The ‘Irishman’s Motion’ and the Birth of the Penalty Kick
Think of history’s most famous penalty kicks: Antonin Panenka dinking over Sepp Maier in Belgrade; or Messrs Baggio, Waddle and Platini skying
How football took off in Scandinavia
When Denmark lifted the European Championship trophy at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg on 26 June 1992, it marked something of a
Le Havre Athletic Club: France’s Oldest Football Club
This is the story of how a port on France’s Normandy coast was the first to sample both Association and rugby codes
Cândido de Oliveira: The Most Important Figure in Early Portuguese Football
Each Portuguese football season opens with the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. The ‘Supercup’ is a curtain-raiser played at Portugal’s neutral grounds between
25 Years of International Groundhopping: My Highlights and Observations
The Futbology App kindly reminded me recently that it was 25 years since I was sitting in the gods at the Estadio
Podcast: English Football on the Home Front During the First World War
How did the First World War affect English football at home? My guest is Dr Alex Jackson from the National Football Museum
Podcast: Groundhopping in the Balearic Islands
My guest is James Gordon from the Menorca Football website. Despite its small size, Menorca has a host of teams offering friendly
Podcast: Scotland’s Lost Football Clubs
My guest is Jeff Webb, author of Scotland’s Lost Clubs: Giving the Names You’ve Heard the Story They Own. Jeff’s book looks
Podcast: English Football in the 1970s
My guest is Jon Spurling, author of a new book on English football in the 1970s. Get It On: How the ’70s
Podcast: Athletic Club de Bilbao
Athletic Club de Bilbao is one of the most significant and unique football clubs in the world. It was one of the
Podcast: The History of Women’s Football in Latin America
My guest is Brenda Elsey from Hofstra University in Long Island, New York. Brenda is the co-author of Futbolera: A History of
Football on the Rock: Soccer in Gibraltar
In this guest post, Matt Barnes visits Gibraltar and shares his experience of groundhopping in the tiny British Overseas Territory at the gateway to
Podcast: English Football Before the Premier League
My guest is football writer and podcaster, Paul Whittle. His new book, Before the Premier League: A History of the Football League’s
Distant Concrete: A View of One of Football’s Last True Terraces – The Kop, The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
In this guest post, Sean Dudley describes the famous Kop at Wrexham AFC’s Racecourse Ground. Did you know that the Racecourse Ground
Podcast: Tottenham Hotspur
My guest is journalist Kat Lucas, whose new book Tottenham From the Lane chronicles the story of Tottenham Hotspur at its historical