fan and sports writer from Kolkata, India. Akash contributes to Sportskeeda India and Foxes of Leicester (@FoxesofLCFC), a fan blog which is part of the FanSided network. Akash considers himself a proud member of the Foxes of India community.Akash tells us about his dreams of one day visiting the King Power Stadium, his everlasting love for Jamie Vardy, the growth of football in his country and answers a bunch of fan questions on this bumper episode of the show.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Tushar Bahl (@TusharBahl_), Borussia Dortmund fan and freelance sports writer from India. Tushar serves as the site expert for BVB Buzz (@BVBBuzz) a Dortmund fan blog which is part of the FanSided network.Tushar tells us about his experiences watching Dortmund games from afar, the difference between experiencing games as a fan and as an analyst, the work Marco Rose is doing at the club this season and much, much more.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have to grow our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Pauly Kwestel (@pkwestel), Manchester United fan and data/tactical analyst from New York City. Pauly contributes to The Busby Babe (@TheBusbyBabe), a United fan blog which is part of the SB Nation Family, and also publishes his analyses on his very own Substack page - kwestthoughts.substack.comPauly tells us all about the football fan culture that has emerged in New York, his trip to Old Trafford to see The Red Devils, the tactics of modern day United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and much, much more.We hope that you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW.It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only chance we have at growing our show.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Ross Kennerley (@SwedishRoss), Arsenal fan and site expert for Pain in the Arsenal (@PaininthArsenal), a Gunners fan site on the FanSided Network. Ross grew up in Sweden where he fell in love with Freddie Ljungberg and the rest of Arsene Wenger’s fantastic 90s/00s team. He’s been obsessed ever since.Ross takes us down memory lane to talk about his first moments as a fan and his earliest heroes before getting to more contemporary issues like Mikel Arteta, Stan Kroenke and expectations for this season. Like many who went before him, Ross runs the gauntlet in “Do You Know Your Heroes?” to finish up the show.We hope you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.PLEASE LEAVE US A SHORT 5* REVIEW. It only takes a second for you but means everything to us! This is the only way we can grow the community. Thanks so much in advance!Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Sam Blakey, a podcaster and lifelong Sunderland fan, who is part of the Roker Rapport podcast, from the Roker Report fanzine, part of the SB Nation family. Sam has seen his beloved club drop from finishing 10th in the Premier League to losing in the League One playoffs.The boys get into Sam’s earliest memories following the club, his childhood heroes, the Netflix documentary “Sunderland Till I Die”, playoff near misses and much, much more.We hope you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.Please like, review and share the podcast wherever you listen. Tell your friends about it. This really helps a small show like ours to grow.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticosRoker Report: @RokerReportMusic by @BrainsBreakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Sporticos Football Stories Podcast, Craig Hanson talks to Scott McCarthy, a football writer and lifelong Brighton & Hove Albion fan, who has covered the club for wearebrighton.com and several other national news outlets. He’s seen it all over the past thirty years with Brighton across four different stadiums and all four divisions of the football league.The boys discuss Scott’s first games as a very young child, the club almost going out of existence and the halcyon days that supporters are currently enjoying at the AMEX Stadium.We hope you will enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening.Please like, review and share the podcast wherever you listen. Tell your friends about it. This really helps a small show like ours to grow.Send us questions about your favourite teams and we will put them to our future guests - show@sporticos.comHead to Sporticos: Football Today for news, data and live streaming.Follow us on Twitter:Sporticos: @SporticosComCraig Hanson: @CraigSporticosWe Are Brighton: @wearebrightonMusic by @BrainsBreakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices