CURVA MUNDIAL

This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias -- ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠ to get our specially curated box that also comes with the free snack bars and 15% offer for CURVA MUNDIAL listeners! Author Dan Williamson joins CURVA MUNDIAL to talk about his new book "Phenomenon: The Incredible Career of Brazil's Ronaldo" and how "El Fenomino" changed the game fo

This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias -- ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠ to get our specially curated box that also comes with the free snack bars and 15% offer for CURVA MUNDIAL listeners! In the season 8 premiere, we kick off with legendary Azzurri player Giuseppe Rossi. Rossi speaks about his time moving away from friends and family at a young age to Italy to pursue his drea

This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias -- ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠ to get our specially curated box that also comes with the free snack bars and 15% offer for CURVA MUNDIAL listeners! Just before season 8 kicks off, season 2 guest Frankie Moloney returns to CURVA MUNDIAL in this special EXTRA TIME episode. Frankie, who has now brought his radio show "The Bugle"

Host Sal Bono's 90-year-old grandma Cecelia Maltempi joins CURVA MUNDIAL for the season 7 finale. Cecelia talks about her life growing up in Oliveri, Sicily, just outside Messina during the outbreak of World War 2 and being forced to live in a cave, getting shot by Nazis, and she and her family protesting Mussolini's fascist regime. She also discusses working along side Ing

Members of indie rock band Demob Happy join CURVA MUNDIAL. Newcastle supporters Thomas Armstrong and Matt Marcantonio talk about the city that has brought us brown ale and the importance of the club to its people. The episode was recorded before Italian international Sandro Tonelli was found guilty in a gambling controversy but the fans were excited by his arrival. The lads also ta

Argentine singer and songwriter Federico Aubele joins CURVA MUNDIAL to take us on a whirlwind journey around the world from his time in Buenos Aires to Berlin to Brooklyn (We establish he only lives in cities with "B" as the 1st letter). Aubele talks about his love of Boca Juniors, the intensity of attending games in Bueno Aires and his music. This episode is sponsored b

Dexys frontman Kevin Rowland joins CURVA MUNDIAL to chat about his love of Wolverhampton and the so-called punk attitude supporting the Wolves. Rowland also talks about his band's new record, "The Feminine Divine." This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias -- ⁠Click Here⁠ to get our specially curated box that also comes with the free snack bars and 15% off

Jezmi Fehmi of British buzz band Bar Italia joins CURVA MUNDIAL to talk about his love of Turkish giants Galatasaray as well as his Turkish roots. Fehmi gives us a deep dive into the Turkish Super Lig, Bar Italia's trajectory and popularity, as well as his Chelsea fandom. This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias -- Click Here to get our specially curated box that also

In this episode of CURVA MUNDIAL we are joined by author Jean Duffy who talks about finding her love of soccer later in life, falling in love with South African soccer and writing the book "Soccer Grannies." Duffy helped bring South Africa's famous Soccer Grannies to the United States and showing that age is just a number. For more information on Soccer Grannies and

Come stop the world and melt with us as Robbie Grey of the legendary New Wave band Modern English joins CURVA MUNDIAL. Grey talks about his love of Manchester United, growing up in Colchester, England as well as his long career, and their new album. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/curva-mundial/support