Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast

This is the 249thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, I interview Distinguished Professor Dr. Laurent Bellaiche of University of Arkansas as we discuss the France National Team under Michel Hidalgo-Part 1 (1976 to 1978). 
 
Dr. Bellaiche is also a Professor at Tel Aviv University. 
 
Professor Ballaiche has designed a new class called “Thinking Outside of the Box”, a course that involves science and Football. 
 
For Compendium to the matches and lineups of this era, see: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-soccernostalgia-interview-part-12.html 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/03/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview.html 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2022/04/compendium-to-soccernostalgia-interview.html 
 
 
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 
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 
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Mr. Bellaiche’s contact info: 
Email: [email protected] 
 
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 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uPSGlEeuXrTZ80aDVPPL1?si=LAr0jwDVR9W-l851SFmL8g&nd=1&dlsi=af561aa4fecc4fcb
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-249-interview/id1601074369?i=1000749337843
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTiaJJxkaU

Blog Link: 
 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_11.html
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This is the 248th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
 
For this episode, I interview English Author Mr. Ivan McDouall, as we discuss Aston Villa in the decade of the 1980s.
 
Mr. McDouall is a lifelong Aston Villa fan and author of the book ‘Only the Real Thing: Aston Villa & The Coca Cola Cup 1993–1996.’
 
He writes for the Aston Villa fan podcast, the UTV Podcast.
 
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us:
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.
https://linktr.ee/sp1873
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.
Mr. McDouall ’s contact info:
Twitter (X): @Ivan_McDouall
Link to Mr. McDouall’s book:
https://www.amazon.com/Only-Real-Thing-Aston-1993-1996/dp/1801509409
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/only-real-thing

Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Wzcv4zi9BoWnok7eL6upI?si=0FEZXDJXQQ6XZ-zU3334ow&nd=1&dlsi=f5857d543f8647c8
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-248-interview/id1601074369?i=1000748670072
Youtube Link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umRP-xk9kK4

Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_7.html
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This is the 247th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, we continue our interview series with Mr. Jan Roskott of http://dutchsoccersite.org/ as we discuss the matches of the Holland National Team for the 1988/89 season. 
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 
https://linktr.ee/sp1873 
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 
Mr. Roskottt’s contact info: 
Email: [email protected] 
twitter: @DutchSoccerSite 
Website: 
http://dutchsoccersite.org/ 
https://www.facebook.com/dutchsoccersite 
 
Listen on Spotify / Apple: 
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/08Wf3TTM2UGsqk548M9Ent?si=-seGusfxSXGXVYkjkFflVg&nd=1&dlsi=acba7ee2bbe74fb8
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-247-interview/id1601074369?i=1000747946376
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pqlRDqbVo
 
Blog Link: 
 https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/02/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode.html
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This is the 246thepisode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.
 
For this episode, I interview Italian Author Roberto Amorosino, as we discuss Cagliari and Luigi Riva (1963-1976).
 
Roberto Amorosino, has in the past, worked at international organizations in the human resources area between Washington DC, Paris and Rome. 
He writes for Italian sports website https://www.sportmemory.it/ and is the author of Italian language book: Venti di calcio (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.
https://linktr.ee/sp1873
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and Apple podcasts all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast.
Mr. Amorosino’s contact info:
Website: https://www.sportmemory.it/
Book:
https://www.sportmemory.it/prodotto/venti-di-calcio/
https://www.amazon.it/Venti-calcio-Roberto-Amorosino/dp/8894670619
 
 
Listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts:
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ma1H6hK8OCYFbSGy8IsrY?si=9EfCYOXwTgisJaqmJrcXvQ&nd=1&dlsi=dd786d2d77c44a14
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-246-interview/id1601074369?i=1000747478384
 
 
Youtube Link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvJzMfYFIIM
 
Blog Link:
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/01/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_31.html
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This is the 245th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’. 
 
For this episode, I interview Dr. William Huddleston, Assistant Professor in Spanish at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, as we discuss Uruguay and the 1980/81 Mundialito. 
 
Dr. Huddleston is also the Director of Studies in Modern & Medieval Languages at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 
 
 
 
For any questions/comments, you may contact us: 
You may also contact me on this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia. 
https://linktr.ee/sp1873 
 
Mr. Paul Whittle, @1888letter on twitter and https://the1888letter.com/contact/ 
https://linktr.ee/BeforeThePremierLeague 
 
You may also follow the podcast on spotify and now on Google podcasts,  Apple podcasts and stitcher all under ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ 
Please leave a review, rate and subscribe if you like the podcast. 
 
Mr. Huddleston’s contact info: 
E-mail: [email protected] 
Link: https://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/william-huddleston 
 
 
Listen on Spotify / Apple: 
 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FV0gV2ljVKEYfiN07yWtq?si=O_DV88SbRxe1z7fBNwKwLg&nd=1&dlsi=5dbe7d151f9a497e
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode-245-interview/id1601074369?i=1000746473744
 
Youtube Link: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ6_i12smrA
 
Blog Link: 
https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2026/01/soccernostalgia-talk-podcast-episode_24.html
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