Your favourite football kit and what it tells you?

The Game Football Podcast

The Times

Sports, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Club World Cup is up and running, with some serious prize money on offer. Judging by the line ups of Chelsea and Manchester City in their first games, they’re talking it seriously. Pete Rutzler is in Philadelphia following Chelsea; he has been assessing local interest in the tournament and also gives an update on the blues new signings and other potential transfer business.

After the break, what’s in a football shirt? We’ve all got our favourites but do they also offer a secret guide to global and local history. From Russian gas giants Gazprom to Young's fish in Grimsby; football shirts offer a snapshot of the economy at point in time. The team look at the big picture but also indulge in some nostalgia as they go through their favourites…

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1:04.7	Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times.
1:10.9	The Club World Cup is in full swing with early victories for Chelsea and Manchester City.
1:16.5	And on today's show, we'll be hearing from our other man in America and discussing the latest transfer news and rumors too.
1:23.7	We're also joined by a special guest to discuss the significance of football shirts in different parts of the world and choose some of our favourite kits from down the years.
1:32.4	I'm Tom Clark and joining me, as usual, we have the former footballer and writer Gregor Robertson.
1:37.2	And for part one of today's show, we have the reporter and journalist who covers clubs in the south of England, but it's currently in the USA.
1:44.0	It's Pete Rutzler.
1:45.0	Good morning, Pete.
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