On 30 May, I gave a talk at Dulwich Hamlet in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton’s Football and War Network and Stanchion Books. The topic of my talk was ‘The History of Football and Politics’, and I explored:
My talk was based on the research I carried out for my first two books, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World and The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism.
Please have a listen and let me know what you think. The podcast proper will be back later this year.
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