Concourse

Welcome to the first in the Concourse World Cup mini series, taking a look at classic shirts from throughout the years. Will the Peruvian sash make it in our top ten? What about the El Salvador's historic but simple 'ES' shirt. Tune in to find out.

Welcome back to Concourse, as well look back at our five worst picks for World Cup songs over the years, and our five favourites - plus recap on the action from the Group Stages in Russia. We've also previewed the knock out phases, which we'll reflect on next time. Also, head to Spotify and search 'Concourse WC' to have a listen to our library of World Cup related songs.

Welcome back! We have three more episodes coming up in the mini series, and here is a little taster.Our focus this time, is on grassroots, community and everything at the opposite end of the scale to 'big business' football. We've a series of interviews with some fantastic organisations.Have a listen to find out who, and subscribe so you can hear these three amazing interviews across the next few weeks.

Sport is everyone's game and football is no different. It should be accessible to everyone no matter your income or whether you have a roof over your head. The Big Issue see that everyone gets a fair go through their Street Soccer initiative which has lead to many an Aussie representing their country at a World Cup.In this episode we hear from George Halkias who runs the initiative, as well as explore the role football can play in helping solve the issue of homelessness, and more importantly why football is best placed to help tackle this problem.

This week we look at One Culture from South Australia who focus on inclusive football programs for people of all abilities and backgrounds. It prompts us to ask the question; is the top level of the game doing enough for all ranges of fans to access the game, particularly when it coms to spectating?One Culture are going from strength to strength and have just widened their base with A-League team Central Coast Mariners, partnering to form programs on the eastern coast of Australia. It's amazing what a clear vision and values base around the game can achieve and how it can bring people together, no matter the barriers.Meanwhile, in the Premier League, the world's richest football competition, some clubs plead poverty, the league itself are party to extortionate pay per view access to live matches, but have the top flight clubs readied their stadiums for the return of all fans, per the UK governments State of Play report in 2018?You can learn more about that report, and One Culture in the links below, and of course in this week's episode.https://www.oneculturefootball.org/https://sgsa.org.uk/equality-and-human-rights-commission-report-on-premier-league-accessibility/

When a St. Pauli fan lost their life to suicide, his friends supported each other through their loss. From the tragedy came St. Depri. The work of St. Depri, and raising awareness of mental health both in football and society has become an even bigger issue this year, and a topic that the game is getting better at discussing.https://www.facebook.com/St.depri/https://www.facebook.com/126202073606/videos/1075282079556088