The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast

JDT’s world-record unbeaten run, the DFB-Pokal’s smallest-ever village & the UECACAF Nations League

August 25, 2026·32 min
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There’s totally dominating a league – and then there’s Johor Darul Ta’zim! The Malaysians have won the last 12 Super Leagues, the joint-longest active title-winning run in world football.But JDT are currently in the limelight for a different reason: they have set a new record for the longest league unbeaten streak in football history at 109 games, surpassing the run of Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas between 1989 and 1994.So how did they become such an all-conquering force? Why have they drawn scrutiny and criticism for their methods? And are they the world's most dominant team at national level?Plus, Krieschow (with 560 inhabitants) becomes the smallest village to ever host a match in Germany’s DFB-Pokal, and UEFA reportedly talk to CONCACAF about joining forces on a new Nations League as the backlash against FIFA continues.Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweeperpod for a Korean student’s real-life game of Football Manager in Malawi, a former tennis star playing in Austria’s lower leagues and an Albanian club owner literally throwing the cash around.Chapters:00:00 – Intro00:50 – JDT’s 109 games unbeaten04:40 – Royal rescue and scrutiny09:43 – Domestic records worldwide13:12 – Performance at AFC level18:22 – The DFB-Pokal’s smallest village26:10 – The UECACAF Nations League

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