Football Belongs: Australia's Football Identity
Welcome to the podcast instalment of the Football Belongs title, with a series charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches.
The Football Belongs title tells the often unheralded stories of Europe’s contribution to Australian football and society.
Hosted by David Davutovic and featuring John Didulica - the inspiration behind the series - as well as a long list of Australian sporting personalities, they will explore how football has played a fundamental role in shaping our nation and examine the game struggles to penetrate the mainstream - to the point that the sport continues to get diminished at every turn.
In December 2021, Football Belongs was named the Best Sports Podcast at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards.
Produced & edited by Lucas Perry.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Bonus Episode - The extraordinary legacy created by the Matildas at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ | How to continue this momentum to grow the game in Australia
Three years after we first launched the award-winning Football Belongs podcast series, Matilda Emma Checker is our guest and author Fiona Crawford reprises her role in this special bonus episode.
The…
Football Belongs nominated for two Australian Podcast Awards!
The incredible limited series from Optus Sport, Football Belongs, hosted by David Davutovic and authored by John Didulica, and featuring a host of prominent sporting personalities in this country, ha…
Ep. 10 - Looking Forward: Where does Australian football go from here? | One event that could change the course of football
Former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou, Matildas great Kate Gill and journalist Francis Leach are our special guests, as we close out the Football Belongs podcast series.
They join series inspiration…
Ep. 9 - Major Events: The 2015 Asian Cup and its dramatic final | Ange Postegolou's first-hand account | Australia's pride of sporting success
In the penultimate episode of the series, former Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou, Football Australia chairman Chris Nikou and sports reporter Richard Hinds join John Didulica and David Davutovic to …
Ep. 8 - Getting Equal: The power of Australia failing to take the field against USA | How the Matildas' plight reflected a societal gap
Matildas greats Kate Gill and Tal Karp plus current star Tameka Yallop, along with esteemed writer and academic Fiona Crawford, join John Didulica and David Davutovic for a strong-hearted discussion …
Ep. 7 - Clash of Cultures: When the VFL All-Stars took on Slavia-Port Melbourne | How Australian Rules has impacted football
Esteemed football historian & author Roy Hay and researcher & blogger Paul Mavroudis join John Didulica and David Davutovic for the latest instalment of Football Belongs. The match in focus is a day …
Coming soon: Episodes 7-10
There are still four incredible episodes to come in the limited edition Football Belongs series, in which John Didulica and David Davutovic will be joined by a host of engaging personalities to speak…
Ep. 6 - First Nations People: John Moriarty's quest | The failures of a nation and a game | Giving voice to Aboriginal Australians
Ros Moriarty and Travis Dodd are the special guests on this episode of Football Belongs, as they join John Didulica and David Davutovic to have a powerful conversation about:
- The outrageous notion of …
Ep. 5 - Cultural cringe: AC Milan's infamous 1993 tour of Australia | Ange Postecoglou's shock 2017 Socceroos exit
Cultural cringe: it runs through our entire cultural and political zeitgeist in Australia, and as former Socceroo Paul Trimboli and broadcaster Francis Leach join John Didulica and David Davutovic, t…
Ep. 4 - Borders: Australian-born grassroots movement to Save Hakeem | The birth of the National Soccer League
Australia has been shaped by a persistent - often irrational - obsession with borders.
As an accompaniment to the next chapter in the Football Belongs series: "Borders", which you can read at https://…
Ep. 3 - Legend of ANZAC: Australia's 1967 tour of Saigon | Why football gets sidelined during ANZAC commemorations
The Legend of ANZAC sits in the awareness of most Australians. But why is it that football seems to be left behind in the conversation, when the game has such a rich history with the ANZAC spirit?
Joh…
Ep. 2 - Multiculturalism: 2006 World Cup, Socceroos v Croatia and the historical tapestry | How one match changed a nation
David Davutovic and John Didulica are joined by Socceroos legend John Aloisi and Australian public policy academic and author Andrew Wear to continue the conversation on multiculturalism. In this epi…
Ep. 1 - The Outsiders: Rugby, British Colonialism and the Institutions | Why has this country struggled to accept football?
David Davutovic and John Didulica are joined by renowned football media personalities Andy Harper and Tracey Holmes to set the scene for the series.
The group discuss multiculturalism in Australia, as…
Coming soon: Football Belongs
Arriving 4th December: Optus Sport's new instalment of the Football Belongs title: a podcast series charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches.
Produ…