Football History

The First Two Stars: The Story of Uruguay’s Olympic Triumphs

Uruguay's Olympic Heroes from Paris 1924 at the Estadio Centenario - many played again in 1928 (Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write)…

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Podcast: The History of Argentina v Uruguay

Argentina fans gather on Ipanema Beach during World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The world's oldest international rivalry outside of the…

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Podcast: 100 Years of ‘Oriundi’

Raimundo Orsi (front row, far right) in the colours of Juventus [Photo courtesy of Esteban Bekerman] Our guest is Zach…

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Podcast: Blackburn Olympic, the first working-class FA Cup winners

Our recreation of Athletic News' headline of Olympic's FA Cup triumph Have you been watching The English Game on Netflix?…

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Podcast: Italia ’90 – 30 Years On

Can you believe it's been 30 years since the iconic Italia '90 World Cup? Mark Godfrey, who set up the…

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Ten essential books about football’s early history

Queen's Park Football Club of Glasgow. One of the most important football clubs in history [Credit: Queen's Park FC] If…

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Podcast: England’s World Cup Record

Bobby Moore is the only England captain to have lifted a major trophy (1966) Our guest is football writer Gary…

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Podcast: What was the ‘Ruhleben Football Association’?

We welcome back Paul Brown onto the podcast to discuss his new book, The Ruhleben Football Association. The book looks…

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Podcast: Forgotten Football Clubs

Our guest is Philip O'Rourke, who runs the Forgotten Clubs blog. Join us as we delve back into the archive…

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Podcast: The Legacy of Mussolini on Italian Calcio

The Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna We're joined by football writer Aidan Williams to discuss the impact and legacy of…

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