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Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game

30 Episodes

89 minutes | Feb 9, 2020
30. Jurgen Klopp Part 2 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
It's Black and Yellow time as we cover Jurgen Klopp's high-flying early years at Borussia Dortmund. Sit back and enjoy as we also discuss his punditry during the 2006 World Cup while throwing some shade at a certain Canadian sports highlights show.
110 minutes | Jan 26, 2020
29. Jurgen Klopp Part 1 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
Kick-off Iconic's second season with our coverage of the great Jurgen Klopp! In this episode, we cover Klopp's unremarkable playing career in Germany's lower divisions, his biggest managerial influence, Wolfgang Frank, and Klopp's wildly successful spell in charge of minnows FSV Mainz.              
66 minutes | Dec 24, 2019
28 - Bobby Moore Part 4 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
As we finally conclude our series on Bobby Moore - five months after we started - we detail his failed businesses and his unsuccessful managerial career before discussing whether the footballing world did enough to honour the hero of 1966 before he died from bowel cancer in 1993 at the age of 51.
91 minutes | Dec 23, 2019
27 - Bobby Moore Part 3 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In our penultimate Bobby Moore episode, we break down the Bogota scandal, Moore's brilliant tackle and performance against Brazil in 1970, and the end of his playing career.
35 minutes | Dec 9, 2019
26 - Where Have We Been? - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode, Adam and Andrew explain the long break in recording, catch-up listeners on the state of the podcast, detail plans for the future, and look back on the past few months of footy action.
100 minutes | Dec 2, 2019
25 - Bobby Moore - Ep 2 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
Finally, we're back! In this much-belated episode, recorded all the way back in August, the Iconic Bros cover Bobby Moore's rise to national stardom and World Cup glory - a triumphant journey almost derailed by intense personal struggle that would go virtually undiscovered until after Moore's death in the 90s.  We've been away for a spell, but don't worry, we're well and truly back. Stay tuned for more content coming soon, including a minisode explaining our absence, and the conclusion to our series on the great Bobby Moore.
64 minutes | Aug 7, 2019
Bobby Moore - Ep 1 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode of Iconic the bros cover the early life of a boy who went on to lift the coveted world cup trophy, despite the fact that he was less than desirable when starting out, Bobby Moore. 
41 minutes | Jul 21, 2019
USWNT Legends Part 2/2 - Abby Wambach - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In the final coverage following the USWNT triumph at this years FWWC Adam and Andrew take a look back at one of the greatest women's players of all time, Abby Wambach.
57 minutes | Jul 14, 2019
USWNT Legends Part 1/2 - Megan Rapinoe - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode of Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game the bros sit down and discuss the amazing career of a woman who is everywhere in the headlines, Megan Rapinoe.
57 minutes | Jul 5, 2019
Drunk Special - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
On Andrew's final day in Cork with Adam, the bros decide to sit down and play soccer themed drinking games and indulge in some cheap beer.
44 minutes | Jul 1, 2019
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Part 4b - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
As we finally reach the end of our coverage on Zlatan, we look at his record breaking years at Paris Saint-Germain, talk about him defying critics at 35 in the Premier League, and about his retirement plan in sunny Los Angeles.
61 minutes | Jul 1, 2019
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Part 4a - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
The bros cover Zlatan's final year in Inter under the Special One, his ill-fated time with the Philosopher, and his two years at AC Milan before shipping off to the oil-rich PSG.
65 minutes | Jun 24, 2019
Zlatan Ibrahimović - Part 3/4 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode of Iconic, Adam and Andrew discuss Zlatan's time with Juventus and his first 2 season at Inter. 
66 minutes | Jun 17, 2019
Zlatan Ibrahimović - Part 2 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode, the Iconic bros go further into detail about Zlatan's early career and that brilliant Ajax goal. 
69 minutes | Jun 9, 2019
Zlatan Ibrahimović - Part 1/4 - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode the iconic bros cover the man, the myth, the legend, Zlatan. Find out all about his early life and amateur football career on this week's episode of Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game.
43 minutes | Jun 3, 2019
UCL Final/ UEL Final Recap - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this episode the iconic bros take a recap their personal stories of the UCL and UEL final; as well as get into a heated debate about Eden Hazard. 
31 minutes | May 28, 2019
Socrates - Bonus Coverage W/ Andrew Downie - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this week's episode of Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game, Adam and Andrew are joined by none other than the author of Doctor Socrates, Andrew Downie.
52 minutes | May 19, 2019
George Weah - 1/1 Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this short one part episode, Adam and Andrew compile research from multiple sources to try and paint a clear narrative of one of Liberia's most influential soccer stars, George Weah. 
69 minutes | May 12, 2019
Alphonso Davies /UCL Recap - Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In this multi topic episode Adam and Andrew sit down and discuss the wide spread bedlam across Europe's premier footballing tournament, as well as Alphonso Davies' story so far. 
107 minutes | May 5, 2019
Socrates - Part 3/3 Iconic: Players of the Beautiful Game
In the final episode of the Iconic Bros' coverage of the Brazilian legend Socrates, Adam and Andrew look deep into the peak of Corinthians Democracy, Socrates' subsequent move to Italy, and the final years before his tragic death.
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