Searching for the Meaning of Football - In the Sex Capital of Europe?

Nick chatting to fans outside Sturm Graz's Merkur Arena stadium

Still on the search for the true meaning of football, Episode 4 of Nick Thomson's new football podcast Around the World in 90 Minutes is out now and where better to contine on this earnest quest than in the self-proclaimed sex capital of Europe. What?

Graz is the capital city of Austria's second largest state of Styria and home to SK Sturm Graz, current champions of Austria's Bundesliga. It is also home to two UNESCO world heritage sites, the futuristic Kunsthaus (be careful how you spell that) Graz exhibition centre and a funicular connecting the city centre to the Schloßberg, a historical site atop a hill from which the world's tallest indoor slide can be taken thus enabling you to return back down the hill very, very quickly. And alongside all the history, culture, thrills and football, Graz has a thriving (and legal) sex industry. Very smart move to take the wife Nick. 

Cheers!

All of the above information is almost certainly news to you, unless you're Austrian of course. So is Austrian football any good? Do they have real football fans? Why would a Brit from Colchester support SK Sturm Graz? And what does Nick sound like when hurtling down a slide? 

For answers to these and other questions, tune in to Episode 4 via the links below.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/around-the-world-in-90-minuets/id1772650811

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HZALrt0Crw6bHfLE0hzVw