Time Travel to the European Championship of 1454
Italian history teacher adapted a lesson plan made in Iceland and took it several centuries back.
Rethinking the football museum
Heritage studies has not engaged much with the world of football, but some football museums are quickly becoming places for social work and education.
The Dutch East Indies, a colonial team at a World Cup
At the 1938 football World Cup in France, the team representing the Dutch East Indies played Hungary.
Spread of football as cultural history
Students can explore 19th and 20th century global history through the cultural spread of the game.
When Football was mobilised
Football’s history can be traced along troops stations and frontlines.
When God was Bulgarian
Today in 1993, one football match connected a rooster, Bulgaria and God.
Animals of Football
The German Football Club 1. FC Köln has a goat as a mascot. Here is a short story on why that is.
Match of Inhumanity
Today in 1944 football was played in the concentration camp Tezerin. What does this propaganda footage tell us about the Holocaust?
Unleash the potential of football museums
This article is the result of a webinar series from EuroClio which tackled football and social issues to explore how football history and society intertwine.
What’s in a name
Palmeiras is now one of the most victorious teams of Brazil and South America. Its “immigrant” name gives us a window in the past.
