Jonathan Wilson
@jonawils.bsky.social
Author of Inverting the Pyramid, Angels with Dirty Faces, The Names Heard Long Ago and Two Brothers. Editor of the Blizzard. Journalist for the Guardian. Co-host of It Was What It Was: the Football History Podcast.
www.jonawils.com
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Today, on Wilson’s World, the story of Nikita Simonyan, Soviet great, who died on Sunday at the age of 99.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, the story of Nikita Simonyan, Soviet great, who died on Sunday at the age of 99.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
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Me, talking to Tim Caple on the Talking Sports Books podcast about The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup -
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Me, talking to Tim Caple on the Talking Sports Books podcast about The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup -
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
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Today on Libero, we ask why teams find it so hard to defend the league title.
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Today on Libero, we ask why teams find it so hard to defend the league title.
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Eduard Streltsov was one of the greatest footballers the world had ever seen. Then he was accused of rape…
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
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Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
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November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Eduard Streltsov was one of the greatest footballers the world had ever seen. Then he was accused of rape…
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
Today on Libero, we ask why teams find it so hard to defend the league title.
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Today on Libero, we ask why teams find it so hard to defend the league title.
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
pod.fo/e/359581
#football #libero #liverpool
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Eduard Streltsov was one of the greatest footballers the world had ever seen. Then he was accused of rape…
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Eduard Streltsov was one of the greatest footballers the world had ever seen. Then he was accused of rape…
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
Today, on It Was What It Was.
#football #torpedo #streltsov
podfollow.com/it-was-what-...
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The glory and tragedy of Hungarian football 1916-56: The Names Heard Long Ago
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The glory and tragedy of Hungarian football 1916-56: The Names Heard Long Ago
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
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Today, on Wilson’s World, the problem with perfection: the flaws make football more fun.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-parado...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-parado...
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, the problem with perfection: the flaws make football more fun.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-parado...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-parado...
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Today on It Was What It Was, Imre Hirschl, the scandal that forced him out of Argentina, and his role in Uruguay’s victory over Brazil at the 1950 World Cup.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today on It Was What It Was, Imre Hirschl, the scandal that forced him out of Argentina, and his role in Uruguay’s victory over Brazil at the 1950 World Cup.
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Today, on Wilson’s World, a brilliant week of World Cup action, and why expansion and the instincts of administrators threatens that level of drama and joy.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, a brilliant week of World Cup action, and why expansion and the instincts of administrators threatens that level of drama and joy.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
Today, on Wilson’s World, the story of Nikita Simonyan, Soviet great, who died on Sunday at the age of 99.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, the story of Nikita Simonyan, Soviet great, who died on Sunday at the age of 99.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-unconq...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, a brilliant week of World Cup action, and why expansion and the instincts of administrators threatens that level of drama and joy.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today, on Wilson’s World, a brilliant week of World Cup action, and why expansion and the instincts of administrators threatens that level of drama and joy.
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
jonawils.substack.com/p/the-sludge...
The glory and tragedy of Hungarian football 1916-56: The Names Heard Long Ago
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The glory and tragedy of Hungarian football 1916-56: The Names Heard Long Ago
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
As a Christmas gift it’s almost too perfect.
www.amazon.co.uk/Names-Heard-...
Me, talking to Tim Caple on the Talking Sports Books podcast about The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup -
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Me, talking to Tim Caple on the Talking Sports Books podcast about The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup -
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
open.spotify.com/episode/2c2F...
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Bonus @liberopodcast.bsky.social with @jonawils.bsky.social and @tariqpanja.bsky.social looking back at a great week of World Cup qualification, and the stories from it
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pod.fo/e/355df6
Libero: Libero 71b | ACTUALLY The Greatest Week Of Football Ever
Last week Libero called this the greatest week in football but little did we know the drama to come. In fact, there was so much to talk about we decided a bonus episode was in order. Here to talk t...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bonus @liberopodcast.bsky.social with @jonawils.bsky.social and @tariqpanja.bsky.social looking back at a great week of World Cup qualification, and the stories from it
pod.fo/e/355df6
pod.fo/e/355df6
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Absolutely delighted to be at @jonawils.bsky.social's book launch in Balham, making a long mental note of all his lazy journo bias mates who could not be bothered to turn up on his big night.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Absolutely delighted to be at @jonawils.bsky.social's book launch in Balham, making a long mental note of all his lazy journo bias mates who could not be bothered to turn up on his big night.
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Not long now till Christmas.
Imagine the joy on their faces if they open a biography of the Charltons on Christmas morning…
www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Brothers...
Imagine the joy on their faces if they open a biography of the Charltons on Christmas morning…
www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Brothers...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Not long now till Christmas.
Imagine the joy on their faces if they open a biography of the Charltons on Christmas morning…
www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Brothers...
Imagine the joy on their faces if they open a biography of the Charltons on Christmas morning…
www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Brothers...
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Qualifying reminding us why the World Cup is the greatest thing ever. If only there were…
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histo...
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histo...
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Qualifying reminding us why the World Cup is the greatest thing ever. If only there were…
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histo...
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Histo...
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Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties - @jonawils.bsky.social
Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Bill Buford’s Among the Thugs, and thoughts on hooliganism in the eighties - @jonawils.bsky.social
Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...
Read: jonawils.substack.com/p/among-the-...