The History of the USSR National Side, with Conor Kenny

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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