South American Football

Podcast: El Clásico Rosarino

Our guest, Jamie Ralph, blogs about Newell's Old Boys in English [Source: Jamie Ralph] Our guest is Jamie Ralph, who…

4 years ago

Podcast: The Great Brazil Side of 1982

Horsfield's 1982 Brazil: The Glorious Failure is released on 26 October 2020. Sócrates, Zico, Éder, Falcão, Júnior...all names that conjure…

4 years ago

Podcast: Football in Venezuela

Match day in Venezuela [Credit: Jordan Florit] Our guest is Jordan Florit, whose new book Red Wine and Arepas: How…

4 years ago

A Venezuelan Football Odyssey

Under the lights in Venezuelan football [Source: Jordan Florit] Jordan Florit is the author of a new book on Venezuelan…

4 years ago

The History of Football in the Dutch Caribbean: The Modern Era

Curaçao celebrate winning the 2017 Caribbean Cup [Image via Steve Menary] Following on from his piece on the history of…

5 years ago

The History of Football in the Dutch Caribbean (Part 1)

Sint Maarten [Image via Steve Menary] In the first of a two-part series, Steve Menary explores the rich history of…

5 years ago

Podcast: Boca Juniors

Our guest is Daniel Williamson to discuss his book, Blue and Gold Passion: A History of Boca Juniors. We discuss…

5 years ago

The Story of Uruguay’s Olympic Triumphs: Amsterdam 1928

The Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, scene of Uruguay's second Olympic gold medal win [Source: Pixabay] In the second part of his…

5 years ago

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

Uruguay fans at the Estadio Centenario, Montevideo. [Credit: Jimmy Baikovicius via Creative Commons] In the first of a two-part look…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago