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Welcome everybody to episode 47 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra, Australia, Barcelona and elsewhere around the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.
Mike Hollifield is our interviewee in episode 47. Mike grew up in the North East of England in Stockton on Tees in the 1960s. In this interview we discuss Mike’s early football life with schooling teams and his youth centre team Kiora Hall and how he became an apprentice professional footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club in the late 1970s.
His professional football journey in England is covered and Mike talks openly about his times at different clubs in the United Kingdom. We then chat about a phone call that saw him fly half way around the world with his Family to play football in Australia with Wollongong City and other clubs in the Illawarra.
For me, I grew up in my teenage years watching Mike play firstly with the Wollongong Wolves and then with Lysaghts. His left foot was always beautiful to watch, as he could pass the ball with great accuracy and distribute across the park. Mike has left a great impression on the Illawarra football community and it was wonderful to discuss some of his football memories.
My sincere thanks go out to Mike for giving up his time for this interview, it was an absolute pleasure and honour to listen to Mike. Please enjoy this episode!
