Guest Post: The Ghost Stands
In his debut post for Outside Write, Oliver Sidwell examines the efforts fans are making across England to bring the atmosphere
Football Travel Podcast: The History of Football Fandom
In this podcast, we talk exclusively to Paul Brown, the author of Savage Enthusiasm, which chronicles the story of the football fan
Book Review: When Friday Comes
The Middle East is obsessed with football. While the wealth of Qatar and Dubai has attracted players at the tail end of
Football Travel Podcast: The Roots of AC Milan and Australian Groundhopping
This week we discover the Nottingham roots of one of the world’s greatest clubs, AC Milan, plus we take a look at
Book Review: The Death and Life of Australian Soccer
Sydney-based football writer Gary Andrews casts his eye over Joe Gorman’s assessment of soccer Down Under in The Death and Life of
Football’s symbiotic relationship with Spanish regional identity
As the 2017 Catalan independence referendum highlighted, Spain is a country of countries. Franco may be long dead, but his long and
Non-League: Tooting & Mitcham United
In the leafy South London suburbs, there’s a friendly club with a cracking ground and food to match. We popped along to
Enter the Dragon: An Englishman’s tale of following Wales
West Ham fan Andy Crisp moved to Cardiff some years ago. At Euro 2016, he even travelled to Lille to watch that
Football Travel Podcast: The Jewish Community in English Football plus the Merseyside Derby
The Jewish Community in English Football (01:03): We talk to Anthony Clavane, author of Does Your Rabbi Know You’re Here? to discuss
Football in Bangkok: Port FC
In this guest post, our friend James of the From Boothferry to Germany blog discusses his favourite team in Thailand from his
Football Travel Podcast: Spain’s First Football Club and Groundhopping in Italy
Spain’s first football club (00:47): We catch up with Charlotte Mackay, great-granddaughter of William Alexander Mackay, founder of Spain’s first football
Book Review: Does Your Rabbi Know You’re Here?
The story of England’s Jewish community’s contribution to the national game was crying out to be told, and Anthony Clavane tells it
Non-League: Leyton Orient
After 112 years of league football, Leyton Orient of East London dropped down into the National League. A stone’s throw from the
Football City Guide: Nottingham
With a two-time European champion, England’s oldest professional football team and an attractive Test cricket ground, Nottingham is something of a sporting
Football Travel Podcast: AFC Bournemouth and Northern Ireland
Coming up in Episode 14… AFC Bournemouth’s future plans (00:46): We sit down with Rob Mitchell, Commercial Director at AFC Bournemouth. The