A late consolation from Lord Pannick.

A brilliant bonus edition for our @ItWasPod Patreon subscribers today @honigstein on whether Jürgen can initiate Das Reboot 2.0 on German national team Fascinating details from the man who knows both Klopp and Die Mannschaft best @jonawils

@jonawils gives a brief history of Ghana and the Black Stars, including their memorable encounter with Real Madrid and the golden era of the Ghana national team

The glory and tragic death of Bob Mensah, Ghana’s greatest goalkeeper. For It Was What It Was members. #ghana #mensah #iwwiw

Xavi’s appointment as coach of the Netherlands looks like a great advocate returning to the home of that philosophy. But how adept a coach is he? And do the Netherlands want a return to Cruyffian traditions? #netherlands #totalfootball #xavi

When Ghana drew with Real Madrid… and the golden age of the Ghana national team. #ghana #realmadrid #nkrumah

Has transfer spending become counter-productive for Premier League clubs? #premierleague #transfers #arsenal #mufc #mcfc #chelsea

‘I am certain the Black Stars have compelled the soccer world to acknowledge a new soccer force has emerge’ Ghana’s 1st President Kwame Nkrumah on Real Republicans 3-3 draw with Real Madrid, 1962 How Nkrumah used football to forge Ghanaian independence with @jonawils @ItWasPod

How the Wall Street Crash finished off the American Soccer League. The final part of my 13-part series on the rise and fall of pre-WW2 soccer in the USA (links to the previous 12 parts in the article). #ussoccer #usa #footballhistory