Football History

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…

3 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

Visiting the Royal Arsenal – and other important Arsenal sites south of the river

The Royal Arsenal, the workplace of the original 'Gunners' [Photo: Christopher Hylland] In this guest post, Arsenal fan and author…

4 years ago