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.
Football at the Concentration Camp
Interview with researcher Bas Kortholt of Camp Westerbork Memorial Centre on football’s unique potential.
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.
Competing for more than goals
Today is the final day of the European Championship 2020, in 2021, whose central campaign was #EqualGame. How did that go?
Panenka and Penalty Pressures
What was so special about the penalty scored in EURO 1976 Finals?
May in Football
What moments in football history have we highlighted in the last month? How do they provide us with historical mirrors to the present?
Painting the picture of women’s football in 1922
Artist Ángel Zárraga caused a storm in the conservative climate of Dutch Football.
Football vs. antisemitism
The EU-funded project “Changing the Chants” released a documentary exploring a border-crossing cooperation to tackle antisemitism in football.
