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Football For Kids

Darren Rees

Sports, Soccer, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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www.kelloggsfc.com Support the show on Patreon, get AD Free listening and become a club captain: https://www.patreon.com/c/Footballforkids/ From humble beginnings in blue-and-white bedsheet kits to becoming a thorn in the side of Real and Barça, this episode dives deep into the story of Atlético Madrid. We uncover the club’s origins, their wild kit switch inspired by a Southampton strip, and how a bear and a strawberry tree became the pride of the Spanish capital. It’s history, passion, drama and a few corkers of facts along the way. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Wakey, wakey, their Kellogg's football camps are back this summer.
0:04.9	To claim a free place, grab a promotional pack of Kellogg's cornflakes, cocoa pops or rice Krispies.
0:12.1	More information is available via the link in the description of this episode.
0:18.3	Would you like to score epic goals like Erling Harland, Alessia Russo or Killian Mbap?
0:24.6	Well, look no further than the Score Like a Striker book, the first book in a fantastic new series from the best-selling author Ben Littleton, whose previous books include the likes of 12 yards, Edge and the
0:40.9	smash hit football school series. If you haven't already, then listen to the episode,
0:46.9	which I've done with Ben, and a link to buy that very book is in the description of that episode.
0:53.6	So, what are you waiting for? Grab yourself a book, description of that episode. So, what are you waiting for?
0:55.8	Grab yourself a book, listen to that episode, and score like a striker.
1:01.9	Score Like a Striker is published by Puffin.
1:05.3	Music Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese.
1:32.4	It's time for another episode on yet another club, a club with so much history and so many
1:39.3	brilliant moments. A club who's also had a bit of bad luck over the years.
1:45.6	This time we're off to Spain and we're off to Madrid.
1:49.8	And we of course are going to Athletico Madrid.
1:54.3	Before we get into this episode properly, let's do a couple of your Apple podcast reviews.
2:00.0	And a massive shout out to everybody who's left a five-star review on Spotify or Amazon or Audible.
2:07.4	And of course on Apple Podcasts where you can write something as well.
2:12.4	The first one is from Paul GHD.
2:16.3	It says best podcast in the world, five stars. It says hi Darren, my name is
2:22.4	Marvin. I'm seven years old and I have played for Formatine FC. Can you give a shout out to my
2:27.7	teammates please? My favorite podcast episode you did was Messi versus Ronaldo. I've given you a five-star rating. Well, thank you very much, Marvin.
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