Football History

How Vasco Da Gama fought for equality in early Brazilian football

Vasco flag fluttering by the beach in Rio de Janeiro Football was established relatively late in Brazil. When Charles Miller…

3 years ago

Spezia Calcio – Italy’s Wartime Champion

By the summer of 1944, with Allied forces advancing up the Italian peninsula, Nazi and Italian fascist forces had been…

4 years ago

Podcast: Reflections on Upton Park, West Ham

West Ham's Boleyn Ground, Upton Park. The club moved to the Olympic Stadium for the 2016-17 season. My guest is…

4 years ago

Podcast: The Greatest Football Books

We look at the best football writing with Paul Hatt from FootballBookReviews.com [Photo: Paul Hatt] In this episode, I discuss…

4 years ago

Podcast: How the European Cup became the Champions League

James Dixon has authored a book on the birth of the Champions League [Photo: Pitch Publishing] James Dixon is the…

4 years ago

The Polish connection at French club RC Lens

RC Lens fans at the Stade Bollaert (Photo: Ronald Schut) In this guest post, Ronald Schut tells us about French…

4 years ago

Podcast: Greece’s Epic 2004 Euro Win

George Tsitsonis's book chronicles the story of Greece's 2004 Euro triumph I am joined by George Tsitsonis, whose book Achieving…

4 years ago

Podcast: The History of Dutch Football

Gary Thacker's book on Dutch football is out in summer 2021 (Photo: Pitch Publishing) I welcome Gary Thacker back onto…

4 years ago

Podcast: Bobby Robson’s England Years

My guest is David Hartrick, author of a new book Silver Linings on Bobby Robson's time as England manager (1982-90),…

4 years ago

El Clásico Uruguayo: The Roots of South America’s Oldest Derby

Nacional fans at the Estadio Centenario (Photo: Marcus Haydon) Between them, Peñarol and Nacional have won 98 of the 116…

4 years ago