My guest is James Kelly, author of Golden: Why Belgian Football is More Than One Generation. We look at the long history of Belgian football from its roots in the elite schools and private sporting clubs, through to the modern day via the international emergence of its clubs and national side in the middle of the 20th century.
Is it fair to describe Belgium as an underachiever?
Disclosure: James’ book is out via the same publisher as my books, Pitch Publishing. You can learn more here about Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World (April 2021) and The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism (October 2022).
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