A Football Odyssey: Passion, Politics & the Beautiful Game, with Rob Potts

About this episode

Rob Potts discusses his book on significant football stadiums and groundhopping tips.

My guest is Rob Potts, whose new book, 'A Football Odyssey: Passion, Politics & the Beautiful Game', looks at 80 great stadiums from around the world, their significance, plus groundhopping tips. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky and Instagram . If you enjoy Outside Write , do please leave a review. Check out Chris Lee's three books: · Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World · The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism · Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

People in this episode

Host: Outside Write

Guest: Rob Potts

Topics covered

• football
• stadiums
• groundhopping
• soccer culture
• politics in sports

Keywords

• football
• stadiums
• groundhopping
• soccer
• politics
• culture
• Rob Potts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Football Odyssey: Passion, Politics & the Beautiful Game, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World, The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

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