About this episode

Conor Kenny discusses the history of the USSR national football team and his book 'Sbornaya'.

My guest is Conor Kenny, whose new book, Sbornaya , looks back at the history of the USSR national side. If you enjoy Outside Write , do please leave a review. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky and Instagram 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: Conor Kenny

Topics covered

• USSR national side
• football history
• sports literature
• cultural impact of soccer
• interview

Keywords

• USSR
• national team
• football history
• Conor Kenny
• Sbornaya
• soccer culture
• sports literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sbornaya, 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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