Michael MacCambridge of "Red Letters" on Liverpool's magical season, Jürgen Klopp and the Changing Face of Premier League Accessibility in America

Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Sports Illustrated

Sports, Sports News, News, Soccer

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Grant speaks about all things Liverpool with Michael MacCambridge, an Austin-based writer and author who's one half of "Red Letters," a weekly season-long series of letters about Liverpool FC for the Liverpool Echo with Neil Atkinson of The Anfield Wrap. They discuss MacCambridge's origin story with Liverpool and his thoughts on Liverpool fandom, what makes Jürgen Klopp and this Liverpool team special, and how we consume global sports in the 21st century. Grant and Michael, both Kansas City natives, also discuss their fandom for the NFL Chiefs, how they sat together in frigid conditions at last year's AFC championship game and what they would do if the Chiefs can win their first Super Bowl in 50 years. MacCambridge's books include '69 Chiefs (a new coffee table book on the only Chiefs Super Bowl winners), America's Game (on the history of the NFL) and The Franchise (on the history of Sports Illustrated). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.7	Hey there I'm Grant Wall. Welcome to the Planet Football
0:31.7	podcast. This week's interview guest is Michael
0:35.1	McCambridge, a massive Liverpool fan from Austin, Texas who's writing a
0:39.5	season-long letter exchange about Liverpool with Neil Atkinson of the Anfield
0:44.8	rap for the Liverpool Echo website. Michael has a long history of quality work
0:51.2	as a writer and author.
0:54.0	Quick reminder if you like the podcast,
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1:00.9	It helps people find us. and we'd appreciate you recommending the
1:04.2	podcast to someone you know. On word. Our guest today is Michael McCambridge.
1:09.5	He is a terrific author and writer who lives in Austin, Texas. He's also a massive
1:15.2	Liverpool fan who picked a good year to write a season-long weekly letter
1:19.8	exchange about Liverpool with Neil Atkinson of the Anfield rap, which you can find online at the
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