Football Iconic
The perfect place for new and old FOOTBALL fans alike! A home for football retrospectives on iconic players, teams, events and much more. If you love a bit of footy, be sure to following along! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballIconic Website: footballiconic.com Any and all feedback and comments are welcome!
Episodes
July 9, 2025 • 38 mins
Multi-club groups are frequently brought up within the sports community.
For good reason, too. The list of drawbacks seem to dramatically outweigh the benefits, depending on who you ask.
The questions of the day are - What is Multi-club ownership really? Should this be allowed? And is it really that bad?
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July 2, 2025 • 40 mins
International domination is not something that happens all too frequently. When a nation band together and becomes an unstoppable force that is feared by all.
This essentially encapsulates the great Spanish football team of 2008 -2010. A team full of technical genius, mental monsters and icons of the highest order.
How did they do it?
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June 25, 2025 • 37 mins
Since 2016, the 100 million euro mark has been crossed 17
times in the transfer market for one player.
The evolution of the player trading game over time is an
interesting one. Supercharged commercial and broadcasting deals continue to create an environment where bigger numbers are expected and the divide between the haves and the have nots grow by the day.
Is all of this a bubble? And if so, Is all of this set to
burst?
...
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June 19, 2025 • 41 mins
In 2006, Juventus unraveled before out eyes and were sentenced to a fate that nobody saw coming. Relegation to the second division.
However, somehow, only 8 years later the club were back to the very top and very shockingly better than ever.
Antonio Conte Manager supreme made it all possible. Capped off by winning more points than any Serie A club ever has.
It was also a wacky period, laced with glory, corruption and everyth...
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June 11, 2025 • 33 mins
Portugal is a fascinating footballing nation. A country with a population of only 10 million, dwarfed in size by the global elite, yet always in the conversation as one of the best around.
Today, we dive into the crazy history of this nation, up to and including the 2016 UEFA European Championship. A true tale of underdog glory.
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June 9, 2025 • 50 mins
The 2024/25 football season had absolutely everything. Emotion, drama, shock, vindication, relief, domination. You name it.
But how good was it, really?
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June 4, 2025 • 39 mins
In the 2012 , Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid scored 121 goals. The most goals scored by a team in one season in the history of La Liga.
They put up 100 points in the league, a record tally at the
time, and perhaps most significantly, they got the better of a Pep Guardiola led Barcelona, that is very often regarded as the greatest club football team
of all time.
But there was so much toxicity around the team that some feel only ...
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May 28, 2025 • 42 mins
Carlo Ancelotti is arguably the most successful European
manager of all time.
His Milan acted as a perfect representation of why experience matters on the biggest stage and why form is temporary, but class is ever lasting.
However, there is an opinion that, despite all of Ancelotti’s success with I Rossoneri, given the personnel he was blessed with, he did not achieve all that he could. There is some truth to this. But not
ever...
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May 23, 2025 • 22 mins
In 2008, Paris Saint Germain was minutes from relegation and experiencing rapidly compounding debt.
3 years later, it became a perennial winner of every domestic competition, with the transfer budget of a gulf state.
Qatar’s acquisition of Paris Saint Germain has had a profound impact on sports, culture, the French economy and much more. Both directly and indirectly.
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May 23, 2025 • 37 mins
Graeme Souness Is a One of a kind player and a one of a kind personality. One of the Angriest Men to ever grace a football pitch. And a man that somehow always manages to find chaos wherever he goes.
But he's also a man with an unwavering desire to win and succeed. Today, we ask and answer the question:
How Good Was Graeme Souness, really?
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May 21, 2025 • 28 mins
George Best Was, quite simply put, the equivalent of a rockstar. In many ways, football’s first true Rockstar.
He won everything available to him – as an individual, as part of a team. He was magical on the ball, a sight that kept everyone on their feet and sent defenders in unbridled panic.
Off the pitch, the winning didn’t seem to stop. Money, cars, girls, fame. At a glance, he was a man that had it all.
The sad reality is ...
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May 19, 2025 • 28 mins
In football terms, the men’s department of the United States Soccer federation was once seen as an exciting underdog, with fledgling popularity and a lack of resources and professionals.
But those who were there, would die for the flag on the pitch. This is no longer the case.
This video is not about piling onto the misery of USMNT supporters.
This one is more about diving into the whacky, convoluted, often times impressive, y...
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May 16, 2025 • 32 mins
Kenny Dalglish is one of the most successful and enigmatic figures in football history. A player nobody could touch – a manager that could lead the most pessimistic of players over a cliff. A man that could make it anywhere.
His story is a complex one and not without tragedy. He’s had to endure and witness more catastrophes than most where lives have been lost and countless more affected. 3 separate situations – all devastating
T...
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May 13, 2025 • 27 mins
Ryan Giggs is one of the strangest and most shocking examples of a legendary athlete. The most successful football of all time on the island. 13 League winner's medals- People have received statues for much less.
However, the Premier League seems to have forgotten he exists.
Why?
The unravelling of Ryan Giggs in the public eye has left many questioning how they feel about his legacy.
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April 30, 2025 • 39 mins
Blackburn Rovers were once one of only two teams to win the Premier League. They spent like crazy, they attracted the top talent in the land and they won very very big.
However, they collapsed almost immediately and have never found their way back to the top.
This is their story.
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April 25, 2025 • 28 mins
AC Milan isone of the most successful teams to grace football. And there is a good reason for that. One of those reasons is the period between 1988 to 1996.
A period of unprecedented success. A Golden age.
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April 23, 2025 • 31 mins
Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are two entities that were interchangeable to many for a very long time. Over 5 years (not consecutively), the pair have delivered glorious, golden highs and dramatic, damning lows.
Here, we dive deep into the part 2 of Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea - a bridge burning roller-coaster that we can never forget.
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April 20, 2025 • 30 mins
Florentino Perez is the mastermind behind the success of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. In turn, he is also one of the most successful people on the planet.
With ACS, his construction company, he is a construction magnate and with Real Madrid has achieved an unbelievable amount sustained success.
How did he do it and is it all a coincidence?
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April 16, 2025 • 33 mins
UEFA is a bonafide global superpower in the realm of football and politics. Many feel as though they are bigger than FIFA, Many feel they are bigger than more than a few global governments. Both of those things may very well be true, depending on how you look at it.
How did they get here and what has had to happen to make all of this possible?
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April 14, 2025 • 29 mins
When Sir Alex Ferguson retired from football management in 2013, his parting gift to Manchester United was setting them up for future success. This was done through hand selecting his own successor.
That man was none other than 'The Chosen One', David Moyes. This selection did not have the desired effect...
The thought of this period strikes fear in the hearts of any loyal United fan. But, should that be the case?
With the gift...
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