In honour of 1998 ‘Likes’ on this page, a little history for you… Phil Wake and Christian Wach, the founders of Spirit of Football, went to the World Cup in France in 1998. It was their first World Cup of a possible unbroken line for as long as their bones will carry them to this great competition. There they experienced the unforgettable joy as the fans of different cultures came together in various French cities to watch their teams compete for the greatest trophy on earth. Phil with his passion for music and recording captured some of this excitement with his ever present microphone and when they returned home Christian suggested they edit a radio piece together.
They made that radio edit and so began what was to become the Spirit of Football, a journey from the home of football to every World Cup. The journey is a celebration of this beautiful game and the human spirit that allowed football to become the most popular game on the planet.
As the ‘Likes’ go up we’ll keep posting the history and the future… well at least to Qatar in 2022!
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Here’s that very first Spirit of Football recording
http://soundcloud.com/the-ball/world-cup-1998
World Cup 1998
Spirit of Football’s first recording at the World Cup.
Written by The Ball on Saturday, November 24th, 2012
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