Bence Horvath: Football in Luxembourg, the rise of the Luxembourg national team and groundhopping the Grand Duchy.
For episode six, we headed to Europe's sixth smallest country to explore the football culture of Luxembourg - and who better to join us than Bence Horvath who runs the 'Football in Luxembourg' blog. We dived into what has triggered Luxembourg's rise up the FIFA Rankings over the past ten years, what the fan culture is like and the best places to groundhop in the country.
You can find Bence on X at @Bence_Horvath_ and ''Football in Luxembourg at @LuxembourgFooty. on X and Instagram.
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Sheridan Sparkes: football at Bashley FC, Karneval-ing in Mainz and a shared love of Victoria beer.
In this episode of Lost Boyos, we were joined by groundhopper Sheridan Sparkes Formerly the writer behind the Stadium Trotter blog, Sheridan’s love for football has taken him from the stands of Bashley FC—his local club in his New Forest home—to the passionate terraces of Mainz, where he now resides. We dive into his loves for both Bashley and Mainz, as well as discussing some of his other football adventures from over the years.
You can find Sheridan n X and Instagram at @Sheridan Sparkes and you can find his mainz podcast, Orderly Q-ing here. https://open.spotify.com/show/7LUMSLZ8oNhyubW1Cc6Itt?si=e9543a9a6c7b4af9
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Joseph Gibbons: Bolton Wanderers, Atherton Collieries and groundhopping in Greater Manchester
Matt was reunited with his old groundhopping partner in crime Joseph 'Gibbo' Gibbons to discuss his two great footballing loves: Bolton Wanderers and Atherton Collieries. We also chatted about groundhopping in Greater Manchester/Lancashire.and the abundance of great grounds in the area.
You can follow Gibbo on X at @JoeBillGibbo and on Instagram at @gibbogram
You can read Gibbo's tales of groundhopping on his old blog Gibbo's 92 here: https://gibbos92.com/
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Christopher Hylland: The language of Argentinian football, groundhopping in Buenos Aires and Tears at La Bombonera
For this episode, we were joined by our first ever guest - and what a first guest! Author of Tears at La Bombonera and the recently released Dame Bola, we were joined by Christopher Hylland to discuss all things Argentinian football. We delved into the quirky language of Argentinian football, groundhopping in Buenos Aires, Juan Roman Riquelme and much, much more.
You can find Christopher on X as @BomboneraTears
You can buy Dame Bola: A Journey Through the Language of Argentinian Football here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dame-Bola-Language-Argentinian-Football-ebook/dp/B0DSJQQ13F/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_pd_crcd_d_sccl_1_2/259-6552709-6973033?pd_rd_w=QmqqR&content-id=amzn1.sym.bacc8a73-fbe5-4160-9658-abc8583f25c2&pf_rd_p=bacc8a73-fbe5-4160-9658-abc8583f25c2&pf_rd_r=JHWZBY61ZFYPGJ8KK6CZ&pd_rd_wg=KWzi7&pd_rd_r=9f28b7c4-c772-463d-a730-b3f1977b80ec&pd_rd_i=B0DSJQQ13F&psc=1
And you can buy Tears at La Bombonera: Stories from a Six-Year Sojourn in South America here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tears-Bombonera-Stories-Six-Year-Sojourn-ebook/dp/B08S46G9Y2?ref_=ast_author_mpb
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Join the original Lost Boyos brothers Matt and Marc as they explore the world of football culture and fandom through the lens of football travel and groundhopping. With special guests sharing their own football travel adventures, Lost Boyos offers a fun and insightful look into football well beyond the 90 minutes.
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