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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 12h

🇦🇺 South Melbourne have become the first-ever non-A-League side to win the Australia Cup! It will now be interesting to see what happens next as the cup winner usually qualifies for Asian (AFC) tournaments, but South Melbourne already play in Oceania as an inaugural member of the OFC Pro League!

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🗣️ We are really proud to be the only football podcast out there that covers EVERY country in the entire world, bringing you stories from all 211 FIFA member nations and beyond. And we’re now making two free episodes a week! If you haven’t tuned in yet, give us a try! ⤵️

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📍 Air Albania Stadium 🇦🇱🏟️ Opened in 2019, the 22,500 seat arena will host the Tirana derby between FK Partizani & KF Tirana on Sunday. Boasting a 112m high tower in one corner, it also features a bizarre array of shops where you can buy everything from a yacht to a hair transplant.

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 🇩🇴 Hispaniola's first derby in 13 years 🇭🇹 ↔️ DR & Haiti's tense neighbourly relations 🏟️ Bottlenecks & broken stadium property 🗣️ Wilson Isidor's sovereignty claims? 🏝️ Rarest shared island derbies worldwide 📈 The Caribbean's diaspora-induced rise

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 🔎 India & China 🔎 👥 2.9b people: The world's largest countries 🏆 One World Cup appearance between them 💥 Two domestic leagues in total disarray 🇮🇳 India: Brazil glamour game > FIFA ASEAN Cup 🇨🇳 China: 0-3 to New Zealand, 0-5 to Palestine

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🎙️ NEW BONUS PODCAST 🎙️ 🇫🇷 10th-tier Coupe de France cupset ❌ Quirkiest tournament eliminations 🇦🇮 Aedan Scipio’s double hair pull 🇴🇲 Oman’s almost costly celebration 🇨🇭 Hells Angels COVID certificates Sign up at patreon.com/sweeperpod 🤩

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🇦🇱 We’re super excited to be heading to a new UEFA country this week: Albania 🤩 📆 The plan: Saturday: KF Elbasani v KF Vora Sunday: FK Partizani v KF Tirana Any and all recommendations for Albania greatly appreciated. And if you’re going to be at either game, let us know!

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇽🇰 Kosovo are Europe’s newest country and UEFA’s newest member. Now we can say we’ve finally seen them live 🤩 Join us on Futbology to track your live matches. Comment ‘app’ below and we’ll send you a free download link. #ad

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

❌ There are currently seven banned pairings in UEFA. Could Ireland-Israel become the eighth? 🇮🇪🇮🇱 Want to hear our investigation using the same criteria UEFA used for Albania-Serbia? Then comment ‘podcast’ below and we’ll DM you a link.

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

❌ There are seven pairs of UEFA members whose national & club teams cannot be drawn together: 🇪🇸 Spain-Gibraltar 🇬🇮, 🇦🇲 Armenia-Azerbaijan 🇦🇿, 🇽🇰 Kosovo-Serbia 🇷🇸, 🇽🇰 Kosovo-Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦, 🇽🇰 Kosovo-Russia 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦 Ukraine-Russia 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦 Ukraine-Belarus 🇧🇾

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🗣️ Why Russia has been banned but Israel hasn’t, according to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin… Comment ‘podcast’ and we’ll send a DM to the show straight to your inbox via DM.

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 🌍 Global round-up 🌍 🗣️ Čeferin's comments on Russia's ban 🇮🇪 Ireland's dramatic day in a Debrecen hotel ❌ The FAI's request to avoid playing Israel 🆚 UEFA's 7 banned international pairings 🇽🇰 Kosovo: FIFA's newest member country live Watch or listen on Spotify, Apple or YouTube! 🤩

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🏝️ It’s shared island derby day in the Caribbean: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic v Haiti 🇭🇹

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌍 There are only four confederation associate members worldwide: 🇰🇮 Kiribati (OFC) 🇷🇪 Réunion (CAF) 🇹🇻 Tuvalu (OFC) 🇹🇿 Zanzibar (CAF) But what does that actually mean? THREAD 🧵

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Option 3: Bring back Kickers Mühleholz

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Option 3: Bring back Kickers Mühleholz

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Option 1: Split USV Eschen/Mauren

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A map of the seven clubs currently in the country 👇

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein is currently the only UEFA member without its own league. It would need an eighth club to form one (though whether it would want to is another matter). Here are three options... THREAD 🧵

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Check out Golaço Kits at golacokits.com. #ad

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🇵🇹 Almost all football fans in Portugal support only three clubs: 🔴 Benfica (46%) 🔵 Porto (24.7%) 🟢 Sporting (23.8%) Why? THREAD 🧵

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 📅 Club football in the international window 📅 ❌ The countries without a league 🇱🇮🇵🇰 📰 The countries not on scores apps 🇰🇵🇪🇷 🇪🇺 European leagues with fixtures 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌎 Worldwide leagues with fixtures 🇨🇦🇰🇷 📊 Highest-ranked leagues with fixtures 🇦🇷🇲🇽

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌍 FIFA has 211 members. Only four do not have their own domestic league at present: 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇵🇰 Pakistan Why? THREAD 🧵

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎙️ NEW BONUS PODCAST 🎙️ 🪟 Highlights from the international window 🪟 🇨🇰 Cook Islands: First home game in 28 years! 🇵🇭 Philippines: Asian Games curse finally over 🇲🇬 Madagascar keeper dropped for interview 🇰🇼 Salisbury FC: Sixth-tier side off to Kuwait Sign up at patreon.com/sweeperpod 🤩

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

UEFA Nations League 🏟️ 🇦🇹 Austria 3-1 Kosovo 🇽🇰

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🇽🇰 Really excited at the first opportunity to watch Kosovo, FIFA’s joint-newest member country (joined at the same FIFA Congress as Gibraltar on 13 May 2016), live in action - against Austria in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadion!

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 🌍 Global round-up 🌍 🇰🇷 Korean military club's last K-League hurrah 🪖 🇹🇭 Andros Townsend's bizarre Thai accident 🏥 🇺🇾 Uruguay's first Copa Sudamericana winner? 🏆 🇮🇸 Icelandic referee on a wild goose chase 🪿 🇷🇴 Romania's black card for abusive parents ⬛️

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🏟️ Our next match: 🇦🇹 Austria vs. Kosovo 🇽🇰 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna 🔜 Which games are you heading to during the international window? 🪟 Comment “app” and we’ll send a free download link for @FutbologyApp straight to your inbox via DM. #ad

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📺 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 📺 🇵🇹 Portugal's 'Big Three' dominance 🇵🇹 🏆 Benfica, Sporting & Porto: Success & support 🌍 The role of Portugal's history & geography ❓ Potential challengers to the triopoly 💫 European victory for second-tier Torreense 👕 Triple shirt giveaway with Golaço Kits

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎙️ NEW BONUS PODCAST 🎙️ 🌍A journey through Central & Eastern Europe 🌍 🇲🇩 Real Madrid's 12th man...in a Moldovan village 🤝 Real Sireți's partnership with Sevilla 🇭🇺 The third-tier Hungarians unbeaten in 2026 🇭🇷 The feeder club that altered Croatia's title race 🇬🇪 The promoted team top of Georgia's league

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The Sweeper Podcast @sweeperpod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🆕 After months of work, our new website is finally finished! It contains a full archive of our podcast episodes and guest appearances, social media feeds, photos from our travels and more besides. You can check it out at sweeperpod.com

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