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Heroes & Humans of Football
Exploring an individual in football every Thursday. Hosted by Simon Kuper, a Financial Times columnist, and Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor of The Times, the podcast covers people such as Mbappé, Messi, Rapinoe and Abramovich.
Simon Kuper, described by Time Magazine as "one of the world's leading writers on soccer," has been to the last nine World Cups and owns Europe's largest football library. Mehreen Khan started her career in sports journalism – and now she's back. Blending socio-political and pop-cultural narratives, she sees football as a brilliant shortcut to also understanding...
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4.6 stars from 13 ratings
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“So much information I did not know. Most impressive were the episodes on Hakan. Sukur, Kylian Mbappr”
drcms02 via Apple Podcasts ·
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05/04/24
Amazing
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“I’ve listened to every episode and it’s been so refreshing to find a new podcast to listen to! Great research has gone into each person so far, really in depth. Only issue I have is having to wait for another episode to be released…!!!”
Me0986asjwcn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/16/24
Incredible
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“Amazing levels of insight and hilarious hosts!”
K-F1Z via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/11/24
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