Football History

Football Travel: Hertha Berlin

The Olympiastadion in Berlin is where sporting history is made. It’s where Jesse Owens incensed Adolf Hitler at the 1936…

9 years ago

Left Wing Football Clubs

Sport and politics mix far too often. The allure of football as a political tool has been too strong for…

9 years ago

Retrospective: Le Stade du Ray, Nice

The French city of Nice has a new and suitably glamorous arena for Euro 2016, but until 2013 the home…

9 years ago

The Joy of Retro: Why is nostalgia so appealing?

I have a terrible soft spot for old football shirts, specifically those of the 1970s-90s. As I recently turned 40…

9 years ago

Historic Football Stadiums: Craven Cottage, Fulham

By the banks of the River Thames in London sits what is arguably the most picturesque football ground in England.…

9 years ago

Book Review: Eibar the Brave

Have you heard of Eibar, the latest David and Goliath story to emerge from Spain? The tiny club’s first season…

9 years ago

Historic Stadiums: The Boleyn Ground, West Ham

This season is West Ham’s last at the famous Boleyn Ground before the Hammers head off to pastures new in…

9 years ago

Book Review: Notts County On This Day

Notts County FC is the world’s oldest professional football club. Now, the club’s history has been chronicled in Notts County…

9 years ago

Book Review: Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters

Daniel Gray celebrates his thirtieth birthday by touring England’s footballing hinterland and has-been post-industrial giants. The result is a wonderfully…

9 years ago

Book Review: Danish Dynamite

Growing up in the 1980s I thought Denmark had always been a force in world football. Not so. One golden…

9 years ago