shahan petrossian and Paul Whittle
331 episodes listed below
Football history, patiently reconstructed.
Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast treats soccer history as a living archive of eras, squads, supporters, and national moods. Episodes move slowly and carefully through Real Madrid comebacks, World Cup campaigns, club books, and the cultural weight behind famous teams.
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Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast is a long-form football-history series for listeners who like the game explained through eras, institutions, and remembered turning points. It is not built around quick reaction. It works more like an oral archive. Sean from Los Angeles and the Soccer Nostalgia blog brings guests into focused conversations about one team, one tournament, one book, or one stretch of football history. The pace is deliberate, with questions often beginning from the state of affairs before a campaign begins. That structure matters. Real Madrid's 1985-86 UEFA Cup run is framed through the pressure of a club hungry for league success, the rise of La Quinta del Buitre, and the continuing authority of veterans such as Juanito, Santillana, Camacho, and Gallego. A Swedish national-team episode reaches back before 1970 to the Olympic gold, World Cup medals, and later decline that shaped expectations. A Peru 1982 discussion spends time on qualification structure, regional opponents, and the practical route to the World Cup. Club episodes widen the lens. Liverpool is discussed through Dr. Alan McDougall's movement between academic football history and lifelong support. Wolves in the 1950s becomes a story of floodlit matches, memory, and a fan-historian perspective. PSV Eindhoven in the 1990s is treated through Bobby Robson's departure, European frustration, squad discipline, Romario, and the Champions League as both ambition and financial necessity. Colombian football after 1994 is handled with gravity, centered on national pride, shock, mourning, and introspection after the murder of Andres Escobar. Barcelona in the early 1980s is placed inside financial strain, Maradona's arrival, Camp Nou, and Catalan cultural symbolism. The show is strongest when it lets knowledgeable guests linger over the connective tissue between football and society. It asks how a team got there before asking what it won. For history-minded supporters, that patience is the point.
Made for: For soccer supporters who enjoy long-form historical context, World Cup memory, European club eras, and conversations with authors, journalists, lecturers, and committed fans. It especially suits listeners who prefer chronology and detail over current-match reaction.
What sets it apart: The show stands out for its precise historical framing: episodes often begin with a club or national team's wider condition before following the season, tournament, or book in detail. It gives equal weight to sporting outcomes, supporter memory, institutional pressure, and national culture.
This is Shahan Petrossian from Los Angeles and Paul Whittle from Shipley in England. We discuss Football (Soccer) History usually with another invited guest.Our topics vary from discussing old issues of World Soccer, interviews and specials on national teams and any related topic about the History of the game.
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A focused look at Madrid's UEFA Cup comeback season, built around pressure, veteran leadership, and a clear shift in the club's tone.
It gives Real Madrid's 1985-86 UEFA Cup run a clear frame, starting with the pressure of a long wait for the league title and the bruises left by the 1981 European Cup final and the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup final.
Sean of Soccer Nostalgia Talk and Jan Roskot of Dutchsoccersite.org examine the Dutch national team’s 1989-90 season after its 1988 European Championship victory.
Mark Gordon discusses his book Roberto Baggio: The World Cup Years with Sean from Soccer Nostalgia Talk, tracing Baggio’s Italy career from the 1990 goal against Czechoslovakia through the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.
Rob Fletcher explains why his book The Final: In Pursuit of Greatness focuses on AC Milan’s 4–0 victory over Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final.
Bastia's staff signed Johnny Rep without ever showing him the stadium, fearing he would choose Paris instead.
This episode features an interview with Brazilian journalist José Inácio Werneck discussing the Brazil national team's preparation and key incidents leading up to the 1990 World Cup, including coaching changes and player injuries.
Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast Episode 267 covers Real Madrid’s 1985-86 UEFA Cup campaign with Spanish author and historian Sergio Villarino Ferreiro, focusing on the club’s 5-1 first-leg collapse to Borussia Mönchengladbach and the return-leg comeback at the Bernabeu.
An interview with a Swedish fan about the Swedish national team's performance in the 1970 World Cup.
A discussion about the Peru national team's journey to the 1982 World Cup, including qualifying and context after 1978.
Interview with historian Alan McDougall about his book on Liverpool FC's history from Shankly to Klopp.
Interview with author Jake Perry about his book on Wolverhampton Wanderers' 1950s floodlit matches.
Sean and Paul discuss PSV Eindhoven's transition after Bobby Robson's departure in the early 1990s.
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Interview with a Spanish football fan about Diego Maradona's two years at FC Barcelona from 1982 to 1984.
A discussion about the England national team's absence from World Cups in the 1970s and their performance in the 1982 World Cup.
Sean and José Inácio Werneck discuss the Brazil national team leading up to the 1982 World Cup, including changes in federation leadership and coaching philosophy.
Interview with a Dutch football fan about the career of Argentine manager José Néstor Pekerman.
An interview discussing the history of American clubs in the CONCACAF Champions Cup from 1963 to 1996.