My Football Heroes

By: My Football Heroes
  • Summary

  • Welcome to My Football Heroes with Paul Bacon and Lewis Bell - two friends with a passion for football, The world around us, and completing football sticker albums well into our 30's.


    Each week we're joined by a different guest to discuss their 5 footballing heroes and one villain.


    We look at the players who make the game through the eyes of Journalists, Professors, Footballers, Musicians, and many more from around the world, and go on a journey to find out how these heroes have impacted the guests life.


    Join us as we delve into the sprawling landscape of the footballers and the fans, the mullets and the tight shorts, the elasticos and the galacticos.



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  • Passion Fruit Bowles FT Alex Wade +1
    Dec 12 2022

    On this episode of My Football Heroes, we talk all things heroes and villain with writer, journalist, lawyer, podcaster and impressive man - Alex Wade (+1).




    Alex is a QPR fan, and has written multiple books on varied subjects such as surfing, boxing and most recently 'A Season On The Med - Riviera Football In Italy And France (With A Trip To Athens For Stan). Which is out now. Alex is a resident of the Riviera, and this is his winding journey through one of the most enchanting areas of footballing geography, from the flaming cauldrons of the Marseille Monaco derby to the balmy plains of the Italian lower leagues - Its an essential read for any football purist. His podcast 'Footy On The Med' is out every week.




    Further topics covered 




    .The legality of swimming to Italy


    .The ruler rule 


    .In depth chats with Les Ferdinand 


    .Peles favourite goal


    .Fruit metaphors


    Find out more about Alex and John Here:


    A Summer On The Med

    https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/season-med


    Website

    https://alexwade.com/


    Twitter

    https://twitter.com/surfnation1


    Footy On The Med Podcast

    https://www.footyonthemed.com/podcast




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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • MFH Stories - The Gaizka Mendieta Story
    Nov 29 2022

    In another special My Football Heroes Story, we are delighted to be joined by the library of all things Spanish football - Friend of the show, David Whitworth. 


    This story is about a player who for a few short years held Spain and Europe in the palm of his hand. All done in the most unreal of kits, and with the most unreal of haircuts. It is the story of dragging a sleeping giant back to the top table of football. A story of a massive transfer, massive expectations, momentum stalling, and of Middlesbrough. Of course it's the Gaizka Mendieta story.



    If you were a 90s kid this player is seared into your palette of football. Blazing like a comet. Seemingly capable of otherworldly feats, before disappearing from view. For others, the Gaizka Mendieta Story is a 'you weren't there' story. A player who often gets no mention, but was for a short time, officially the best midfielder in the world. 


    Its also the tale of late 90s Spanish football, the ups and downs of one of the most fluctuating times ever seen. Of the introduction of La Liga into UK households. The late dusk of the great Seire A era, and of mid 00s Middlesborough and success.


    Other topics covered


    • Rivaldos bicycle kick
    • The silver world cup ball
    • The original Bolton
    • Replacing Veron and Nedved


    Find out more about David here


    Twitter

    https://mobile.twitter.com/davidcwhitworth


    Insta

    https://www.instagram.com/dcwhitworth/


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Who Is Pele? The World Cup Preview & Quiz Ft Kojo & MJ
    Nov 20 2022

    In a rare move for a football podcast, we decided to try and build up our excitement to the world cup by previewing the first world cup to take place in the my football heroes orbit.


    It is indeed a world cup of firsts - the first world cup in the winter, the first world cup in the Middle East, and the first world cup where the people who awarded it are now in prison for wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. .


    Most importantly we also made a quiz.


    Joining us are legit royalty of my football heroes - MJ from the ball and banter podcast, and Kojo from the 3 in midfield podcast. Both have appeared as guests on the podcast before, and manage to add their usual knowledge and humour to the most controversial world cup in our lifetimes. Also the most impressive quiz question answer ever seen happens.


    Further topics covered


    . Winners, flops, and dark horses

    . International spurs

    . Defending Richarlison

    .The curse of the world cup winners


    Find out more about MJ and Kojo Here



    Kojo - 3 In Midfield


    Podcast

    https://open.spotify.com/show/5IIFcWyISqIYMnntM6wpVw?si=8sG6vsmARfSxns7Q_S4Nvg&nd=1

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3inmidfield/id1089509683


    Twitter

    https://twitter.com/3inmidfield?s=21


    Insta

    https://www.instagram.com/3inMidfield/?hl=en

    https://www.instagram.com/coach_kojob/?hl=en


    YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/c/3inMidfieldPodcast


    MJ - Ball and banter


    Podcast

    https://ballandbanter.buzzsprout.com/


    Twitter

    https://mobile.twitter.com/ballandbanterp1


    Insta

    https://www.instagram.com/top_tekkers/?hl=en

    https://www.instagram.com/ball_and_banter/?hl=en


    YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_d9jnnTdxAoReNZUkW8xDw


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    1 hr and 34 mins

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