4ThreeThree - The Global Football Podcast

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The 4ThreeThree Global Football podcast brings you stories of the beautiful game from around the world. For a different perspective on the beautiful game, tune in and subscribe to The 4ThreeThree Global Football Podcast and visit our website www.4threethree.com

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Episodes

The Road to VAR - Diego Maradona and "The Hand of God"

It is hard to think of any one man that has dominated a World Cup in the way Diego Armando Maradona dominated the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In one monumental game against England in the Quarter Finals, Maradona displayed his full reportoire of skill and artistry, hand in hand with his devilry. The goal he scored to put Argentina 2-0 ahead has gone down as "The Goal of the Century", and who would argue with that? However his first goal, his infamous "Hand of God" goal, at once revealed the length...

Dec 16, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Road to VAR - 1982 World Cup semi-final. Schumacher assault on Battiston.

The 1982 World Cup finals in Spain promised to be one of the great World Cups. A galaxy of stars had gathered. Platini, Zico, Socrates, Keegan, Dalglish and an emerging Diego Maradona. The Brazil team of 1982 is almost as fabled as their 1970 predecessors and have gone down as the greatest team to have never won the World Cup. As well as the great football on offer, the 1982 World Cup also offered up its fair share of drama. There was the scandalous collusion between West Germany and Austria in ...

Dec 06, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The Road to VAR - The Ghost Goal of 1966

In episode 1 of our podcast series "The Road to VAR" we take a look at Geoff Hurst's controversial goal against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final. Did it cross the line? More importantly, how did the officials come to their decision and what does modern technology have to say about this most famous (infamous depending on your allegiances!) of incidents. It was arguably the first time in modern footballing history that video and photographic evidence was used to discuss the merits of the r...

Nov 29, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1

The Road to VAR - Trailer

The 2018 FIFA World Cup introduced the Video Assisted Referee to the game of football for the very first time. However, the seeds for its introduction were laid years before. In this first documentary series from The 4ThreeThree Global Football Podcast, we will look at some of the most controversial incidents in the history of the game and examine how these controversies laid the groundwork for the eventual introduction of VAR. From Geoff Hurst's controversial extra-time goal at Wembley in 1966,...

Nov 21, 2022•3 min

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