North Korea’s top-secret football league – Plus Wrexham’s Hollywood owners in Colombia & The Sweeper’s new shirt

2026-03-03

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In North Korea, even football is shrouded in secrecy.Fixtures in the DPRK Premier League aren’t published. Fans only find out matches are happening when notices appear outside the stadium the day before. You can’t check the scores. And you can’t watch full games on TV.So how does football actually work in the world’s most secretive country?Why are English Premier League matches shown – but delayed by months and cut down to 60 minutes? Is it really possible to groundhop in Pyongyang? And how have North Korea’s women become one of the stro...

In North Korea, even football is shrouded in secrecy.

Fixtures in the DPRK Premier League aren’t published. Fans only find out matches are happening when notices appear outside the stadium the day before. You can’t check the scores. And you can’t watch full games on TV.

So how does football actually work in the world’s most secretive country?

Why are English Premier League matches shown – but delayed by months and cut down to 60 minutes? Is it really possible to groundhop in Pyongyang? And how have North Korea’s women become one of the strongest forces in football – especially at youth level?

Join us for all the answers in this episode, in which we also tell the story of the Colombian club totally transformed under Wrexham’s Hollywood owners and unveil our first-ever merch: The Sweeper Podcast football shirts.

BUY THE SHIRTS: https://stingz.co/collections/sweeper-podcast

Get £6 off with Patreon: https://patreon.com/sweeperpod

Chapters

00:00 – Intro

01:25 – The DPRK Premier League

05:41 – Bizarre North Korean broadcasts

09:08 – Groundhopping in Pyongyang

13:43 – Unrivalled success at youth level

18:40 – Wrexham's Hollywood duo in Colombia

26:32 – The Sweeper's football shirts

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