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Disappearing from football and the world

Disappearing from football and the world

Jan 24, 2021 | Learning Activities

Analyse and connect historical sources to learn about Italian fascism and the history of Europe in late 1930s – early 1940s.

Referee in the Resistance

Referee in the Resistance

Nov 25, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

Dutch football referee Leo Horn, born in 1916, was a resistance fighter during the Second World War, all the while hiding his Jewish identity.

Basque in the USSR

Basque in the USSR

Nov 18, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

A story of a Spanish footballer turned Communist leader, where football and history intertwine across borders.

Nationalism in Spanish Football in the 20th Century

Nationalism in Spanish Football in the 20th Century

Nov 8, 2020 | Learning Activities

A lesson plan putting the Spanish Civil War and football in perspective.

Milutin Ivkovic: World Cup to World War

Milutin Ivkovic: World Cup to World War

Oct 4, 2020 | Lives

Captain of Yugoslavia, a qualified doctor, killed in a Nazi concentration camp.

Boško Petrović: From Football to Freedom?

Boško Petrović: From Football to Freedom?

Oct 2, 2020 | Lives

Left the football pitch behind to fight for ideology in the sky.

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism

Sep 26, 2020 | Lives

Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.

Otto Fritz ‘Tull’ Harder: From German hero to Nazi war criminal

Otto Fritz ‘Tull’ Harder: From German hero to Nazi war criminal

Sep 18, 2020 | Lives

Player who commanded Hannover-Ahlem, a Nazi concentration camp.

Violette Morris: Heroine, Sportswoman, Collaborator

Violette Morris: Heroine, Sportswoman, Collaborator

Aug 26, 2020 | Lives

She challenged cultural norms, but was killed a collaborator in war-torn France.

Bruno Neri: Partisan Commander

Bruno Neri: Partisan Commander

Aug 24, 2020 | Lives

Football player in resistance to fascism.

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