April 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?
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...
My boyfriend, my husband, and my lover
Football was never a boys’ club: the story of a trailblazing woman in the stands.
Blue (and gold) blood: la Raulito’s love story with Boca Juniors
Love’s the only engine of survival: the story of La Raulito’s passion for Boca Juniors
The rise of female referees in professional men’s football
Although there have only been ten female referees in the top leagues of men’s football in Europe over the last 30 years, seven of them are currently active.
March 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?
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?
A game for equality
Today in 1895, a football game was played as women were claiming equality in a patriarchal society.
A transfer in football heritage practices
Football clubs and fan groups can (re)tell the migration stories of players for education. Here is one transferable practice!
