Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 252 (Interview with English Author Mr. John Smith, as we discuss his book ‘Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic’ (2025))

 This is the 252^nd episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. John Smith, as we discuss his book, ‘Escape: A Love Letter to a Cult Football Classic’ (2025).

 

Mr. Smith is also the author of the following books:

Booked!: The Gospel According to our Football Heroes (2018)

Second Yellow: The Further Adventures of our Footballing Heroes (2020)

Final Third!: The Last Word on our Football Heroes (2022)

 

 

For any questions/comments, you may contact us:

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

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

https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague

 

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Mr. Smith’s contact info:

Twitter (X): @verypopularname

Bluesky: @verypopularname.bsky.social

Link to Mr. Smith’s book:

https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/escape

https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Love-Letter-Football-Classic/dp/1801509670

https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Smith/author/B0BF31DHWC?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

 

 

Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-252-interview/id1601074369?i=1000750940173

Pelé and seleção-Part 5

Pele / Brazil national team

Pelé

(Magazine / Language : Placar, Issue 25, September 4, 1970 / Portuguese)

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, May 1971 / English)

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 11, November 1976  / French)

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 74, February 1982 / French)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2294, March 27, 1990 / French)

(Magazine / Language : Goal, Issue 12, September 1996  / English)

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, January 2002 / English)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976 

(Pele)

National Team

Brazil Football

(Magazine / Language :  AS Color, Issue 78, November 14, 1972 / Spanish)

Brazil National Team, summer 1984

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1994, June 26, 1984  / French)

Brazil players in the champions League 2007 

(Magazine / Language : Onze-Mondial, Issue 227, December 2007 / French)

Brazil national Team WC 1990 Preview

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, May 1990 / French)

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1990

(Romario)

in case you missed the link at the top

Pele / Brazil national team

Pelé and seleção-Part 4

Pelé

(Magazine / Language : Placar, Issue 3, April 3, 1970 / Portuguese)

(Magazine / Language : AS Color, Issue 72, October 3, 1972 / Spanish)

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, March 1975 / English)

(Magazine / Language : Don Balon, Issue 190, May 29, 1979 / Spanish)

(Magazine / Language : Foot Magazine, Issue 76, February 1988 / French)

(Magazine / Language : Don Balon, Edicion Chile, Issue 256,  April 25-May 5, 1997 / Spanish)

(Magazine / Language : Calcio 2000, Issue 36 Suppplement, November-December 2000 / Italian)

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 76, February 1988

(Pele)

National Team

Brazil National team 1977 World Cup qualifiers

(Magazine / Language :  Onze, Issue 20, August 1977 / French)

Brazil News

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1761, January 8, 1980 / French)

Brazil National team ‘Special Bresil’ 

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 115, July 1985  / French)

Brazil national Team

(Magazine / Language : Onze-Mondial, Issue 101, June 1997 / French)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 20, August 1977

(Edinho, July 10, 1977, World cup Qualifier, Brazil 1-Peru 0)

Pele / Brazil national team

Pelé and seleção-Part 3

Pelé

(Magazine / Language : Placar, Issue 2, March 27, 1970 / Portuguese)

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, May 1971 / English)

(Magazine / Language : AS Color, Issue 61, July 18, 1972 / Spanish)

(Magazine / Language : LIBRO DEL FUTBOL, Fasciculo 7, 1974 / Spanish)

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, March 1976 / English)

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 10, October 1976 / French)

(Magazine / Language : Fussball Magazin, September October 1977 / German)

Photo From: LIBRO DEL FUTBOL, Fasciculo 7, 1974

(Pele)

National Team

Brazil National team analysis

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, August 1973 / English)

Brazil National Team 1983 ‘Samba Contre Tango’

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 94, October 1983  / French)

Brazil 1998 World Cup Post-Mortem 

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, September 1998 / English)

Brazil national Team vs. France

(Magazine / Language : Onze-Mondial, Issue 184, May 2004 / French)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 94, October 1983 

(Junior)

Pele / Brazil national team

Pelé and seleção-Part 2

Pelé

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1153, April 16, 1968 / French By Alain Fontan)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1190, January 21, 1969 / French By Alain Fontan)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1194, February 18, 1969 / French By Mokhdar Boudrar)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1232, November 11, 1969 / French By Alain Fontan)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1234, November 25, 1969 / French By Alain Fontan)

(Magazine / Language : Miroir du Football , Issue 126, January 1970 / French By Francois Thebaud)

(Magazine / Language : Placar, Issue 1, March 20, 1970 / Portuguese By Michel Laurence)

Photo From: Placar, Issue 1, March 20, 1970

(Pele)

National Team

Brazil National team analysis ‘Brazil Name squad

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, April 1970 / English By Eric Rotmil)

Brazil National Team 1979   ‘Bresil 82, A Nouveau le Samba’

(Magazine / Language : Mondial, old series, issue 34, September 1979 / French By Ney Bianchi)

Brazil National team analysis ‘Le Bresil d’Evaristo’ 

(Magazine / Language : Mondial, new series, issue 63, June 1985 / French By Paulo Teixeira)

Brazil national Team ‘Guerre Stellari’

(Magazine / Language : Calcio 2000, Issue 36 Suppplement, November-December 2000 / Italian By Andrea Colacione)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 63, June 1985

(Brazil squad in training)

Pele / Brazil national team

New Addition: Pelé and seleção-Part 1

A new addition about Pele, the national team of Brazil as well as clubs through different decades

Pelé

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, October 1960 / English By Eric Batty)

(Magazine / Language : Football Magazine, Issue 18, July 1961 / French)

(Magazine / Language : Football Magazine, Issue 31, August 1962 / French By Jean-Phillipe Rethacker)

(Magazine / Language : Football Magazine, Issue 33, October 1962 / French)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 889, March 26, 1963 / French)

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 951, June 2, 1964 / French By Jacques Ferran)

(Magazine / Language : Football Magazine, Issue 89, June 1967 / French)

Photo From: Football Magazine, Issue 31, August 1962

(Pele)

Pele

National Team

Brazil National team analysis ‘How the Brazilians must rebuild’

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, March 1967 / English By Eric Batty)

Football in Brazil 1976/77   ‘Le Bresil, seul compte le dieu football’

(Magazine / Language : Football Magazine, Issue 208, January 1977 / French By Alain Fontan)

Brazil National team analysis ‘Le Nouveau Bresil’ 

(Magazine / Language : Onze, Issue 65, May 1981 / French By Francois-Rene Simon)

Previewing Brazil squad prior to Copa America 1991 ‘Hard time to defend title‘

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, July 1991 / English By Eric Weil)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 65, May 1981

(Brazil squad during the 1981 Mundialito)

Brazil national team

News and Club scene

Club profile of Palmeiras 1970

(Magazine / Language : Placar, Issue 29, October 2, 1970 / Portuguese By Pio Pinheiro)

Brazil Football Scene ‘Chronique d’un ete Carioca’

(Magazine / Language : Miroir du Football , Issue 234, February 6, 1975 / French By Hans Henningsen)

Brazil Championship 1982/83  ‘Champions du Bresil’

(Magazine / Language : Mondial, new series, issue 35, February 1983  / French By Jose Mario Aquino)

Brazilians in the Spanish La Liga ‘Samba Espana’ 

(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, November 1997  / English By Jeff King)

Brazil club scene