85 Episodes

  1. A GOAL FOR SAN MARINO, Thailand’s trip to McDonald's & a YMCA-inspired fairytale in Norway

    Published: 10/17/2023
  2. An alternative World Cup for FIFA's worst 32 nations, Mozart bashing the Red Bulls with a violin & the enclave derby in Spanish North Africa

    Published: 10/3/2023
  3. The Antarctic micronation with a football team, island time in the Coupe de France & the Costa Rican mascot race

    Published: 9/20/2023
  4. The Indonesian team travelling in a tank, the offside rule loophole discovered in Sweden & the Austrian club president handing out cash

    Published: 9/6/2023
  5. The Greenlandic Football Championship, Raków's remarkable rise & the Latvian refs breathalysed by police

    Published: 8/23/2023
  6. Fairytale summer for the Faroes, father v. son battles in the Champions League & a reindeer hunt in Greenland

    Published: 8/9/2023
  7. Micronesia's first-ever futsal tournament, KÍ Klaksvík's Champions League heroics & the contested fate of two Crimean clubs

    Published: 7/26/2023
  8. The Island Games in Guernsey, Arctic Circle dominance in Norway & the European qualifying rounds

    Published: 7/12/2023
  9. San Marino fail to win 130th game in a row, Ildefons Lima sets all-time records & the Children's Hospice win the Vatican treble

    Published: 6/28/2023
  10. Balotelli's haircut twin spoils promotion party, Mongolian player cycles to Old Trafford & Ruch Chorzów complete the ultimate comeback

    Published: 6/14/2023
  11. Cups & cults in Liechtenstein, mistimed bus parades in Luxembourg & colossal away days in Kazakhstan

    Published: 5/31/2023
  12. Match-fixing scandal rocks Belarus, cycling toddler invades pitch in Finland & 49-year-old goalie keeps clean sheet in Faroes

    Published: 5/17/2023
  13. Former pub team win trophy in Gibraltar, Spanish side lose every game for 11 years & Viktor Orbán-back clubs make waves outside Hungary

    Published: 5/3/2023
  14. Croatian coach makes players train at 1am, Welsh team releases dinosaur kit design & Chinese boy breaks ball-juggling world record

    Published: 4/19/2023
  15. Alderney's 103-year wait goes on, a university student represents Gibraltar & Northern Irish village club Loughgall pursue promotion

    Published: 4/5/2023
  16. Snowball sh*thousery in Norway, strange sideline antics in Italy & a deep dive into Gibraltar

    Published: 3/15/2023
  17. Sheriff break ground for Moldova, managerial mayhem at Sion & a scandal in Somalia

    Published: 3/2/2023
  18. Kazu Miura playing in Portugal aged 55, prisoners attend game in Romania & a furniture supplier intervenes in Belgium

    Published: 2/16/2023
  19. Maccabi Netanya end Israeli trophy drought, a Maltese club president wants to play & the meteoric rise of Cosmos in San Marino

    Published: 2/1/2023
  20. The Sweeper: Matt Walker's Europe United - October 2021

    Published: 10/14/2021

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Welcome to The Sweeper, the world football podcast made in association with FIFA+. Join Lee Wingate and Paul Watson every second Wednesday as they bring you the best headlines from across the football world and tell you the stories that you won't hear elsewhere. Whether it’s a Greenlandic club withdrawing from the championship to go reindeer hunting, scuffles on the sidelines in the Vatican City’s league, a team in Turkmenistan who win every game, or turtles stopping play on Ascension Island, The Sweeper has you covered! Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/SweeperPod Audio editing: Ralph Foster & Tom Middler Graphic design: The Gentlemen Creatives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.