Part 1 kicks off with some stories from around the football
world. Why were the Solomon Islands locked out of their dressing room at the OFC Nations Cup? How come New Caledonia dramatically pulled out of the tournament? What are the most remote football tournaments in the world in terms of the distance to the closest inhabited land? And which footballer has recently established himself on the over-45s tennis circuit in South America?
 
We’re back to Europe for Part 2. Which Spanish fallen giant recently gained a dramatic promotion and celebrated with their supporters at the terminal building of the local airport? We’re joined by Matt Harrison of the Guiricast Podcast to find out more. What are the standout ties of the Champions League first qualifying round? And how did Bodø/Glimt manage to send scouts to check out the wrong Latvian opponent?
 
Join us for the patron-only Part 3 at patreon.com/SweeperPod as we take our listeners behind the scenes for the first time and explain how we make the podcast. Where do we find our stories? What is the process for deciding which ones make the cut and deserve inclusion in the episode? How do we keep tabs on everything that is happening around the world? And what happens when we have a “bad pod day”?

RUNNING ORDER
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Chaos at the OFC Nations Cup
09:46 - Rescue missions on Saint Helena
16:47 - Diego Forlán's tennis transition
22:29 - Malaga's promotion madness
28:40 - European fallen giants
31:46 - The UCL first qualifying round
34:57 - Bodø/Glimt scout wrong Latvian opponent