I'm briefly on this episode of @eoinsheahan.bsky.social's excellent series travelling around Latin America digging up sport stories: open.spotify.com/episode/5zU3... Worth listening to all the eps, Eoin is a great storyteller
Haha, was chatting to @eoinsheahan.bsky.social as recently as Thursday about the air of gloom around the Irish team for years, and how it just needed a spark again… so to then see that, followed by THAT.
Hope everyone is listening to @eoinsheahan.bsky.social ‘s Diverted series. Here’s the link for episode 7 on Peru open.spotify.com/episode/04rE... (I’m in it briefly giving a lowdown of some details of Peru football history, but don’t let that put you off). Usual strong storytelling
Will be listening to this on the way home tonight. If you’ve not been listening so far, but you love South American sport stories, culture and travel, then you really should subscribe.
thanks a mill Pete!
Listened to episode 3 of @eoinsheahan.bsky.social podcast series, Diverted, on my walk yesterday. Another great episode, this time visiting Bolivia, with stories of the fighting festival in Macha and cholita wrestling. Fascinating stuff. open.spotify.com/episode/7zW2...
Ian, that's very kind of you - thanks so much for the message!
@eoinsheahan.bsky.social Just listened to your extraordinary interview with TiTi. You handled that conversation so well, chapeau. A privilege to listen to his story, thank you.
Super series by the way. Love the two aspects to it. 👏👏
Ep 6 of "Diverted" is out 🇨🇷🇧🇿🇬🇹
We spend a day at the Belizean Premier League, a few days watching basketball in the highlands of Guatemala, and ~3 mins feeding off Costa Rican World Cup fever.
Available for free on all platforms.
@offtheball.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0lzg...
From Episode one of "Diverted."
The story of Tejo, the national sport of Colombia. And my reasoned decision as to why I couldn't join the pro ranks.
Podcast has the full story of the sport: open.spotify.com/episode/5zU3...
Episode 1 is out now.
Colombia.
It's about the national sport of Tejo, Independiente Medellin, Atletico Nacional, 1989 Libertadores & Escobar, Egan Bernal & Colombian politics, the boom of women's football, the changing image of a nation and more.
open.spotify.com/episode/5zU3...
My intention in Latin America in 2022 was to do a deep dive on Argentina in a World Cup year. I screwed that up, got distracted, but found a whole heap of other strange stories instead.
The result: A 10-part documentary podcast series, "Diverted"
Out every Tuesday for free on Spotify, Apple, etc.
Our Michael O’Sullivan tribute piece with Davy Russell is available for free across platforms now.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2017...
YouTube: t.co/aQEyKbOhEx
Kerry jersey for the darts is not like a Kerry jersey at the golf. In this instance, it’s a refined choice.
Finally Luke Littler is picking on someone his own age
so the new album is popular, then
Tonight's Off the Ball, locked in:
🥊 Ross Enamait, Katie Taylor's coach, gives his first interview since Serrano II
🏉 Brian O'Driscoll on Schmidt's return to Dublin
⚽ Football Show: FAI CEO David Courell, ex-Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón, live CL scores all night
LIVE from 7pm on Newstalk
Finally a real competition
It was on the back of having Nakisa Bidarian on the show last night… He set up MVP Promotions with Jake Paul and fair to say, in the chat, he saw things very differently, both on Taylor - Serrano, and on Paul - Tyson.
youtu.be/1PAWFiOR6_I?...
Eddie Hearn spoke to us tonight about last Friday in Dallas, the Netflix coverage, the interactions with Serrano’s team and what’s next for Katie Taylor.
youtu.be/isG9gsHvFwQ?...
Exclusive access to mediocre empty stadium pics. The other place doesn’t stand a chance.
