After confessing a truly embarrassing secret—so embarrassing, oh my God—Brian looks back at the English Golden Generation, one of the most celebrated and reviled groups of athletes ever. It's a nonstop carnival of toxic tabloids, broken metatarsals, amazing hair (David Beckham), slightly less amazing hair (Wayne Rooney)—oh, and Michael Owen's sensational 1998 goal against Argentina, the moment when all the madness began.
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 | Pelé (1958)
18 | Carlos Alberto (1970)
16 | Lionel Messi (2014) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018)
15 | Landon Donovan (2010)
14 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst (2010)
13 | Lucien Laurent (1930)
12 | Johan Cruyff (1974)
11 | Esteban Cambiasso (2006) and James Rodríguez (2014)
10 | Andres Escobar (1994)
9 | Joe Gaetjens (1950)
8 | Zinedine Zidane (2006)
7 | Geoff Hurst (1966)
6 | Marco Tardelli (1982)
5 | Roger Milla (1990)
4 | Dennis Bergkamp (1998)
3 | Kylian Mbappé (2018)
2 | Ronaldo (2002)
1 | Diego Maradona (1986)
Introducing: '22 Goals'
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Coach Carvalho Podcast
From Corner2Corner Podcast
Golf Podcast: next on the tee
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The MeatEater Podcast