Snowball sh*thousery in Norway, strange sideline antics in Italy & a deep dive into Gibraltar

03/15/23 • 45 min

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In the latest instalment of The Sweeper, studio sidekicks Lee Wingate and Paul Watson cast the net far and wide to round up all the niche global football action in the first half of March.

Paul reflects on his time as the world's youngest international manager (sort of) and the dormant plans to bring his remote adventure to the big screen, while Lee tries to get to grips with Europe's most bizarre league format in Moldova.

There's a comical touchline moment in Serie B, a historical hiding in Holland, an amazing accomplishment for Violette of Haiti and some superb sh*thousery in the fourth round of the Norwegian cup.

With two leagues already concluded, there's also some chat about the champions in Gibraltar and Malta, plus a review of all the clubs across Europe on course to claim their first-ever top-flight title.

RUNNING ORDER:

PART 1 - The world's youngest international manager & the Micro Cup (01:14)

PART 2 - Weird, wacky & wonderful across the world (14:56)

PART 3 - Premature champions & tantalising title races (34:24)

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In the latest instalment of The Sweeper, studio sidekicks Lee Wingate and Paul Watson cast the net far and wide to round up all the niche global football action in the first half of March.

There's a comical touchline moment in Serie B, a historical hiding in Holland, an amazing accomplishment for Violette of Haiti and some superb sh*thousery in the fourth round of the Norwegian cup.

RUNNING ORDER:

PART 1 - The world's youngest international manager & the Micro Cup (01:14)

PART 2 - Weird, wacky & wonderful across the world (14:56)

PART 3 - Premature champions & tantalising title races (34:24)

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Previous Episode

Sheriff break ground for Moldova, managerial mayhem at Sion & a scandal in Somalia

Hosts Lee Wingate and Paul Watson round up all the quirky, random and bizarre news and stories from across the 55 UEFA countries and beyond in the second half of February.

Unperturbed by the foiled coup in their country, Sheriff Tiraspol become the first Moldovan club to reach the last 16 of a European competition, while Lech Poznań end a 32-year wait for Poland, Belgian clubs enjoy some penalty shootout success and there is a truly horrendous own goal in Denmark.

Sion are in the spotlight after their 56th manager of the century is placed on gardening leave, Zdeněk Zeman returns to the coaching fold at Pescara and Luxembourg's league leaders are locked in a fierce dispute with the FA & UEFA over a potential BeNeLux league.

Then there's a scandal in Somalia, an amazing achievement for Haiti's women, all the latest from the domestic cups in Sweden & Argentina, and a round-up of the Oceania Champions League preliminaries.

RUNNING ORDER:

PART 1 - Europa League & Europa Conference League chat (01:14)

PART 2 - Coaching chaos across the continent (10:56)

PART 3 - Global round-up: Africa, Central & South America in focus (26:19)

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Next Episode

Alderney's 103-year wait goes on, a university student represents Gibraltar & Northern Irish village club Loughgall pursue promotion

The Sweeper crew return to review and reflect upon the standout stories from across the 55 UEFA countries & beyond in late March and early April.

Paul looks back on his memorable trips to Alderney and San Marino, who are on some of the longest winless streaks in world football, while Lee waxes lyrical about Kazakhstan and shares two notable stories from Gibraltar.

There's an excellent April Fool's Day joke by the Norwegian FA, a look at the wacky world of Welsh football, some contenders for the worst club of the season in Italy and St. Kitts & Nevis, and a duo of Dutch pitch invaders.

Last but not least, we introduce our new sponsor Surprise Shirts and review some of the stand-out promotion contenders across Europe - including Russian exclave club Baltika Kaliningrad, recently turned pros Queen's Park of Scotland and Northern Irish village team Loughgall.

RUNNING ORDER:

PART 1 - International round-up: Alderney, San Marino, Sint Maarten, Kazakhstan & Gibraltar (00:53)

PART 2 - April Fool's jokes, savage scorelines & Dutch pitch invaders (18:54)

PART 3 - An introduction to Surprise Shirts (30:35); standout promotion contenders across Europe (33:53)

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