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What you think you know about football is wrong

What you think you know about football is wrong

Dec 26, 2020 | Reviews, Stories

Enter a journey along known, and less well-known stories in football history. Dr. Kevin Moore’s work will be good with students too!

Simply the best?

Simply the best?

Dec 17, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

The most prestigious football prize is awarded annually. What does looking at its history tell us?

Identity through a badge

Identity through a badge

Dec 6, 2020 | Learning Activities

A learning activity that encourages students to use football badges as primary sources and learn about historical legacies in the club logos.

Fritz Löhner-Beda: Zionism, Football, Vienna

Fritz Löhner-Beda: Zionism, Football, Vienna

Oct 5, 2020 | Lives

Cultural soul in pre-war Vienna, killed in the Holocaust.

Romualdas Marcinkus: Flying for Lithuania

Romualdas Marcinkus: Flying for Lithuania

Oct 3, 2020 | Lives

Baltic views on WWII through the eyes of a young player turned pilot.

Alice Milliat: Suffragette of Sport

Alice Milliat: Suffragette of Sport

Sep 30, 2020 | Lives

Organiser for gender equality through sports.

Rab Howell: Romani in England

Rab Howell: Romani in England

Sep 28, 2020 | Lives

Pioneer as the first Roma footballer in England’s national team.

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Sep 26, 2020 | Lives

Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.

William Paats: Dutch Football Missionary

William Paats: Dutch Football Missionary

Sep 24, 2020 | Lives

Teacher with a mission for football.

Zinedine Zidane: What kind of France?

Zinedine Zidane: What kind of France?

Sep 23, 2020 | Lives

Leading and re-telling a story of France.

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  • "El Clásico", 2009 (Photo: Alejandro Ramos / Source: Wikimedia Commons). El “Clásico” and Nationalism
  • Thumbnail of the documentary The Right to Play

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