The Incredible Life of a French Footballer
Today, 29 September, is the day on which French female football pioneer Carmen Pomiès was born in 1900 and passed away in 1982.
Rab Howell: Romani in England
Pioneer as the first Roma footballer in England’s national team.
Granit Xhaka: Wanderer Seeking Belonging
Born in Basel he brought Albanian-Kosovar heritage to Swiss national team.
Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism
Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.
Vasilis Xatzipanagis: The “Greek Maradona”
Born in exile, excelled in football and played for two national teams.
William Paats: Dutch Football Missionary
Teacher with a mission for football.
Zinedine Zidane: What kind of France?
Leading and re-telling a story of France.
Football: A People’s History of Europe?
In cooperation with the festival “Forum on European Culture”, we spoke with author David Goldblatt about the value of football for Europe, taking historical perspectives.
Playing the game for peace
On this day, 21 September, we look at how playing a game of football can contribute to peace by looking at the work of the NGO Childrens Football Alliance.
Armand Swartenbroeks: Champion of fair play
Playing football to help and cure other people.
