Grass & Glory

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Grass & Glory is a football podcast dedicated to the stories, history, and culture that have shaped the world's most popular sport.

Many episodes are adapted from The Topic Lens Podcast — a show that explores history, geopolitics, business, culture, and society beyond the headlines. Grass & Glory features the football-focused episodes from The Topic Lens universe, alongside original productions created exclusively for this channel.

From legendary players and iconic matches to the rise of football dynasties and the origins of the world's greatest clubs, we explore the moments that changed the game. The triumphs, the controversies, the rivalries, and the heartbreak — this is football beyond the ninety minutes.

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This podcast uses AI-generated dialogue and narration created with NotebookLM. While the voices may sound human, they are entirely synthetic. The purpose is not to imitate real people, but to communicate

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Episodes

29 episodes

  1. FIFA World Cup 2022 - Qatar 29:50
  2. FIFA World Cup 2018 - Russia 40:31
  3. FIFA World Cup 2014 - Brazil 29:11
  4. FIFA World Cup 2006 - Germany 41:08
  5. FIFA World Cup 1998 - France 38:51
  6. FIFA World Cup 1994 - USA 36:40
  7. FIFA World Cup 1990 - Italy 39:33
  8. FIFA World Cup 1982 - Spain 36:34
  9. FIFA World Cup 1986 - Mexico 53:42
  10. FIFA World Cup 1978 - Argentina 49:44
  11. FIFA World Cup 1970 - Mexico 38:04
  12. FIFA World Cup 1966 - England 40:24
  13. FIFA World Cup 1962 - Chile 30:44
  14. FIFA World Cup 1958 - Sweden 35:55
  15. Rivals: Adidas vs. Puma 34:49
  16. FIFA World Cup 1950 - Brazil 44:55
  17. FIFA World Cup 1938 - France 34:36
  18. FIFA World Cup 1934 - Italy 43:59
  19. FIFA World Cup 1930 - Uruguay 33:44