This article examines the approaches of three English clubs to archiving football shirts, highlighting their heritage value as symbols of identity, memory, and community.
Rather than let it define him, Mpenza transformed this humiliation into a driving force.
We researched Torino FC’s rich past and did a series of interviews at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.
We researched Torino FC’s rich past and did a series of interviews at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.
In 2025, a new initiative was launched in the Netherlands to establish a national network for heritage work in professional football.
In L’Aquila, students use football stories to recover identity and community ties in a post-disaster context.
SL Benfica leads the way through club-led historical research on the women in the club's history.
When a history student connected to the club’s board, the archivist and fan club developed a sustainable way forward for the club's heritage.
How can educators and curators reflect on the added value of bringing football into their practice?
Football clubs can improve their heritage work and community engagement through strategic partnerships.
Football clubs can improve their heritage work and community engagement with their museums and tours.
Football clubs can strengthen their supporters community through socially engaged heritage programming.
















