Eastern Europe

Football in Stalinist Albania

Phil Harrison's new book explores football in communist Albania [Photo: Pitch Publishing] My guest is Phil Harrison, who discusses his…

1 week ago

Podcast: Football and the Breakup of Yugoslavia

I am joined by Chris Etchingham, whose first book Emancipation for Goalposts: Football's Role in the Fall of Yugoslavia, is…

6 months ago

What a load of old Tosh. Toshkent that is.

Tim and Helen at Olympic Tashkent's JAR Stadium [Photo: Tim Hartley] In this guest post, football writer and Cardiff City…

10 months ago

Podcast: Matchday Programmes of the DDR (East Germany)

Just three of Anthony Russell's extensive collection of DDR programmes [Credit: Anthony Russell] Anthony Russell runs a fascinating Instagram account…

3 years ago

Podcast: Football Under Nazi Occupation

Prisoners would watch matches on the Appelplatz from the roof of the kitchen barracks (on the left) of the Gross-Rosen…

3 years ago

Podcast: Studying the Far-Right in Eastern European Football

The 'Holy War' - the Krakow Derby between Cracovia and Wisła (Photo: Michael Cole) Our guest is Michael Cole, an…

3 years ago

Podcast: Romanian Football History

5th tier football in Bucharest, with the imposing Casa Presi Liber (House of the Free Press) in the background [Credit:…

4 years ago

Podcast: Football in the Former Soviet Republics

Robert O'Connor's Blood and Circuses chronicles his travels in the former Soviet Republics Our guest is Robert O'Connor, who has…

4 years ago

Podcast: The State of Football in Ukraine

Valeryi Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kiev [Credit: Bradley Stafford] Our guest is Vadim Furmanov, originally from Ukraine, to discuss the current state…

4 years ago

‘Holy War’: The Krakow Derby

Cracovia fans conduct a tifo at the 'Holy War' derby, 2020. Our guest is Krakow-based Denys Nachornyy, whose Gigs and…

4 years ago