Podcast: Argentine Football for Foreign Visitors with the Hand of Pod

5 months ago

Among 'La Doce' (the 12th man) faithful at Boca Juniors for the pre-kick-off 'recibimiento' (reception) (Photo Chris Lee/Outside Write) My…

Groundhoppers’ Guide: River Plate (Montevideo)

5 months ago

Pre-match at the Estadio Parque Federico Omar Saroldi (Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write) Club Atlético River Plate - not to be…

Podcast: Football and Argentinian Identity

5 months ago

A Mural in Buenos Aires of Argentina's three men's World Cup-winning captains, Daniel Passarella (1978), Diego Maradona (1986), Leo Messi…

New Book Announcement – Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

5 months ago

I can finally reveal that my third book, Shades of Green: A Journey Into Irish Football, is coming out on 10…

Groundhopper’s Guide: Club Atlético Banfield

5 months ago

The sun sets on an empty post-match Estadio Florencio Sola, home of Banfield [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write] One of the…

Podcast: The Roots of Argentinian Football

6 months ago

Argentine pioneer club Alumni's shirt; Quilmes Atlético Club murals; plaque marking the first match in Argentina [Photos: Chris Lee/Outside Write]…

Ten Years of Outside Write: What’s Changed and What’s Next?

6 months ago

Clockwise from top-left - San Siro in the rain, my favourite groundhopping shot; La Bombonera, Boca Juniors; Anfield, Liverpool; Hertha…

Football and National Identity in Argentina and Uruguay 

6 months ago

Match day at Boca Juniors' famous La Bombonera [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write] In November 2024, having just returned from a…

Podcast: Women and Football Fandom

7 months ago

Fulham Lillies, a women-run fan group for supporters of Fulham FC's women's and men's sides [Photo: JulieAnn Thomas/Fulham Lillies] I'm…

Guest Post: A Refugee’s Search for a Home in the Beautiful Game

7 months ago

Pre-match at La Bombonera, home of Boca Juniors [Photo: Vedran Dedic] In this guest post, Vedran Dedić - originally a…