The Sweeper
Lee Wingate and Paul Watson
Welcome to The Sweeper, the world football podcast made in association with FIFA+. Join Lee Wingate and Paul Watson every second Wednesday as they bring you the best headlines from across the football world and tell you the stories that you won't hear elsewhere. Whether it’s a Greenlandic club withdrawing from the championship to go reindeer hunting, scuffles on the sidelines in the Vatican City’s league, a team in Turkmenistan who win every game, or turtles stopping play on Ascension Island, The Sweeper has you covered! Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/SweeperPod Audio editing: Ralph Foster & Tom Middler Graphic design: The Gentlemen Creatives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 24, 2021 • 33min
The Sweeper Bonus Episode - Matt Walker's Europe United - June 2021
The next monthly dose of our series with Matt Walker, who talks to Lee Wingate about his mission to watch a football match in all 55 UEFA countries within one season.On the agenda this time are countries 6-10: Finland, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Russia & Belarus.For more on Matt’s travels, check out his book “EUROPE UNITED”, which is OUT NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 8min
The Sweeper - June 2021
The Sweeper podcast returns with another monthly dose of drama from Europe's 55 most lovable leagues! This month we have an abundance of late season stories with heroes and villains, surprise squad inclusions, and of course our main features; the astounding EURO triumphs of Denmark & Greece, and the Bulgarian champions who just keep on winning! Hosted by Lee Wingate & Tom Middler, featuring interviews with George Tsitsonis, Sebastian Stanbury and Metodi Shumanov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2021 • 29min
The Sweeper Bonus Episode - Matt Walker's Europe United - May 2021
Tales from Georgia, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Sweden and Iceland...Matt Walker, the man who saw a game in every one of Europe's 55 top leagues in one single season, speaks to The Sweeper with some extraordinary stories from 5 of those 55 nations. For more, read his book "EUROPE UNITED" which is OUT NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 4, 2021 • 1h 7min
The Sweeper - May 2021
In the first episode of The Sweeper, Tom and Lee round up alternative stories from across the continent, starting with a look at how seven years of conflict have shaped the football landscape in Ukraine. They also call in the local experts to explore some regional Super League projects that might be more appealing to fans than the European Super League ever was, and chat about everything that caught the eye in the last month of European football.(Recorded May 1st) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
