Radio Free CONCACAF

Radio Free CONCACAF seeks to entertain and inform the football/soccer fan who wants to go beyond the game, highlighting historical, cultural, and political phenomena that help us understand the Americas and Caribbean better.r

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Episodes

Monday Oct 24, 2022

In this episode we cover the surprising links between Costa Rica and Spain, part 2/4 of our series covering CONCACAF nations in the World Cup, and their relationship with one of their rivals.
We learn about historic connections between Costa Ricans and La Liga, the friendly between Costa Rica and Spain that led our co-host Fernando to expect great things from the Ticos in the 2014 World Cup, and our co-host Cullen shares his experiences visiting San Jose for a WC qualifier.

Thursday Oct 20, 2022

In this episode we kick off our World Cup series, where we examine each of the CONCACAF teams going to Qatar, and their relationship with one of their rivals.
In this episode, we cover the flow of Argentinians to Mexico, often fleeing political violence, but also to pursue footballing opportunities, even going so far as naturalizing as Mexican and playing for El Tri.
We also cover the 2006 and 2010 WC matchups between these two teams, both in the knockout rounds.

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