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Sport, Lego, Star Wars, whisky and probably a combination of all of the above. Thank you to everyone who shares my content.

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Joined September 2010
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🇨🇱 Arturo Vidal made headlines recently by returning to boyhood club Colo Colo in a helicopter and then parading around on horseback. @paul_c_watson & @leekwingate reflect on one of the most spectacular player unveilings in history 🚁🐎 Listen to the full episode ⬇️ 🔵 Amazon Music: amzn.to/489Ozfk 🍎 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3SnTLGk 🟢 Spotify: spoti.fi/3SN0HhR
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🚨 COMPETITION 🚨 We're giving away one of the three absolutely stunning new shirts that will soon be worn by the Micronesia national football team 🇫🇲🤩 To enter: ➡️ Follow both @SweeperPod & @StingzProwear ➡️ Retweet this post We’ll announce the lucky winner on 17 February.
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🇵🇹🎙️ We made a guest appearance on the excellent Portuguese football podcast @LongBallFutebol to talk all about our recent trip to the Madeiran derby 🏝️⚽️ Check it out ⬇️
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 A Madeira derby special featuring @leekwingate from @SweeperPod! - Marítimo vs Nacional - One of Portugal's best fanbases! - The highs and lows of island clubs - A life-size chocolate CR7! PLUS much more ...

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📝 New weekly Niche Football Newsletter: 🇵🇹 The fate of Portugal’s island clubs - a mini-report from Madeira 🇰🇭 The crisis engulfing Angkor City in Cambodia’s second tier 🇦🇶 The world’s southernmost football match at Rothera in Antarctica Read it ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/NicheFootballNewslett…
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🆕 OUT NOW! With a full segment on the AFCON for everyone enjoying the madness at the tournament right now. Check it out ⬇️ 🔵 Amazon Music: amzn.to/3UbUkFJ 🍎 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/48H9MhR 🟢 Spotify: spoti.fi/47GTeFe
🔜 New podcast scheduled for release at midnight CET 🤩 Topics include: 🇵🇹 Madeiran derby day 🇨🇻 Cape Verde's LinkedIn recruit 🇬🇲 Gambia's near-disaster 🇹🇿 Tanzania's non-league players 🇭🇷 Ivan Perisic's €1 wages 🇰🇭 Cambodia's crisis club 🇦🇶 The Antarctic football match
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This week we return with more Star Wars-related topics and tunes - joined once again by @s7evendaysageek from @facpapod. Episode 240: ourlinernotes.libsyn.com/240… #MosDef #Ekoh #NerfHerder #TenaciousD #Everclear
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If this tweet gets 100 likes, we'll run a giveaway with @SCBCfootball for their unreleased 2024 jersey 👀🖤🇸🇪 Oh, and you'll get to vote on their goal of the season! ⚽️
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🇫🇷🏆 It was always going to be a tall order for Golden Lion to beat Lille & equal the best-ever Coupe de France performance by an overseas club. They will now make the 6,942km back to Martinique after suffering the biggest loss by an overseas team in the competition this season.
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🚨 COMPETITION 🚨 We've teamed up with the Marshall Islands to give away one of the snazzy new shirts that will be worn in their first-ever match in 2024 🇲🇭🤩 To enter: ➡️ Follow both @SweeperPod & @SoccerFedMI ➡️ Retweet this post We’ll announce the lucky winner on 9 January.
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🇬🇱 Greenland is known for its one-week season in August - the shortest in world football - but locals in Nuuk will be braving the elements to play today too. The traditional New Year's Eve game between capital clubs NÛK & GSS will take place in temperatures of around -6 degrees.
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ICYMI: We released a new pod over the festive period! It was our last of 2023 - and happened to be one of our favourites of the year too. With everything from Suriname to Finland and a whole lot in between, it's got it all. Thanks to all our listeners in 2023, here's to 2024! 🤩
🎙️ NEW EPISODE 🎙️ 🇸🇷 Robinhood's 2023 Caribbean double 🇯🇵 Second-tier Ventforet Kofu's run to the knockouts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontypridd's 141-point deduction 🇳🇱 A Herculean effort against Ajax 🇬🇱 The traditional New Year's Eve football match Plus: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇮🇬🇹🇮🇹🇱🇮🇲🇳 Listen ⬇️ 🔵 Amazon Music: amzn.to/48yNqyA 🍎 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3GUsarf 🟢 Spotify: spoti.fi/3TL822t Sponsored by: @ACMomento Join us on Momento ⬇️ acmomento.onelink.me/ckkf/Sw…
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🗿 FC Moeroa are the champions of Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island). The team, who traditionally wear the colours of the German flag, won the Clausura tournament in the world's most remote football league, over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile.
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🆕 New episode out today. Our final podcast of 2023. Covering everything from Suriname to Japan. Check it out ⬇️
🎙️ NEW EPISODE 🎙️ 🇸🇷 Robinhood's 2023 Caribbean double 🇯🇵 Second-tier Ventforet Kofu's run to the knockouts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontypridd's 141-point deduction 🇳🇱 A Herculean effort against Ajax 🇬🇱 The traditional New Year's Eve football match Plus: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇮🇬🇹🇮🇹🇱🇮🇲🇳 Listen ⬇️ 🔵 Amazon Music: amzn.to/48yNqyA 🍎 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3GUsarf 🟢 Spotify: spoti.fi/3TL822t Sponsored by: @ACMomento Join us on Momento ⬇️ acmomento.onelink.me/ckkf/Sw…
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📝 New weekly Niche Football Newsletter: 🇫🇮 The Christmas-themed football club in Finland 🇬🇱 Greenland's annual New Year's Eve match 🇳🇱 A Herculean giant-killing in the Dutch Cup Sign up for our Patreon this Christmas & read our weekly newsletter ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/NicheFootballNewslett…
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🇹🇷 Lower league round-up from Türkiye: 📈 Yorkshire's favourite club Eyüpspor chasing Süper Lig ↖️ 📉 Giresunspor on track for second relegation in a row to third tier ↗️ 🐊 Crocodile stadium club Bursaspor heading for fourth tier ↙️ 🦇 Batman top of pile in fourth tier ↘️
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🚨 COMPETITION 🚨 With Christmas approaching, we’ve teamed up with Finnish club FC Santa Claus to give away one of their lovely shirts 🇫🇮🎅 To enter: ➡️ Follow both @SweeperPod & @FCSantaClaus ➡️ Retweet this post We’ll announce the lucky winner on 24th December. Good luck!
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📝 New weekly Niche Football Newsletter: 🇦🇬 The Aston Villa in Antigua & Barbuda 🇸🇲 The end of the Constantini era in San Marino 🇧🇹 An opportunity to get involved with Thimphu City Read the full newsletter & get it delivered to your inbox every Monday ⬇️ bit.ly/NicheFootballNewslett…
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What do you do on the other side of a trilogy? @AgentPalmer asked that question to @EssaHansen and the answer may surprise you... ThePalmerFiles.com
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Issue 51 of The Blizzard, edited by @jonawils, is out now, packed full of quality long-form football writing from the likes of @theinsidelefty, @verypopularname, @chrislepkowski, @Tim_Vickery and @ShaulAdar. More here 👇 shorturl.at/fmuz4
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If both teams score in Newcastle v Man United tonight, we’ll giveaway a Surprise Shirt! 👀 How to enter 👇 ♻️ Repost ✅ Follow @SurpriseShirts That’s it! Good luck 🤝 #MUFC #NUFC #NEWMUN
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