Pro Revolution Soccer
Episodes
Every Move You Make- Coll McCail on Scotland and British politics
25 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The prodigious Coll McCail joins Tom to discuss the mood in Scotland, Scottish and British politics and the state of the Scottish left.
Every Move You Make- Thomas Partey thoughts and a short history of Ghanaian football
24 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom talks Thomas Partey, FIFA’s dereliction of duty and US capriciousness re who is and isn’t allowed in, before exploring the history and politic...
Every Move You Make- French Algeria, Algerian France, Zidane and Mbappé
23 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on David Goldblatt, and Philip Dine, Tom tells the story of colonial Algeria's resistance to French rule through the prism of football, and ho...
Every Move You Make- Maradona’s political commitments (and fake penis)
22 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Maradona was a comrade, but he was no angel. With Argentina playing this evening, Tom James joins to discuss their first iconic, short, brilliant numb...
Every Move You Make- FIFA and what is to be done
21 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re investigating injustice in football, under almost every rock you’ll find FIFA. Nick McGeehan from FairSquare joins to talk about their R...
Every Move You Make- looking for a new England with Jessy Parker Humphreys
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Observer sports journalist Jessy Parker Humphreys shares her World Cup highlights, updates us on the current state of the women's game in this country...
Every Move You Make- El Tri
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Latin American history expert Bill Booth joins to talk Mexican football culture and how it intersects with the country's politics.
Every Move You Make- guys being dudes. David Wearing joins to talk about last night’s England game and Messi magic
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom has a great chat with David Wearing about England, Bellingham dog whistles, why we’re not ‘anyone but England’, the brilliance of Leo Messi ...
Every Move You Make- David Wearing on Gulf states, Juliet on French football, England thoughts
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
France and Mbappe have arrived so PRS's resident Francophile tell us about her love of French football, Comrade Wearing explains the remaining Gulf st...
Every Move You Make- Cape Verde feelgood factor, Tunisia and Iran thoughts, plus Argentinian football's greatest monster
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
News on Tunisia, Cape Verde's part in the end of Portuguese imperialism, Davids Wearing and Goldblatt explain Iraq, plus Tom James joins to talk about...
Every Move You Make- Australian society, culture and soccer plus news and Poyet’s poogate email
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia got a big win over Turkey, so Tom asks Barrie Margetts of the Right To Food Commission about Australian politics, why football is such a sma...
Every Move You Make USA-Paraguay reaction, Scotland's relationship with its national team
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coll McCail joins to talk Scotland’s relationship with its national team, Morgan Ofori tells us why Morocco is the teacher’s pet of African footba...
Football in the USA, David Wearing on Qatar, Juliet on Morocco and Switzerland, plus the father of Brazilian football
13 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom talks about Paraguay, football in the USA, and the father of Brazilian football. He's then joined by Juliet to discuss Switzerland and Morocco, wh...
Every Move You Make: Opening match thoughts plus Canada v Bosnia.
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom's Zapatista sympathies are challenged by Mexico's (mostly) joyful opening night win over South Africa, while Juliet joins to talk about the footba...
Every Move You Make: Mexico v South Africa, South Korea v Czechia
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom is joined by News 24’s chief football writer Njabulo Ngidi to discuss the state of the game in South Africa and its political context. We also l...
World Cup preview
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom zooms out on the political backdrop to the World Cup, its three host nations, and why FIFA have got into bed with Trump, while Juliet joins to tal...
2025:26 season review
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Juliet and Tom discuss the end of the domestic and European seasons, including Arsenal's triumph and near misses, the women's FA Cup final and the rel...
Fitba
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Off the back of the most exciting domestic season in years, Scotland are heading to the World Cup for the first time since 1998, ending the hurt of si...
The League Table of Genocide Complicity
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The final standings in Premier League have been settled, but an alternative league table brings shame upon all twenty clubs. Neil Sammonds of War On W...
Spygate
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Southampton- apparently English football’s first and only cheats- have been thrown out of the play-offs and hit with a four point deduction for next...
Football- the most ordinary extraordinary thing
16 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To alleviate the dolour following one of the least inspiring FA Cup finals ever, Tom takes a deep dive into football as a cultural form via the work o...
Is it football any more? The horror of VAR.
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With exquisite timing, Juliet and Kat return to join Tom for a forensic takedown of the attack on joy that is the Video Assistant Referee. Kat reviews...
Why don't I hate Man City more?
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom takes a solo dive into one of football’s hottest topics- Manchester City, their evil owners, the 115 (or 130) charges, whether Financial Fair Pl...
Capitalism in football, football in capitalism
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom explains how capitalism organises football, and how football resists.
The Legend of Cyril the Swan
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In possibly the greatest episode of any podcast ever, Tom and Swansea City fan Tomos James look back through a cultural studies lens at the extraordin...
When Farage Came to Town
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, author, academic and Ipswich Town season ticket holder Jack Saunders joins us to discuss the tawdry affair of Nigel Farage’s photoshoot a...
Doing The 92
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
No Premier League this weekend so to liven up your Sunday, here’s Tom interviewing Juliet about the conclusion of her quest to visit all 92 league g...
How to beat the World Cup blues
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a short solo episode, Tom talks about the prospects for protest at the World Cup, FIFA’s cosy relationship with Trump, boycotts, and fan activism...
David Goldblatt and David Wearing in the crisis in the Middle East and the World Cup
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a unique conversation, two world leading experts discuss the Trump administration's belligerence, how it relates to football, and what fans should ...
Keir Milburn on Radical Abundance in football
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full audio version of our interview with PRS og, Radical Abundance co-author and management consultant for the revolution "Daddy" Keir Milburn. Artifi...
Part 2 of Beyond AFCON with Morgan Ofori
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Ofori on the cultural significance of Ian Wright and whether Britain is ready for a Black superstar
Beyond AFCON with Morgan Ofori
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We got Morgan Ofori on again to talk about what it was like on the ground at AFCON, how African counties might fair in the World Cup, how football is ...
Ghosts of Christmas Football Past
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this belated bonus episode, Tom and Juliet talk to Joe Kennedy and Robert Vaughan (aka Trevor Bastard) about the ghosts of football past, present a...
For the love of the Arsenal: An interview with James Schneider
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Juliet talk to Momentum co-founder and Progressive International comms director James Schneider about his relationship with footbal...
Football for Palestine?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast version of our interview with Franck Magennis and Tasnima Uddin from ELSC on the silencing of advocates for Palestine, Gary Lineker, and Zioni...
Ian Byrne on *The* Hillsborough Law
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast version of the full interview with Ian Byrne on the Public Office Accountability Bill, aka the Hillsborough Law, plus Juliet snd Tom catching ...
Injury Time- David Goldblatt on football in a state of crisis
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Days of Hope: Football in 2025
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Pro Revolution Soccer, writer and Stadio co-host Musa Okwonga returns to talk about what’s been happening in English and internat...
Trans people and football in the UK
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this all-trans episode, Juliet talks to trans writers, activists and footballers Natalie Washington and Arthur Webber about the recent UK Supreme C...
For the Love of Football: An interview with Musa Okwonga
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tom and Juliet talk to writer and Stadio co-host Musa Okwonga about the 2024-25 season. They discuss Qatar Sports Investments finally buyin...
PREVIEW: Never Have a Hero
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of our latest bonus episode about what it means to have a footballing hero, Tom discusses what made Matt Le Tissier so special, and wh...
Football for All: An interview with Ben & Jeremy Corbyn
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Juliet talk to former Labour Party leader and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn and his son Ben about their relationship with football – in Ben’...
PREVIEW: 21st Century Boys: English football in the 2000s
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of the latest bonus episode of Pro Revolution Soccer about the various culture clashes as English football changed in the 2000s, Tom, ...
Football and Identity Politics
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s free episode, Juliet and Tom talk to David Wearing, author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain and assistant professo...
PREVIEW: Bring Yer Dinner: English football and the media since the 1980s
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of our latest subscriber-only episode, Tom, Juliet and guest Kat Sinclair talk to Guardian and When Saturday Comes journalist, and for...
Has Jon Mackenzie ruined football? (An interview with Jon Mackenzie)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jon Mackenzie of Tifo Football joins Tom and Juliet to indulge in some Maoist self-criticism, or at least to talk about the tactical develo...
PREVIEW: News (from Italy 1990: Football of the Future)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever preview of a subscriber-only episode, we're treating you to our regular News section, taken from 'Italy 1990: Football of the Future...
PREVIEW: Italia '90: Football of the Future
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of our subscriber-only episode Italia '90: Football of the Future, Tom, Juliet and guest Keir Milburn discuss the media coverage of En...
Out on the Left: Why do we need a socialist analysis of football?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the new, regular series of Pro Revolution Soccer, we – Tom and Juliet – ask ourselves why we still feel such attachment t...