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The Because Football Podcast is all about uncovering the heart of football through individual journeys and community histories shaped by the beautiful game.
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Exploring the Heart of Soccer Fandom | Matthew Barry (opens the original)
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What if the cure for one of the loneliest eras in American life is already happening every Saturday at 3pm - in a supporters section, a soccer bar, a tifo? Matthew Barry didn't grow up chasing this game. He grew up half-Italian, watching his uncles nearly come to blows over Italy vs. France in 2006 — and it planted a question that never left him. Years later, a Master's thesis at Northwestern turned into Heart of a Fan: 30+ podcast episodes, 28 monthly journals, and a running study of what fando
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