This episode contains strong language.
On Sunday, 12 elite soccer teams in Europe announced the formation of a super league. The plan was backed by vast amounts of money, but it flew in the face of an idea central to soccer’s identity: You have to earn your place.
Fans reacted with blind fury and protest. Players and managers spoke out. Figures like Prime ... Show More
Nov 24
The Autism Diagnosis Problem
<p>Once primarily limited to severely disabled people, autism began to be viewed as a spectrum that included children and adults far less impaired. Along the way, the disorder also became an identity, embraced by college graduates and even by some of the world’s most successful p ... Show More
32m 40s
Nov 23
Sunday Special: Wicked, Good?
<p>“Wicked” was one of the biggest movies of 2024. It was culturally ubiquitous, a box office smash and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. Now, a year later, “Wicked: For Good” arrives in theaters to finish the tale of the complicated friendship between Glinda the Good Witch and ... Show More
51m 44s
Apr 2021
De la Super Ligue au super fiasco : ces heures qui ont ébranlé le foot européen
<p>Dans la nuit du dimanche 18 au lundi 19 avril, à minuit pile, douze des plus grands clubs de football européens publient un communiqué commun. Après des mois de négociations en coulisse, ils annoncent officiellement la création de la Super Ligue, un tournoi qui leur est exclus ... Show More
22m 6s
Jul 2022
FRP Showcase: Back from the Brink - Episode 1
<p>Today’s Football Ramble Presents showcase is one close to our hearts.</p><br><p>Last year, the European Super League crashed into our lives. On the first anniversary of that fateful announcement, Andy Brassell and a host of journalists, fans and familiar Ramble voices tell the ... Show More
47m 12s
Apr 2021
Special: Fans 1-0 Not-so-Super League
High-powered, heavily-funded and years in the making, it lasted barely two days. In a podcast special, Jasper Taylor is joined by Gerard Brand and Ron Walker to discuss the rapid break-up of the breakaway European Super League. The panel discuss why football is more than just a b ... Show More
39m 47s