Podcast: 100 Years of Umbro

7 months ago

I welcome Alex Ireland back onto the podcast to discuss his new book on Manchester sports manufacturer, Umbro, which celebrated…

Podcast: The Industrial Roots of English Football

7 months ago

My guest is David Proudlove, whose new book Work and Play: The Industrial Roots of English Football looks at the…

Podcast: The Fall and Rise of Brighton & Hove Albion

8 months ago

Pre-match at Brighton & Hove Albion's Amex Stadium [Photo: Outside Write] My guest is Michael Hamlin, who runs the 80s90sFootball…

Podcast: Identity in Balkan Football

8 months ago

The Belgrade Derby as Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) take on Partizan (Photo: Kirsten Schlewitz) I welcome Belgrade-based Kirsten Schlewitz back…

Podcast: Georgian Football

8 months ago

Dila Gori v Lok Tbilisi (Photo:Matt Walker / 55 Football Nations) My guest is Luka Lagvilava, whose @GeorgianFooty feed on…

Tips for First-Time Groundhoppers in England (especially Americans)

9 months ago

Pre-match at Molyneux, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers (Photo: Outside Write) I put a post up on Threads after seeing a few Americans…

Clear the Table, Iron the Pitch, and Lock up the Cat – (Table) Football’s Coming Home…

9 months ago

The Subbuteo World Cup 2024 returns to the game's roots at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Photo: The English Subbuteo Association)…

Podcast: Subbuteo Culture

9 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

9 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…

10 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;…