The DULLEST football book ever? - Sami Hyypiä's 'From Voikkaa to the Premiership'

The DULLEST football book ever? - Sami Hyypiä's 'From Voikkaa to the Premiership'

From Football Book Club by The Football Book Club

February 16, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 6 · Episode 19

About this episode

James Boughen discusses Sami Hyypiä's book, highlighting its dullness and various anecdotes.

James Boughen takes over hosting duties this week, as he 'treats' us to - quite possibly - the dullest book ever written. Liverpool and Finland legend Sami Hyypiä's forgettable 2002 book 'From Voikkaa to the Premiership'. Featuring Sami listening to rock music with Markus Babbel, his fledgling film career, lots of stuff about rye bread, run-ins with Ole Gunnar Solskjær, and why we ALL need to be careful when 'Hot Hyypiä' comes out. Plus Tash's unsuccessful sauna dates with Finnish men, Ken Zong gets a new rival, and Sami meets Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor... Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclub Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/ X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClub Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: James Boughen

Topics covered

  • Sami Hyypiä
  • football literature
  • Liverpool FC
  • sauna dates
  • rock music
  • rye bread

Keywords

  • Sami Hyypiä
  • football book
  • Liverpool
  • Markus Babbel
  • rye bread
  • sauna dates
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From Voikkaa to the Premiership

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