Hosted by From The Ash · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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The podcast for football romantics and shirt nostalgics. Each week we’ll journey through the rich tapestry of football history - pulling vintage shirts off the hanger to exploring the stories woven into their fabric, and diving deep into the folklore, iconic designs and unforgettable moments that shaped our love for the game. This is the place where football nostalgia and kit passion come together, celebrating not just the shirts we wore, but the memories we created while wearing them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From The Ash hosts Kiss the Badge, a sports show with 21 episodes published.
England have underwhelmed in their second week at the World Cup, but does everyone need to take a deep breath? This week, I look at England's performance, why there are genuine areas for concern, and why some of the reac
The World Cup is up and running, and after the first week there's already plenty to talk about. We discuss the remarkable story of Cape Verde's goalkeeper and the performance that had everyone talking, weigh up the peren
The World Cup is finally here! In the 1st special World Cup 2026 edition of Kiss the Badge, I share my excitement ahead of football's biggest tournament and discuss some of the major talking points and controversies surr
In this episode, I take you along on my trip to the iconic Classic Football Shirts store, where I set myself a simple challenge: spend £500 and see what kind of gems I can come away with. Across the visit, I pick up five
In this episode, I’m building my ultimate 90s World Cup XI, picking the best players from the iconic tournaments of Italia '90, USA '94 and France '98. From legendary forwards like Ronaldo and Roberto Baggio, to midfield
In this episode I dive into a Premiership Years rewatch of the unforgettable 1996–97 Premier League season, revisiting one of the most iconic campaigns of the 90s. Using the classic archive episode of The Premiership Yea
In this episode we dive deep into one of the most nostalgic topics in football culture: the iconic football shirts of the 1998 World Cup in France. Was France 98 the World Cup with the greatest football kits of all time?
Get ready to relive the beautiful game from Italia ’90 to South Africa 2010 as we dive into the nostalgia of World Cup theme music, comparing the iconic opening tunes and broadcast stings from BBC versus ITV. From operat
In this episode of Kiss the Badge, the focus is fully on football shirt collecting. From retro football shirts and vintage football kits of the 1990s and 2000s to the modern football shirt market, this episode explores w
Before social media, before highlights on demand, before football became constant noise, there was school football in the 90s — and it was everything. In this episode, I look back at growing up with football at school in
Kiss the Badge is back after the festive break and Ash is covering some serious ground to kick off the new series. There’s a clear look at what the podcast is going to be about moving forward and, just as importantly, wh
In this episode of Kiss the Badge, we dive into two of football’s most iconic shirts — and the unforgettable stories stitched into them. From Leicester City’s 5000–1 Premier League miracle in the 2015/16 season, when the
Two iconic football stories. One unforgettable conversation. In this episode, we dive deep into the legendary Arsenal 2003–04 Invincibles season, when the Gunners went unbeaten in the Premier League under Arsène Wenger,
In this episode, we dive into two iconic football shirts from very different eras: the Brazil 2002 home shirt and the Napoli 2024–25 home shirt. First up, we revisit the legendary Nike Brazil 2002 jersey, worn by the unf
In this episode of Kiss the Badge, we start with a shirt that instantly became a modern football icon: the Manchester United 2021–22 away shirt, worn by Cristiano Ronaldo during his unforgettable return to Old Trafford.
Dive into the West Germany 1990 World Cup home shirt, the iconic football kit that symbolized national unity and lifted the trophy, and explore Juventus’ 2015–16 pink “Drake” away shirt, a bold, divisive design that chan
Kiss the Badge is back after a short break — I’ll explain why I was off-air last week and what’s coming next, and what we won't be doing any more of moving forward! Then for this week's Future Classic - the Real Madrid 2
We’re ranking every Premier League home shirt from this season, worst to best. From bold experiments to instant classics, we’ll talk colours, patterns, and the little details that make or break a kit. Also, we chat about
In this episode, we dive into one of the most iconic football shirts of all time: the France 1998 home kit. From its bold chest stripe and tricolour collar to the cultural weight it carried during a transformative summer
In this episode of Kiss The Badge, we dive into the sun-drenched nostalgia of USA ’94 to celebrate one of the most iconic football shirts of all time: Brazil’s 1994 home kit. From Baggio’s heartbreak to Diana Ross’s miss
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Kiss the Badge is hosted by From The Ash. The show is categorised under sports (soccer) and has published 21 episodes.
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