The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast
Subscribe in ParasocialFree on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac. No subscription. Once it is installed, tap this link again and the show is yours. Already have it? Open in Parasocial.
About
Tired of the Premier League and big-league European football? Want to discover the hidden stories of the global game? The Sweeper Podcast is your passport to the most extraordinary stories from across the football world. From the World Cup and Champions League to the most obscure and overlooked competitions on earth, expert journalists Lee Wingate and Paul Watson explore the intersection of football, travel, geography, geopolitics, history and culture. Start here: 🎧 A Europa League team from North America? It IS possible (11 August 2026) 🎧 North Korea’s top-secret league (3 March 2026) 🎧 Greenland left out in the cold (24 June 2025) Hit “Follow” to discover new stories from th...
Also on
Recent episodes
- Osnabrück’s moving rollercoaster: How fans built football’s best-ever tifo
- The African club bringing the Champions League to the Sahara Desert | JS Saoura
- From the 9th tier and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ to the UCL | Valdas Dambrauskas
- 109 games unbeaten! How Johor Darul Ta’zim broke the Guinness World Record
- From CONCACAF to CONMEBOL: Will Mexico switch confederations?
- A team from North America in the Europa League? It IS possible
- Why a tiny island of 4,400 people turned down $40 million from FIFA
- World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s tourism boost, Paraguay’s rags to riches keeper & an England fan manhunt
- World Cup 2026: Cape Verde’s Messi meeting, Doctor Congo in dreamland & the Habsburg Derby
- World Cup 2026: The Gijón grudge match, a Dutch royal groundhop & Hervé Renard’s crisp white shirts