Podcast: Subbuteo Culture

5 months ago

My guest is Derek Air, whose book Land of the Giants explores Subbuteo culture. We're talking ahead of the Subbuteo…

Podcast: Everton in England and Chile

6 months ago

Statue of legendary Everton striker Dixie Dean at Goodison Park Everton is one of the grand old names of English…

There is no single ‘home of football’: Here’s who contributed what…

6 months ago

Clockwise from top-left: FA foundation plaque, London; Queen's Park FC (photo: Queen's Park FC); the Football League foundation plaque, Manchester;…

Podcast: Roma-Lazio – Il Derby della Capitale

6 months ago

AS Roma fans at the Derby della Capitale - the banner reads, 'AS Roma, the people's choice' [Photo: Claus Bermann/Rome…

Iconic Football Shirts: Clapton Community Football Club (away)

6 months ago

The author's Clapton CFC away shirt from 2018/19. The club crest has since changed but the design is in use…

Podcast: The Basque Derby

6 months ago

Los Leones by Christopher Evans covers the rich history of Athletic Club I am joined by Christopher Evans, author of…

Podcast: Football Beyond Borders

7 months ago

Ceylon Andi Hickman from Football Beyond Borders and Dulwich Hamlet Women [Photo: Football Beyond Borders] My guest is Ceylon Andi…

Football’s Pioneer Clubs: Where Are They Now?

7 months ago

Clockwise from top left: Sheffield FC, a mural to Cliftonville in Belfast, Koninklijke HFC, Albion FC [Photos: Sheffield FC/ author/…

How Football Got Started in Germany

7 months ago

Hertha Berlin fans at the Olympiastadion In April 2021, Pitch Publishing released my first book, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who…

Podcast: Groundhopping in Norway

7 months ago

Oslo club Vålerenga in action [Photo: Christopher Hylland] My guest is Norwegian groundhopper Marius Helgå as we discuss groundhopping in…