Football as a post-disaster charity
Today in 1964, a football match was organised between Yugoslavia and a UEFA team “Rest of Europe”.
Match of Inhumanity
Today in 1944 football was played in the concentration camp Tezerin. What does this propaganda footage tell us about the Holocaust?
What’s in a name
Palmeiras is now one of the most victorious teams of Brazil and South America. Its “immigrant” name gives us a window in the past.
US Soccer in Scandinavia
Today in 1916, the US Soccer team played their first international football match. In the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm they beat their Swedish hosts 3 – 2.
Saga of a Death Match
Today in 1942, one of the most infamous matches in football history took place, in Nazi occupied Kiev.
Unpacking women’s football history one picture at a time
There is a lot to be discovered about women’s football history despite the limited evidence available.
Birth of nations
On this day in 1930, the first ever World Cup got underway in Uruguay. It marked a special period in the development of nationalism.
The Blitz and the Oval
During WWII Nazi Germany attacked the harbors of Belfast, destroying with them most of the stadium of Glentoran F.C.
Class war on the football pitch
Class war on the football pitch > Football Stories > Class war on the football pitch Football Stories On this day, International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, is celebrated in many countries around the world to...
1. Deutscher Damenfußballclub 2 – 1 Dick, Kerr Ladies
On this day in 1981 a game that never happened took place. Or: How can counterfactual history help us shift perspectives?
