Adam decides to delve back into Russian soccer and politics in a place that isn't technically Russia at all! Welcome to Transnistria and the world of Sheriff Tiraspol, Champions League darlings formed in the power vacuum of the Soviet Union's collapse. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Sheriff in Town

Drew brings us a story of modern football and how, sometimes, that whole "shady billionaire buys a struggling team and brings them to glory" thing doesn't always work out. Billionaires! So relatable! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Brief Rise and Miraculous Fall of FC Anzhi Makhachkala

Adam tells Drew a story that spans continents, oceans, and centuries. Oh, and poetry. There's a lot of poetry. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Black Arrow

Drew comes forward with one of the more infamous transfer debacles to ever occur, including a vicious rivalry, a third-party hijacking, and plenty of animosity to go around! Fun! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Transfer Most Foul

Adam tells Drew about some of the strangest criminal behavior the game's ever seen: the mascot craze of the late 90s and early 2000s, when mascots fought, drank, and a certain long-necked bird ruled over them all. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England's Mascot Mania

Drew goes over the life and times of Gareth Southgate, the infamous penalty miss, and how a player of his consistency deserves more than his historical legacy suggests. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Gareth Southgate Redemption Tour

Adam tells Drew the story of Adel Taarabt, the former golden boy who crashed out at Fulham and landed at QPR, a talented but perhaps misunderstood player. This was especially evident one day in 2011, when Fulham thrashed his QPR side, while Taarabt himself decided to go take in some sights. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Taarabt Takes a Hike

It's Euro season! And while we've talked about other Euros and plenty of underdogs before, Drew tells us the story of one of the most infamous underdog stories from the tournament: Greece, 2004. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Of Greek Gods and Men

Adam tells Drew the story of a king, long may he reign: Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest player to ever score a goal in a professional match, and an icon of the sport. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Long Live the King

Tis the season for relegation battles, and Drew brings forth a doozy of one this week. Four teams enter with a chance at safety, and only one will make it out alive. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

The Premier League's Best Worst Team

Adam finishes the story of Silvio Berlusconi, as much as it can be. There's... there's just a lot of court cases to cover, you know?

The Devil in Milan: Part 2

Adam and Drew rattle on about one of the most infamous soccer owners ever: Silvio Berlusconi, and the marks he left on the game, Italian politics, and the club he rescued from mediocrity.

The Devil in Milan: Part 1

Drew gives us the long and winding story of FC Köln's crest, a tale which includes cathedrals that took several hundred years to build and a traveling circus. Like most of our episodes, this one gets weird. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

Goats and Popes

Adam tells Drew just how those famous yellow and green kits Brazil wears came into being, including a national trauma and a teenager armed with colored pencils. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop

The World's Most Famous Kit

Drew runs through some of the most successful teams in the history of the Copa Del Ray, and one minnow in particular: Real Zaragoza.

Magic of the Copa

Two idiots discussing weird soccer stories.

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