Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 40 (Interview with Italian Author Jo Araf about Pre-War Austria and Czechoslovakia star Josef Bican)

 

This is the 40^th  episode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.

For this episode, we interview Italian Author Mr. Jo Araf discussing the life and career of Pre-War Austria and Czechoslovakia star Josef Bican.

Mr. Araf is an Italian from Milano and author of Italian Language book on the Austrian 1930s Wunderteam, called “Generazione Wunderteam. Ascesa e caduta della squadra delle meraviglie”,

We have previously interviewed Mr. Araf on our podcast episode 7 regarding the Mitropa Cup and on episode 15 about Vittorio Pozzo.

 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us:

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/

You may also follow the podcast on spotify under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’

Mr. Araf’s contact info:

https://www.facebook.com/Generazione-Wunderteam-221004441984769

 

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Teams of the year, Part Fourteen

 

FF National Team of the Year / ESM team of the season / Golden Shoe

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

 

 

France Football’s Team of the Year

 

Year 1992:

Europe: Denmark

Africa: Ivory Coast and Nigeria

South America: Brazil

 

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language: France Football, Issue 2438, December 29, 1992/ French) 

(Magazine / Language: France Football, Issue 2439, January 5, 1993 / French) 

(Magazine / Language: France Football, Issue 2340, January 12, 1993 / French) 

 

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2438, December 29, 1992

(Denmark squad, June 26, 1992, European Championship, Denmark 2-Germany 0)

 

 

 

 

ESM’s Team of the Year and Golden Shoe

 

Season 2007/08

Iker Casillas (Spain and Real Madrid)

Sergio Ramos (Spain and Real Madrid)

Rio Ferdinand (England and Manchester United)

Christian Panucci (Italy and Roma)

William Gallas (France and Arsenal)

Cesc Fabregas (Spain and Arsenal)

Franck Ribery (France and Bayern Munich)

Lionel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona)

Fernando Torres (Spain and Liverpool)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden and Internazionale Milano)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Manchester United)

 

 

 Golden Shoe

1- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Manchester United)

(31 goals (Factor: 2), Total points: 62

Photo From: World Soccer, July 2008

(ESM Team of the season 2007/08)

FF National Team of the Year / ESM team of the season / Golden Shoe

Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 39 (Interview with American Historian and filmmaker Tom McCabe about his Documentary ‘Soccertwon USA’)

 

This is the 39^th  episode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.

For this episode, we interview with American Historian and filmmaker Tom McCabe as we discuss his documentary ‘Soccertown USA’ about Kearny, New Jersey, home to three future Internationals: John Harkes, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos.

 

 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us:

You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/

You may also follow the podcast on spotify under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’

Mr. McCabe’s contact info:

On Twitter: @TomMcCabe5

Documentary twitter: @Soccertown_USA

Documentary link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU&feature=youtu.be

 

 

 

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