Partnerships

<b>For our first episode of the new season, we thought we'd look to those who have got by with a little help from their friends. From footballing bromances to managerial partnerships, via striker partnerships and defensive duos, we explored those who agree that two heads (or two sets of feet) are better than one.<br /><br />Matt's Choices<br /><br />1. Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams<br />2. Nihat and Darko Kovacevic<br />3. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min<br />2. Luka Modric and Toni Kroos<br />3. Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister<br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.</b></p><b>And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.</b></p><b>If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p><br /><br /><br /></p>

01:48:14

Matt and Marc's Football Travels 2023/24

<b>For this pod, Matt and Marc got all reflective about their past season in football and discussed the highlights from their football travels in 2023/24.<br /><br />Matt's Choices<br /><br />1. San Mamés<br />2. Rifcom Charity Football Tournament in the Rif Mountains, Morocco<br />3. Antoñito's 122nd minute goal against Nàstic to get Málaga promoted<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Cob and chips at Merthyr Town FC<br />2. Josh Williams' scissor kick goal for Connah's Quay v The New Saints in the Welsh Cup final<br />3. David Brooks<br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.</b></p><b>And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.</b></p><b>If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p><br /><br /></p>

01:50:33

The Euros: Shirt, Game, Goal

<b>As we get into the full swing of Euro 2024, it would have been rude not to pay homage to one of international football's greatest tournaments. So for this episode, Matt and Marc each decided to choose one shirt, one game and one goal to discuss from Euro history.<br /><br />Matt's Choices<br /><br />1. France's 1984 shirt<br />2. Czech Republic 3-2 Netherlands at Euro 2004<br />3. Hal Robson Kanu v Belgium in Euro 2016<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Netherlands's 1988 shirt<br />2. The Euro 2000 semi-finals<br />3. Fernando Torres v Germany in the Euro 2008 final</b><br /><br /><b>You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:30:34

Play-Offs

<b>There are not many things that come more exciting than the play-offs in football. So, with Marc back from watching Southampton triumph in the Championship Play-Off Final and Matt about to watch Málaga over two legs in the Primera RFEF Play-Off semis, what better time to do an episode on these madcap, all-up-for-grabs games.</b></p><br /></p><b>Matt’s Choices</b></p><ol><li><b>Manchester City’s away kit in the 1999 Division 2 Play-Off Final</b></li><li><b>Garry Monk’s tackle in the 2011 Championship Play-Off Final</b></li><li><b>Altrincham 2-1 Guiseley in 2014 Conference North Play-Off Fina</b></li></ol><b>Marc’s Choices</b></p><ol><li><b>Bologna winning the 1964 Serie A in a Play-Off match v Inter</b></li><li><b>Bolton 4-3 Reading in the 1995 Division 1 Play-Off Final</b></li><li><b>Uzbekistan v Bahrain in 2006 World Cup Qualifying Play-Off Semi-Final</b></li></ol><b>You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:50:38

Feyenoord

<b>For our 50th episode we headed to Rotterdam to take a deep dive into the 'Club of the People' - Feyenoord. With our choices, we covered the club's successes throughout the past 50 plus years - domestic, European and even worldwide. Joining us for our half century was Matt's Guiricast co-host Chris Marquez - born in Span, but brought up in Rotterdam. He even brought along some very precious Feyenoord memorabilia once worn by one of the greatest footballers ever.<br /><br />Chris's choices<br /><br />1. Feyenoord v Estudiantes in the 1970 Intercontinental Cup <br />2. Johan Cruyff's season at Feyenoord<br />3. Arne Slot<br /><br />Matt and Marc's choices<br /><br />1. De Kuip<br />2. 2002 UEFA Cup final - Feyenoord v Dortmund<br />3. Giovanni van Bronckhorst<br /><br />You can find Chris on Twitter at @ChrisMLG6 and the Guiricast at @GuiricastPod<br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:37:53

Semi-finals

<b>There's not much better than a cup final...except maybe a semi-final? We delved into what makes semi-finals so great and looked at some of our personal favourite semi-final games. <br /><br />Matt Choices<br /><br />1. England v West Germany - 1990 World Cup<br />2. Germany v Italy - 2006 World Cup<br />3. Chelsea v Barcelona - 2009 Champions League<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. The 1990 FA Cup sem-finals<br />2. Alesandro Costacurta getting suspended both the 1994 Champions League and World Cup semi-final<br />3. Suwon v Al Sadd - 2011 AFC Champions League<br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:44:31

Big Sam's Bolton

<b>For this episode, we discussed arguably the Premier League's greatest cult side - loved and feared in equal measures. From the days of Djorkaeff to the final throes of this great team being led by Anelka, we looked at what made this team so much fun and so well-remembered. Of course, we talked about their glorious leader too: Sam 'Big Sam' Allardyce. To herald Big Sam, we were joined by Bolotn fan Joseph 'Gibbo' Gibbons.<br /><br />Matt and Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Youri Djorkaeff<br />2. Gary Speed's 500th Premier League appearance<br />3. Nicolas Anelka<br /><br />Gibbo's Choices<br /><br />1. (Almost) signing Rivaldo<br />2. Sam Ashton<br />3. Qualifying for the UEFA Cup<br /><br />You can find Gibbo on Twitter at @JoeBillGibbo.<br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b><br /><br /></p>

01:39:41

Diving Headers

Everyone loves a diving headers, don't they? Well, here's a whole episode dedicated to <b>them. From Argentinian football rituals to goalkeepers saving their team with their noggin', plus much more.<br /><br />Matt's Choices<br /><br />1. Aldo Poy's 1971 header for Rosario Central v Newell's Old Boys<br />2. Jamie Mackie for QPR v Manchester City in the 'AGUEEERRROOOO game'<br />3- Michu's diving headers for Swansea<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Greogory Coupet's double save for Lyon v Barcelona<br />2. Diego Forlan's first ever professional goal<br />3. Gianluca Vialli's sliding header for Sampdoria v Bari<br /><br /><br />You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /><br />And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:31:35

Australia: The Socceroos

<b>We went Down Under for this episode and explored the history of the Australian national team AKA The Socceroos. We discussed the Godfather of Australian football right up to the hipster footballer who has been the face of the current squad's recent penchant for social justice, plus all the heartaches and World Cup triumphs in between.<br /><br />Marc's Choices<br /><br />1. Johnny Warren<br />2. Tim Cahill's volley v Netherlands in the 2014 World Cup<br />3. Australia's 2015 Asian Cup win<br /><br />Matt's Choices<br /><br />1. Australia getting to the final of the 1997 Confederations Cup<br />2. Australia v Italy in the 2006 World Cup<br />3. Jackson Irvine</b><br /><br /><b>You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.<br /></b><br /><b>And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait. If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.<br /><br />Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p>

01:39:53

Brazil's 1970 World Cup Winners

<b>For many, Brazil’s 1970 World Cup-winning team are the greatest national team of all-time, with their fable five of Pele, Tostao, Rivelino, Gerson and Jairzinho. With his new book </b><b><em>O Jogo Bonito!: Brazil's 1970 World Cup Samba Party</em></b><b> coming out soon, we were joined by Gary Thacker (making his hatrick appearance on Platini Played for Kuwait) to discuss the joys that Brazil brought tto Mexico in 1970 - the players, the goals and even the team’s origins four years earlier.</b></p><br /></p><b>Gary’s Choices</b></p><ol><li><b>Brazil in the 1966 World Cup</b></li><li><b>Roginho’s replacement</b></li><li><b>Mario Zagallo</b></li></ol><b>Matt and Marc’s Choices</b></p><ol><li><b>Brazil v England at the 1970 World Cup</b></li><li><b>Jairzinho</b></li><li><b>Carlos Alberto’s goal in the 1970 World Cup Final</b></li></ol><b>You can find Gary on Twitter at @All_Blue_Daze and you can find a Twitter dedicated to his new book O Jogo Bonito!: Brazil's 1970 World Cup Samba Party @O_Jogo_Bonito70 </b></p><br /></p><b>You can also pre-order Gary's new book O Jogo Bonito!: Brazil's 1970 World Cup Samba Party here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jogo-Bonito-Brazils-World-Samba/dp/1801506760</b></p><br /></p><b>You can find Matt on Twitter at @MattLostBoyo and Marc on Twitter at @MarcLostBoyo.</b></p><b>And follow the podcast at @PlayedForKuwait.</b></p><b>If you enjoyed the podcast, make sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods from and tell a friend about us. Also please leave us a review on your chosen podcast provider.</b></p><br /></p><b>Music: Chimez by Dan Henig</b></p><br /></p>

01:41:25