Category: Podcasts
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#8: Celebrating England’s Glorious History Of Failure
The World Cup is here! You know what that means: it’s time to watch English fans get ridiculously excited before it all comes crashing down, of course! England’s failure to make any sort of impact at a major tournament in the past twenty years has been a great source of amusement for Irish football fans, and beyond. Ste McGovern (Balls.ie), Colm Boohig (Storyful) and Conor Clancy (Forza Italian Football) run through each English exit since France 98 to see which one they find the funniest. The Ultras also chat about their first World Cup memories, Wes Hoolahan’s goal vs Sweden two years ago, and Anthony Bourdain. Follow us on Twitter (@NostalgiaUltra5) and Facebook. Please rate and review us on iTunes and elsewhere.
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#7: The Beloved UEFA Cup Winning Parma Side Of 1999
Few teams stir the emotions of neutral football fans quite like the glorious Parma side of the nineties. Ste and Conor return having not recorded together for a over a month now to talk about the ridiculous quality in the Parma team, how a small provincial club rose to the top table, and why it will never happen again. The Ultras also debate whether or not this iconic team are too romanticised and if Fabio Cannavaro really deserved to win the Balon d’Or in 2006. Let us know what you think by tweeting us @NostalgiaUltra5. Intro theme by The Shaker Hymn.
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#5: The Golden Goal Final
Was France-Italy the best final of the best international tournament ever? Ste, Conor and Colm discuss the dramatic Euro 2000 finale, which French players became a rally driver and a rap artist, classic chocolate bars, and chippers in Cork. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NostalgiaUltra5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NostalgiaUltras/
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#4: The Milan Derby
In 2005, the Champions League quarter-final between rivals AC Milan and Internazionale was abandoned amidst a flurry of flares and bottles raining down on the pitch. On the anniversary of that famous night Ste and Conor talk about the Milan Derby, how it started and why it’s actually one of the friendlier rivalries in football. Find us on Facebook and Twitter, let us know your favourite memories of clashes between the Milanese clubs.