I'm joined for this episode by Chris Lee, author of The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, as well as the man behind the podcast and website Outside Write (https://outsidewrite.co.uk/) We talk about the relationship between football and politics, the growth of left-wing fanbases, his favourite football books and more!
The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris Lee
Severance by Ling Ma
Ultramarine by Mariette Navarro, translated by Cory Stockwell
Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World by Chris Lee
In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
Football Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper
How Football Explains the World by Franklin Foer
Soccer Vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics by Gabriel Kuhn
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt
Working Class Heroes: The Story of Rayo Vallecano, Madrid's Forgotten Team by Robbie Dunne
Calcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot
Ultra: The Underworld of Italian Football by Tobias Jones
1312: Among the Ultras: A Journey with the World’s Most Extreme Fans by James Montague
Erbstein: The Triumph and Tragedy of Football's Forgotten Pioneer by Dominic Bliss
A Social History of English Cricket by Derek Birley
A Season With Verona by Tim Parks
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss
Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football by Phil Ball
Tor! The Story of German Football by Uli Hesse
Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina by Jonathan Wilson
Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng
Scheisse! We’re Going Up!: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin’s Rebel Football Club by Kit Holden
Ren by Deborah McFadyen
Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music
