My boyfriend, my husband, and my lover
Football was never a boys’ club: the story of a trailblazing woman in the stands.
Simply the best?
The most prestigious football prize is awarded annually. What does looking at its history tell us?
Basque in the USSR
A story of a Spanish footballer turned Communist leader, where football and history intertwine across borders.
Cold War Competitions
History teacher Zdravko Stojkoski developed this lesson plan with a visual approach to teaching post-war European history through football competitions
László Kubala: Man with no homeland?
From a mixed central European background to a Barcelona and Spain legend.
Ernst Happel: Total Football Lives On
The European coach from Austria who built bridges.
Jörg Berger: Forced out by the Stasi
An East German who escaped to West Germany.
Falko Götz: Through the Iron Curtain
Falko Götz had two football careers, one in East Germany and one in the West. His life changed forever in a few hours when he escaped the German Democratic Republic. His story is about migration.
Helmut Rahn: Der Boss
Helmut Rahn was known as “the cannon from Essen”. He is famed for scoring the winning goal in West-Germany’s victory in the 1954 “Miracle of Bern”, but struggled with fame. His story is one of fame and legacy.
Nikolai Starostin: The Cost of Defying Beria
Nikolai Starostin sporting career made him a new hero of Soviet Football, but also came in conflict with Stalin secret police. His story is one about Politics and Remembrance.
