Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast

This is the 308th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
For this episode, I interview Italian Author and former Freelance Journalist Mr. Davide Eskelund Rota as we discuss the matches of the Denmark National Team during the 1983/84 season (part 1)  during the Sepp Piontek era. 
 
Mr. Davide Eskelund Rota is a former freelance journalist in Biella (Italy), living in Odense (Denmark) from 2013, working as a languages teacher. 
 
He is the author of “Danmark (1908-2018)” chronicling the history of the Danish National Team. 

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Mr. Davide Eskelund Rota’s contact info: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davide.rota.311 
 
Link to his book: 
https://www.soccer-books.co.uk/acatalog/Danmark-1908-2018-Landsholdets-Historie--Denmark-National-Team-Statistics--10493.html 
 
 
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-308-interview/id1601074369?i=1000786125684
 
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0VNmZxNPZQ&t=7s
 
 
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/08/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0527912096.html
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This is the 307thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, I interview Distinguished Professor Dr. Laurent Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss the France National Team during the 1958 World Cup. 
 
Dr. Bellaiche is also a Professor at Tel Aviv University. 
 
Professor Ballaiche has designed a new class called “Thinking Outside of the Box”, a course that involves science and Football. 
 
For Compendium to the matches and lineups of this era, see: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/10/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview_24.html 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/10/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview_19.html 
 
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You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 
https://linktr.ee/sp1873 
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 
Mr. Bellaiche’s contact info: 
Email: laurent@uark.edu 
 
 
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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fd00hbKGhqujRZxHVVT6L?si=gqwA_1PYSNOAyL-t4Qdw7w&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=24c95302adce4e71
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-307-interview/id1601074369?i=1000785132012
 
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl2N23biNXA

Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/08/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0134045211.html
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This is the 306th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
 
For this episode, I interview French Author Mr. Mario Morisi, as we discuss his book ‘Roberto Baggio, Vingt ans de folie italienne et mondiale’ (2026).
This is the third part; the first part covered the origins until the 1990 World Cup. The second part covered Fall of 1990 to the 1994 World Cup. This third part covers the period from the Fall of 1994 to retirement with Brescia in 2004.
 
This is the first biography of Roberto Baggio in French.
Mr. Morisi has authored many books in French and Italian.
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us:
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.
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Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.
Mr. Morisi’s contact info:
Twitter (X): @MarioMorisi2
Bluesky: @absentes.bsky.social
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamorisi2026/
Link: https://www.mariomorisi.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194:breaking-baggio
Link to Mr. Morisi’s book:
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Mario-Morisi-ebook/dp/B0GX2NRR1J
 
 
Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IKjs8xwndMes5iW4QXXQf?si=cbb4yTI0TguxztVyrn4ezg&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=38de999965bc4e89
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast/id1601074369
 
Youtube Link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0aNROS9iNc
 
Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/08/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01943882517.html
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This is the 305th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, we continue our interview series with Mr. Davey Naylor of https://englandstats.com/ as we discuss the matches of the England National Team during the 1990/91 season. 
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on Facebook under Soccernostalgia. 
https://linktr.ee/sp1873 
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 
 
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Google podcasts, and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 
Mr. Naylor’s contact info: 
Website: www.Englandstats.com 
Email: support@englandstats.com
Twitter (X): @gingerdaveski 
Twitter (X): @englandstats 
Bluesky: @englandstats.bsky.social 
 
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-305-interview/id1601074369?i=1000783498611
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGUoGDNvtJw
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/08/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01454689974.html
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This is the 304th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
 
For this episode, I interview English Author and Professor of History, Dr. Alan McDougall and Professor Tony Shaw of University of Hertfordshire, as we discuss their book ‘Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches’ (2026). 
 
 
Dr. McDougall, an English Professor of History at University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) 
His books include:
The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany (2014)
Contested Fields: A Global History of Modern Football (2020)
Youth Politics in East Germany: The Free German Youth Movement 1946-1968 (2004)
Dreams and Songs to Sing: A People's History of Liverpool FC from Shankly to Klopp (to be released August 28, 2025)
 
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us:
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.
https://linktr.ee/sp1873
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @real1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.
Dr. McDougall’s contact info:
Email: amcdouga@uoguelph.ca
Links to Mr. McDougall’s books:

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-War-Football-History-Matches/dp/1009456121
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXIIEE4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084HPBHHQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199276277/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Songs-Sing-Peoples-Liverpool/dp/1009340239?ref_=ast_author_dp
 
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DmoSrtAJe0xUtlIbTH46e?si=iJWfCG43Tg2oGmnTHGEluA&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=d750fef28dbf4a35
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-304-interview/id1601074369?i=1000783035003
 
 
Youtube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0glYF1STNGY&t=6s
 
Blog Link: 
 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/08/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0622119061.html
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