Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast

This is the 289th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, I interview American Author and Journalist Mr. Michael Lewis, as we discuss his book, ‘Around the World Cup in 40 Years: An American sportwriter’s perspective’ (2026)) 
 
Mr. Lewis is also the editor of the Substack, ‘Front Row Soccer’. 
He has covered 13 World Cups (8t men, 5 women), seven Olympics and 28 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. He is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com and has written seven books about the beautiful game including ‘Alive and Kicking: The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. ‘ 
 
 
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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 
 
 
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Mr. Lewis’ contact info:
Twitter (X): @Soccerwriter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soccerwriter1/
Bluesky: @soccerwriter.bsky.social
Substack: https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/
 
Link to Mr. Lewis’ books: 
https://www.amazon.com/Around-World-Cup-Years-sportwriters/dp/B0H1M3NFL4 
 
 
Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts: 
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/168hzVJvvArJYJdeLk9Z9W?si=69Iu2o__RuWsT7CQ4-M8AA&nd=1&dlsi=abf20ed3713048f5
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-289-interview/id1601074369?i=1000772648594
 
YouTube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqV4H4mUKE
 
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0360464412.html
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This is the 288th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, I interview German Journalist Mr. Achim Schregle and German Football fan Mr. Torge R. as we discuss the matches of the West Germany National Team for the 1984/85 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. 
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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. Schregle’s contact info: 
Email: achim.schregle@vision-sued.de 
 
 
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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZTXGrLzmkBZRWvygsDDhr?si=KNFcxZ0UTMORIHxzXbnAyQ&nd=1&dlsi=896ebc95c9b04886
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-288-interview/id1601074369?i=1000772423462
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0tFC9cGzj0
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_0337714395.html

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This is 287thepisode of the ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.  Part 2 and continuation of interviews with frequent guests sharing their memories of the 1986 World Cup in its 40th anniversary. 
 
For this second part, the following shared their memories of the 1986 World Cup: 
Mr. Laurent Bellaiche (from France)   
Mr. Jean-Marc Richard (from Belgium) 
Mr. Roberto Amorosino (from Italy) 
Mr. Stephen Murray (from Scotland) @Stephen4_2 
Mr. Clemente Lisi (from USA) @ClementeLisi 
 
Myself and Mr. Paul Whittle (@real1888letter) also included our own memories in the end. 
 
 
Once again, we would like to thank everyone who participated in this special two-part podcast. 
These include: 
Mr. Nacho Dimari (from Argentina) @ElOleg 
Mr. José Inácio Werneck (from Brazil) @WerneckInacio @brasilcopa70 
Mr. Davide Eskelund Rota (from Italy) 
Mr. Gavin Buckland (from England) @GavinBuckland1 
Mr. Jan Roskott (from the Netherlands) @DutchSoccerSite 
Mr. Achim Schregle (from Germany) 
Mr. Jean-Marc Richard (from Belgium) 
Mr. Roberto Amorosino (from Italy) 
Mr. Laurent Bellaiche (from France) 
Mr. Stephen Murray (from Scotland) @Stephen4_2 
Mr. Clemente Lisi (from USA) @ClementeLisi 
and Mr. Paul Whittle @real1888letter 
 
 
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. 
 
 
Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: 
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/32dOmjTGGUi7HH92EQEyMl?si=5KtfYN0WS6CaNOGhtH2R6A&nd=1&dlsi=3e6b75d8c005482f
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-287-1986-world/id1601074369?i=1000771768963
YouTube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-blvxPNSvQc
 
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01303443582.html
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This is part one of the 286thepisode of the ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
Back in 2022, Mr. Paul Whittle and I did a special two-part podcast commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1982 World Cup, by interviewing some of our regular guests, who would have been around and lived through the World Cup.
This was not meant to be in-depth or analytical analysis of the tournament.
We just want to hear personal memories of the event and then compile everyone’s responses spread into one or two podcasts.
As this is the 40th anniversary of the 1986 World Cup, I did the same thing and interviewed some of the frequent guests and their memories of the 1986 World Cup.
At the end, myself and Mr. Paul Whittle also shared our memories.
 
For this first part, the following shared their memories of the 1986 World Cup:
Mr. Nacho Dimari (from Argentina) @ElOleg, 
Mr. José Inácio Werneck (from Brazil) @WerneckInacio @brasilcopa70, 
Mr. Jan Roskott (from the Netherlands) @DutchSoccerSite, 
Mr. Davide Eskelund Rota (from Italy)  
Mr. Gavin Buckland (from England) @GavinBuckland1
Mr. Achim Schregle (from Germany) 
 
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.
 
Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cJFNMOocMlFGa7PnvNGwQ?si=UuEu1c3_TNaR_GHR0f5Rqg&nd=1&dlsi=16a8f037c95a463e
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-286-1986-world/id1601074369?i=1000771453174

YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX2nIa9Jp8c

Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_02073702735.html
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This is the 285th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
 
For this episode, I interview Irish Author Richard Fitzpatrick, as we discuss his book, ‘HH: Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts’ (2026).
 
Mr. Fitzpatrick is also the author of: 
El Clasico: Barcelona v Real Madrid: Football's Greatest Rivalry (2012)
 
He is a football writer based in Barcelona and has written on football for the BBC, Bleacher Report, The Blizzard, Business Post (Ireland), El País, Guardian, Howler, The Herald (Scotland), Irish Times, New York Times, Panenka and talkSPORT.
 
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.
Mr. Fitzpatrick’s contact info:
Twitter (X): @Richard_Fitz
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/HH-Helenio-Herrera-Footballs-Original-ebook/dp/B0FKZHW58Q
https://www.amazon.com/El-Clasico-Barcelona-Footballs-Greatest-ebook/dp/B008BJ3L6M?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1
 
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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/50BJ9fLlN5NzTXVXyz3Lsb?si=kiTLkqRkRn61GnhRNLkgsA&nd=1&dlsi=60efd35a361a4966
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-285-interview/id1601074369?i=1000771070685
 
Youtube Link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZw3RtrMt0
 
 
Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/06/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_01577420246.html
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