North Korea's top-secret football league – Plus Wrexham's Hollywood owners in Colombia & The Sweeper's new shirt
About this episode
This episode explores the secretive nature of football in North Korea, the impact of Wrexham's owners in Colombia, and introduces new merchandise for the podcast.
In North Korea, even football is shrouded in secrecy. Fixtures in the DPRK Premier League aren’t published. Fans only find out matches are happening when notices appear outside the stadium the day before. You can’t check the scores. And you can’t watch full games on TV. So how does football actually work in the world’s most secretive country? Why are English Premier League matches shown – but delayed by months and cut down to 60 minutes? Is it really possible to groundhop in Pyongyang? And how have North Korea’s women become one of the strongest forces in football – especially at youth level? Join us for all the answers in this episode, in which we also tell the story of the Colombian club totally transformed under Wrexham’s Hollywood owners and unveil our first-ever merch: The Sweeper Podcast football shirts. BUY THE SHIRTS: https://stingz.co/collections/sweeper-podcast Get £6 off with Patreon: https://patreon.com/sweeperpod Chapters 00:00 – Intro 01:25 – The DPRK Premier League 05:41 – Bizarre North Korean broadcasts 09:08 – Groundhopping in Pyongyang 13:43 – Unrivalled success at youth level 18:40 – Wrexham's Hollywood duo in Colombia 26:32 – The Sweeper's football shirts
People in this episode
Hosts: Lee Wingate, Paul Watson
Topics covered
- North Korea football
- DPRK Premier League
- Wrexham owners
- Colombian football
- football merchandise
- youth football success
Keywords
- North Korea
- football league
- Wrexham
- Colombia
- youth football
- DPRK
- football shirts
Sponsors
Patreon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DPRK Premier League, The Sweeper Podcast, Patreon
Products: The Sweeper Podcast football shirts
Places: North Korea, Pyongyang
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