North vs South. The Italian football division
A multimedia activity connecting the performances of football teams and the fame of players to economic inequalities and capitalism.
Nationalism, War, and Football: teaching foreign policies through football
A dynamic activity with a mini football match to show students the relationship between foreign policy and football.
The Birth of a Club: looking at local football to learn about the past
What if you could teach history through the lens of your local club? This is a ready-to-use lesson plan for history and citizenship educators to help address local social, political and economic history of the early 20th century as well everyday life in that period.
Vasilis Xatzipanagis: The “Greek Maradona”
Born in exile, excelled in football and played for two national teams.
Ernst Happel: Total Football Lives On
The European coach from Austria who built bridges.
Leo Halle: The Lion of Deventer
Dutch national goalkeeper who stayed away from playing Germany in 1934.
Hughie Gallacher: No Life after Football
From mining to a goal scoring, but ending in misery and suicide.
Jörg Berger: Forced out by the Stasi
An East German who escaped to West Germany.
Johan Cruyff: Genius of Cultural Transfer
A genius as a player, a revolutionary manager and a European.
Ferenc Puskas: Legend in two Worlds
Hungarian captain who took refuge and became a superstar in Spain.
