In Part 1, we round up all the latest highlights from the UEFA club competition qualifying rounds. We talk about two villages of under 1,000 people in the Faroes & San Marino that claimed big European wins, the Slovenian keeper that went on a René Higuita-style dribble against Connah’s Quay Nomads of Wales and FC Copenhagen’s upcoming trip to face ‘pub team’ Bruno’s Magpies at a stadium overlooking the African coastline.

That is followed in Part 2 by an announcement about a change to the podcast, which will return to its previously fortnightly rhythm. We then round off the episode by talking about the ‘Pariah Derby’ between the North Korean and Russian women’s teams and turn our attentions to pre-season friendlies: the pitch invaders at Rapid Vienna vs. AC Milan, Augsburg’s immigration disaster and a playground-style switch in Heilbronn.

If you don’t want to wait until Wednesday 7 August for our next podcast, then join us on Patreon for our bonus podcasts. In the episode on Wednesday 31 July, we will examine the intriguing back stories of three promoted clubs from Eastern Europe, take a look at the Coupe de France action in St. Pierre & Miquelon and discuss the upcoming Milne Cup between Orkney & the Shetland Islands in Scotland. You can sign up at patreon.com/SweeperPod.

RUNNING ORDER:

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Victorious villages

04:52 - 27th time lucky for La Fiorita

11:38 - The NK Bravo keeper on the run

13:41 - Icelandic accumulator threats

15:19 - Pub team with a view of Africa

21:31 - Podcast frequency announcement

23:52 - North Korea's 'Pariah Derby'

29:22 - Rapid vs. Milan & pre-season friendlies

Video of the NK Bravo goalkeeper on a run: x.com/FootballBurp/status/1814063958224978365

Editor: Ralph Foster