I caught a y8 boy reading @jonawils.bsky.social's book in my Latin class. A damning indictment of my teaching... Memo @maxrushden.bsky.social please cancel this youth corruptor from the podcast 🙏

Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties - @jonawils.bsky.social Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...

The Malmö Stadion, historic site of Northern Ireland’s greatest World Cup glories. FULL CLIP: jonawils.substack.com/p/malmo-the-... FULL ARCHIVE: www.youtube.com/@jonawils/vi...

Today, on It Was What It Was, the incredible story of Imre Hirschl - salami salesman, blagger, genius. With zero experience, he bluffed his way into a job and redefined South American football, won the double at River Plate and helped Uruguay to the 1950 World Cup. podfollow.com/1745066482

Why Declan Rice both belongs in England's great lineage of box-to-box midfielders but also breaks new, more productive ground. jonawils.substack.com/p/the-great-...

Arsenal are still in the box seat, but Manchester City are beginning to look ominous. jonawils.substack.com/p/city-again...

Liverpool’s struggles and where the Premier League stands. pod.fo/e/3505f9

Today, on Libero, we look at the final week of World Cup qualifying and remember when it produced one of the most dramatic nights of football ever played. pod.fo/e/351c3c

Less than six weeks to Christmas. What a gift this would be. www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Curta...

Less than six weeks to Christmas. What a gift this would be. www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Curta...

Today, on Libero, we look at the final week of World Cup qualifying and remember when it produced one of the most dramatic nights of football ever played. pod.fo/e/351c3c

Maradona as a political figure. Maradiona as a quasi-religious figure. Maradona as a modern Perón or Gauchito Gil. jonawils.substack.com/p/maradona-t...

Today on Wilson’s World, reading Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties. jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...

Today, on Libero, we look ahead to the final week of World Cup qualifying, and ask why a week that used to provide such pure drama and joy has been diminished. pod.fo/e/351c3c

Today on Wilson’s World, reading Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties. jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...

The site of the first football match ever played in Argentina… LINK HERE: jonawils.substack.com/p/buenos-air... FULL ARCHIVE: www.youtube.com/@jonawils

Guardian football journalist Jonathan Wilson will be joined by Professor Brian Ward to discuss his new history of the World Cup on Friday 28 November at Newcastle City Library. Tickets available at www.tiny.cc/booksontyne2025 @jonawils.bsky.social Brochure: www.tiny.cc/booksontynebrochure2025

The Malmö Stadion, historic site of Northern Ireland’s greatest World Cup glories. FULL CLIP: jonawils.substack.com/p/malmo-the-... FULL ARCHIVE: www.youtube.com/@jonawils/vi...

Liverpool’s struggles and where the Premier League stands. pod.fo/e/3505f9

Today, on It Was What It Was, the incredible story of Imre Hirschl - salami salesman, blagger, genius. With zero experience, he bluffed his way into a job and redefined South American football, won the double at River Plate and helped Uruguay to the 1950 World Cup. podfollow.com/1745066482

Arsenal are still in the box seat, but Manchester City are beginning to look ominous. jonawils.substack.com/p/city-again...

Today on It Was What It Was, Liverpool and the rise of modern metrics. podfollow.com/1745066482

Today on Libero: Disruptors, and why being an Almost Giant is the worst of all worlds. pod.fo/e/34d3cf

Today on Libero, is the Premier League boring? pod.fo/e/34a63b

Previewing the weekend Premier League fixtures with Dan Bardell… Includes love for Granit Xhaka. youtube.com/watch?si=IpNfRqVs-tnJ90Q8&v=fR8WSacsFbU&feature=youtu.be

@jonawils.bsky.social explores the political and personal upheavals at the center of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Previewing the weekend Premier League fixtures with Dan Bardell… Includes love for Granit Xhaka. youtube.com/watch?si=IpNfRqVs-tnJ90Q8&v=fR8WSacsFbU&feature=youtu.be

Today on Libero: Disruptors, and why being an Almost Giant is the worst of all worlds. pod.fo/e/34d3cf

Today on It Was What It Was, Liverpool and the rise of modern metrics. podfollow.com/1745066482

Why Declan Rice both belongs in England's great lineage of box-to-box midfielders but also breaks new, more productive ground. jonawils.substack.com/p/the-great-...

The site of the first football match ever played in Argentina… LINK HERE: jonawils.substack.com/p/buenos-air... FULL ARCHIVE: www.youtube.com/@jonawils

Today on Libero, is the Premier League boring? pod.fo/e/34a63b

On today's @liberopodcast.bsky.social : is this new set piece-dominated Premier League good or bad? And is Andoni Iraola the last best hope for attacking football? With @jonawils.bsky.social and @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/34a63b

Today, on Wilson’s World, the remarkable rise of Bodø/Glimt, and how they got their curious punctuation. jonawils.substack.com/p/bod-the-in... Full archive: www.youtube.com/@jonawils/vi...

When Central Europe dominated football, and how the Nazis ended the glorious footballing culture of the Danube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=upGO...

Today on It Was What It Was, Rory Smith joins us to discuss how data helped Liverpool win the Premier League. podfollow.com/1745066482

Today, on Libero, in the week Diego Maradona would have turned 65 we consider his ongoing legacy. pod.fo/e/345a50

Today is the 65th anniversary of the birth of Diego Maradona. Libero considers his enduring legacy. pod.fo/e/345a50

Maradona as a political figure. Maradiona as a quasi-religious figure. Maradona as a modern Perón or Gauchito Gil. jonawils.substack.com/p/maradona-t...

Today on Libero, we look at the Old Firm in crisis, and how Hearts could seize the opportunity. pod.fo/e/347e61

Maradona the Messiah - part one 65 years since the birth of Diego Maradona, Wilson’s World considers why so much of the imagery around him is explicitly religious. Part One: Argentina #football #argentina #maradona jonawils.substack.com/p/maradona-t...

With Stefano Di Carlo, who yesterday became the youngest River Plate president in over 100 years. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

With Stefano Di Carlo, who yesterday became the youngest River Plate president in over 100 years. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Our classic subscription bundle returns this Christmas, where you get four issues of The Blizzard a year for £40* (+p&p) and a free gift bundle worth £49.99 (+p&p) More info: theblizzard.co.uk/the-blizzard...

Today on Wilson’s World, is it Arsenal’s title to lose? jonawils.substack.com/p/arsenals-t...

Stefano Di Carlo wins River Plate’s election with 62% of the vote, becoming their youngest president since their very first one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Is the future of football a set piece grinding its boot into the face of diminutive playmaker, forever? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Is the future of football a set piece grinding its boot into the face of diminutive playmaker, forever? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Stefano Di Carlo wins River Plate’s election with 62% of the vote, becoming their youngest president since their very first one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A great privilege to speak at Canning House this week and to meet Luis Bermúdez, Uruguay's ambassador to the UK (who is helping arrange a possible friendly between England and Uruguay at Wembley in March).