The Football Family

David Sneyd catches up with Pico Lopes following another famous Cape Verde result on the world stage, but before that it’s time to tackle the age-old debate about whether a fan's ultimate loyalty and pride should lie with their club or their national team.We hear from two Braga supporters from Portugal, as well as fans from two rival Uruguayan clubs about their tales of following their local team across their country and overseas.Elsewhere, David speaks to Haitian-American families to get an insight into their community, and the travel ban facing their supporters.World Cup Voices is a free series on The 42, just as The Football Family pod will be going forward.To subscribe to the 42 for full coverage, visit The42.ie/subscribe. 

David Sneyd dials in from America to join Shane Keegan in reflecting on another excellent Pico Lopes performance at the World Cup. The lads also chat about David's travels to date and what is yet to come as football's biggest competition continues to heat up.

David Sneyd is on the ground in Boston to capture a snapshot of the contrasting views of American immigrants in the age of ICE.The episode kicks off on the Boston Stadium concourse as David chats to Iraqi-Americans Ban and Khaldoon, who travelled to the Iraq-Norway game in honour of Ban’s late father. We then hear from Norway fan Dennis about Erling Haaland, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and 'the King'.David then moves on to the Scottish beat, and also catches up with Irish-American Ronan, who talks Sligo Rovers, the importance of his Irish identity, and his famous rugby relative.In the main section of this episode, David conducts in-depth interviews with Rosara from Honduras and Maria and Victor from Colombia, whose stories shine a light on the tension between the opportunity for immigrants to create a better life for themselves in America and the fear created by ICE raids in their neighbourhoods.World Cup Voices is a free series on The 42, just as The Football Family pod will be from now on. To subscribe to the 42 visit The42.ie/subscribe

David Sneyd speaks to Pico Lopes and his family in Atlanta after Cape Verde pulled off one of the great World Cup results against Spain.David also chats to Scottish football legend Ally McCoist, a Mexican father-son duo who were priced out of attending Mexico's opening game, and a Ghana supporter who is a leading member of the Joey Anang fan club.The idea behind The 42's World Cup Voices series is to hear from the people on the ground in the USA, Canada and Mexico, to bring their stories to life and hopefully provide as much as an insight into the heart and soul of people throughout the world who are at the tournament this summer.The series is free to listen to, as will the Football Family pod going forward.

David Sneyd dials in from Atlanta to reflect on a stunning result for Cape Verde with Shane Keegan.

David Sneyd dials in from Azteca Stadium to reflect on the opening game of the 2026 World Cup with Shane Keegan.