It Was What It Was

Catch the finale of our series on the tragedy of Colombia in the 1994 World Cup... podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

The jaw-dropping, grotesque build up to Colombia’s 1994 World Cup game v USA, which saw the Andres Escobar OG Death threats were programmed into the home screen of TVs in rooms of the team hotel The finale of our series on tragedy of Colombia 94 @ItWasPod @jonawils

World Cup Wednesday @ItWasPod for Patreon followers + @jonawils on Brazil ‘50 Brazil’s media kick start a noble World Cup tradition of hugely over hyping their team only to turn on them when they fail #Maracanaço (Luckily all media learned the lesson + this never happens now)

This week's episode of It Was What It Was looks at the history of football hooliganism, the second of a two-part special. Listen following the link below: shows.acast.com/it-was-what-it…

This week's episode of It Was What It Was delves into the story of Pep Guardiola 10 years on from his appointment at Manchester City. Listen following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

"72% possession, but you're getting absolutely battered!" 😳 Pep’s Premier League adaptation, unpacked in the latest It Was What It Was! ⚽️

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Coming soon! ⚽️ For fans of our football history podcast, @ItWasPod with @draper_rob and @jonawils, we’ve got something very special launching on Patreon. 🎙️ Expect bonus episodes, A World Cup countdown, Q&A's and much more! 👀

Listen to Part One of Luis Figo’s shock transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it… Part Two will be out on Tuesday!

"Five million tune in for the return of Pele!" 🇧🇷 How did Pele’s move to the New York Cosmos change football in the USA? ⚽️

Following Macclesfield’s historic third round win over the FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace, take a listen back to our two-part series on the History’s Biggest FA Cup Third Round Shocks released last year: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

Listen to part two of our four-part special on the fascinating history of American Soccer and the origins of the NASL following the link below: podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

Amorim sacked: Listen back to our previous episode going through Manchester United’s managerial struggles podfollow.com/it-was-what-it…

"People had been starved of football for six years!" 🤯 This week on @itwaspod, @jonawils and @draper_rob explore Dinamo Moscow’s 1945 visit to Britain and the reaction it sparked across the country. 🎙️

🧵80 years ago this week George Orwell wrote his famous line that international football was basically ‘war minus the shooting’ prompted by the recriminations of the Dynamo Moscow-Chelsea, Arsenal, Cardiff games @ItWasPod @jonawils …

"Everybody had an opinion on the Super League." 📣 David Goldblatt joins us on @ItWasPod to talk about his book ‘Injury Time,' A look at British Society through the lens of football! 📚

The scandal of Eduard Streltsov, his return from the Gulag and how football forgets the victims @jonawils Part 2 on The Russian Pelé today on @ItWasPod

Listen to the latest episode of It Was What It Was following the link below: open.spotify.com/episode/5rGkbQ…

Imre Hirschl had no playing career, lived in poverty when he emigrated from Hungary + blagged his way to become Gimnasia La Plata coach Yet he changed the game in South America + arguably was brains behind Uruguay 1950 World Cup win An extraordinary life @jonawils @ItWasPod