What if you built your own global football education—by leaving home, traveling across multiple continents, and going straight to the source? That's exactly what fellow footy traveler Andrew Baggaley, founder of Because Football Media did, as he spent more than a year exploring the globe, visiting football clubs, academies, and fan groups across Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. Whether you're a traditional Premier League fan, a lover of fan culture, or curious about how the global game shapes lives off the pitch, this episode is for you.

03:55 | Prototyping Because Football in Paris at PSG

07:26 | Heading to Ivory Coast for AFCON

10:32 | Connecting with Independiente, River Plate, & Racing Club

15:44 | Why Port Vale? And... who...is Port Vale exactly?

17:48 | Eastern Europe on the way to the Far East

20:23 | Comparing footy cultures across Southeast Asia

25:33 | What the world taught Andrew about American soccer

32:27 | The first ever soccer game in the US

35:49 | Coming Soon: The "Road Trip to the World Cup" Series

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