Football History

The Story of the First African Football Team to Tour Britain

The 1899 team from South Africa that toured Britain, Ireland, and France (Credit: The National Archives, ref. COPY1/442/254) African footballers are now…

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Podcast: Glasgow’s Early Football History

Queen's Park FC, Scotland's pioneer Association rules club [Photo: Queen's Park FC] My guest is Richard McBrearty from the excellent…

4 years ago

Podcast: French Football Between World Cup Triumphs

Matt Spiro's book covers the ups and downs of modern French football Matt Spiro has been covering French football for…

4 years 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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