60 acast.com FC Curva https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/curva en Curva Social Change Curva In football, ‘curva’ refers to the stand where the most passionate and vocal supporters, often ultras groups, are situated, usually on the banked end of a stadium. It's a focal point of a club's support, often seen as the heart of the team's fan base.


This project explores how football can be a vehicle for social change, asking whether the sense of community and belonging we have within the game can be harnessed for wider collective action.


Follow us on Instagram at @fc.curva

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]]> In football, ‘curva’ refers to the stand where the most passionate and vocal supporters, often ultras groups, are situated, usually on the banked end of a stadium. It's a focal point of a club's support, often seen as the heart of the team's fan base.


This project explores how football can be a vehicle for social change, asking whether the sense of community and belonging we have within the game can be harnessed for wider collective action.


Follow us on Instagram at @fc.curva

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]]> false Curva jaybeale@hotmail.co.uk 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 curva episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6/1744445758275-0902d249-4505-48e0-8391-b70cb0cbcd4c.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/curva FC Curva <![CDATA[Joe Simpson: Football's relationship with mental health]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT 18:44 6946c13ef75671173913f323 false https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/6946c13ef75671173913f323 6946c13ef75671173913f323 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full

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]]> Aneesa Ahmed: The importance of representation and community Aneesa Ahmed: The importance of representation and community Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT 31:55 68b23dc5e9dcbdcab96bb9a0 false https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/68b23dc5e9dcbdcab96bb9a0 68b23dc5e9dcbdcab96bb9a0 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full Music and features journalist Aneesa Ahmed is with us to talk all things football and community.


We get into the lack of South Asian representation within the sport, the uneasy relationship with patriotism as people of colour, and the importance of organisations such as Baes FC & Football For Foodbanks. All this an much more.


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]]> Music and features journalist Aneesa Ahmed is with us to talk all things football and community.


We get into the lack of South Asian representation within the sport, the uneasy relationship with patriotism as people of colour, and the importance of organisations such as Baes FC & Football For Foodbanks. All this an much more.


@fc.curva

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]]> Football For Future: How football is responding to the climate crisis Football For Future: How football is responding to the climate crisis Fri, 20 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT 25:30 68531f8a68b0c25e383212d6 false https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/68531f8a68b0c25e383212d6 68531f8a68b0c25e383212d6 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full Elliot Worsop, founder and director of Football For Future and communications manager Dan Hall are with us to talk about how football is responding to the climate crisis.


We get into the top down and grassroots work FFF does, whether the sustainability targets of the Premier League and FIFA are realistic, the hypocritical and inconsistent messaging by clubs when it comes to climate action, the environmental cost of the unceasing expansion of football, how fans can get involved, plus much more. 


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]]> Elliot Worsop, founder and director of Football For Future and communications manager Dan Hall are with us to talk about how football is responding to the climate crisis.


We get into the top down and grassroots work FFF does, whether the sustainability targets of the Premier League and FIFA are realistic, the hypocritical and inconsistent messaging by clubs when it comes to climate action, the environmental cost of the unceasing expansion of football, how fans can get involved, plus much more. 


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]]> <![CDATA[Freddie Feltham: Curva x What's Left?]]> Fri, 23 May 2025 05:00:00 GMT 35:57 682f3e41381499796b757f59 true https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/682f3e41381499796b757f59 682f3e41381499796b757f59 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full With us for episode three is Freddie Feltham, founder and co-host of What's Left? a platform exploring how politics has changed, asking the question – what’s left? We get into the current state of UK politics and how football intertwines, the rise of Reform, masculinity in a hypermodernised world and football as the secular man's religion. All this and much more.


To hear more from Freddie, head over to What's Left? linktr.ee/wtf.is.left

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]]> With us for episode three is Freddie Feltham, founder and co-host of What's Left? a platform exploring how politics has changed, asking the question – what’s left? We get into the current state of UK politics and how football intertwines, the rise of Reform, masculinity in a hypermodernised world and football as the secular man's religion. All this and much more.


To hear more from Freddie, head over to What's Left? linktr.ee/wtf.is.left

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]]> Vasilis Kostakis: Beyond the Final Whistle Vasilis Kostakis: Beyond the Final Whistle Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT 18:28 67f7c130765c14aaeb745697 false https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/67f7c130765c14aaeb745697 67f7c130765c14aaeb745697 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full Vasilis Kostakis, author of Beyond the Final Whistle: Football for a Better World is with us to talk about his book and a new philosophy of football. Vasilis' personal journey with football that saw him stop watching the sport for a number of years, the importance of accessibility, the ecological impact of the game, and why football is so important when it comes to social issues are all discussed and more.


Published by Pluto Press, you can purchase a copy of Vasilis' book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745350738/beyond-the-final-whistle/

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]]> Vasilis Kostakis, author of Beyond the Final Whistle: Football for a Better World is with us to talk about his book and a new philosophy of football. Vasilis' personal journey with football that saw him stop watching the sport for a number of years, the importance of accessibility, the ecological impact of the game, and why football is so important when it comes to social issues are all discussed and more.


Published by Pluto Press, you can purchase a copy of Vasilis' book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745350738/beyond-the-final-whistle/

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]]> <![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn: Football's need for Democracy]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT 22:12 67f6dc050c09f66202992ad2 false https://shows.acast.com/curva/episodes/67f6dc050c09f66202992ad2 67f6dc050c09f66202992ad2 67f6d72e6a2126524d0d99c6 full In the first episode of Curva, Jeremy Corbyn is with us to talk about football's role in social justice and his relationship with the sport in 2025. The lack of democracy in the professional game, how local authorities and clubs interact, and the importance of rebalancing the resources available across the football pyramid are also discussed. All this and more, from Curva.


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]]> In the first episode of Curva, Jeremy Corbyn is with us to talk about football's role in social justice and his relationship with the sport in 2025. The lack of democracy in the professional game, how local authorities and clubs interact, and the importance of rebalancing the resources available across the football pyramid are also discussed. All this and more, from Curva.


@fc.curva

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