Sweeper – A World Football Podcast collaborates with FIFA+
The Sweeper Podcast, which covers football games across the world, has announced a new collaboration with football streaming platform FIFA+.
The podcast, hosted by football aficionados Lee Wingate and Paul Watson, explores the world of football across FIFA’s 211 member states and beyond.
Friends, Lee and Paul round up the global football headlines fans won’t hear elsewhere with a touch of geography, politics, history, culture and food, plus a healthy dose of humour.
Fortnightly episodes have a loyal following of football fanatics who are interested in the wider world of football, beyond the major players.
The podcast, which has a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify based on over 700 reviews, also releases bonus episodes via its Patreon channel.
FIFA+’s support of the podcast is the next step to grow the show and highlights the continued commitment from FIFA to grow the game globally.
The Sweeper was launched after Wingate and Watson bonded over their shared love of Greenlandic football. The show’s international appeal now spans 183 countries, states and territories worldwide.
Lee Wingate is a football translator by trade, he has worked for Germany’s top clubs and interpreted at a Champions League final. After relocating to Vienna, he founded the English-language Austrian football podcast The Other Bundesliga and later launched The Sweeper Podcast. He has appeared on The Totally Football Show, Sky Sports, BBC Sport and Talksport.
Paul Watson is the former youngest football manager in the world of Micronesian island team Pohnpei and the author of a book about his adventures called Up Pohnpei. He also coached and co-owned a Mongolian Premier League team. He is a regular on TalkSport and Guardian Football Weekly and writes for Four Four Two and ESPN.
Lee says: “Everybody in the football world knows FIFA and so when FIFA+ reached out to us to propose a collaboration, it was a podcasting dream come true.
“With its broad range of countries, competitions and leagues, the FIFA+ streaming platform really is the perfect fit for ‘The Sweeper’ and we look forward to being able to offer our listeners and followers a free and easily accessible way to watch the matches we are talking about live and in top quality.”
Paul adds: “The end of the year will be an exciting time with our usual focus on a broad range of places that often slip under the radar.
“From Vietnam to the Vatican City we will be covering it all and now so many of the games we talk about will be on FIFA+ for our listeners to check out.
“This past weekend alone our listeners joined us to watch games in Liberia, Mauritania, Bhutan and Lithuania – a real-world tour!”
Listen to the entire back catalogue of The Sweeper – A World Football Podcast on all major podcast platforms.