Europe for Larne & TNS, Papua NG's breakaway league & Comoros’ wizard-loving boss

The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast

Part 1 is devoted to the final round of UEFA club competition qualifying & the upcoming league phase in the three tournaments. We look at the Larne, TNS, RFS & Slovan Bratislava underdog success stories, amazing social media posts involving the Smurfs and Mr. Bean, the changed format of the three club competitions and the computerised draw, plus the best European groundhops you could make to take in the league phase action.

In Part 2, we divide our time between domestic club football and the international game. A broken goal is met with the suggestion of blowtorch repair in the Icelandic top tier, Papua New Guinea’s Admiralty Islands FC relocate to the mainland for six months and the international break looms large with three standout fixtures: San Marino vs. Liechtenstein, Comoros vs. Madagascar and Guyana vs. Suriname.

If you don’t want to wait until 18 September for our next episode, then you can join us for a bonus podcast on 11 September at patreon.com/SweeperPod. You will also be able to read our blog about the 2024 Greenlandic Football Championship, enter the draw to win a B67 shirt, become part of our growing Discord community and get exclusive content from our trip to watch San Marino take on Liechtenstein in Serravalle.

RUNNING ORDER:

00:00 – Intro

03:04 – UEFA qualifiers: Upsets & underdogs

09:00 – UEFA qualifiers: Media & memes

14:13 – UEFA qualifiers: Unfamiliar formats

18:56 – UEFA qualifiers: Groundhopping guidance

24:29 – Collapsing goals in Iceland & Romania

30:56 – Papua New Guinea’s relocating islanders

36:56 – San Marino & the international break

44:12 – Patreon perks & B67 shirt giveaway

Editor: Ralph Foster