Episode 40 - Finally, TIYS has come back to Planet Football!

m* catches up with two ardent lefty westie activists familiar to TIYS audiences (Fred and Carlo) to discuss all current contentious matters relating to Football. As the group finds, 'The World Game' is also an inherently political and class-conflicted game. m*, Fred and Carlo are all Western Sydney Wanderers fans, so no prizes for guessing which topic takes up most of the time this episode!

Links of note:

Clip that gives a good account of the Wanderers 'golden years' - Is This The Greatest Underdog Story In Football? This is Western Sydney Wanderers - YouTube.

Clip covering the A-League active support protests that happened during the 2010s in response to lack of supporter rights within the FFA (now known as the FA) - Football Fans Fight Back in Australia - YouTube.

While this story has moved on a little bit since this episode was recorded, here is a full account of the aftermath of the fascist activity witnessed during the Australia Cup final held last month - Sydney United 58 Fans Convicted For Nazi Salute at Australian Cup Final - YouTube

Aussie footballing pundit and activist Craig Foster talks about the upcoming World Cup in Qatar and the associated problems with taking part in the event - Craig Foster explains why he's still taking part in the Qatar World Cup | SBS News - YouTube.

While not immediately related to this podcast episode, while there is reference to Megan Rapinoe's stance on equal pay for womens' football within FIFA, thought to also add another clip here where Rapinoe also makes a stand for women footballers experiencing sexual assault when playing the game - Megan Rapinoe says she is 'exhausted' after horrifying NWSL abuse report - YouTube.