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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A lineage of loco Latin American goalkeepers helped transform the role, straying from their nets. 
The goalkeeper is a lonesome creature. Or at least, he used to be. In 1912, the FA limited goalkeepers to using their hands inside their boxes. Then a lineage of loco Latin American goalkeepers helped transform the role, straying far from their nets and scoring a bunch of weird, wild goals. Rene Higuita, Jorge Campos, and Jose Luis Chilavert delighted and terrified their own fans in equal measure. Also they wore retina-searing jerseys. 
 
The Best Soccer Podcast In The World is a bilingual podcast that tells your soon-to-be favorite soccer stories. The host, Nando Vila, will crack open some of the most iconic World Cup moments, putting them in cultural and geopolitical contexts. From legendary players to silly hairdos, to heart-wrenching losses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (22)

In soccer, the best, most efficient form of myth-making happens at the FIFA World Cup. It’s been this way since 1930, and every four years since. The World Cup has grown into a behemoth since that time, with a global viewership of 3.5 billion. That’s right, billion. That’s a third of the world tuning in to see the crescendo of the most popular sport. The World Cup is where players announce themselves, heroes are born, legends first whispered, and crowns forged. That’s where Kings of Soccer are anointed. The Best Soccer Podcast in the World will guide us through the World Cup's most memorable moments and their protagonists as the world gears up for the FIFA World Cup in November 2022. The podcast will reminisce on all those great players that have forever changed history's most beloved sports tournament.