The rise of female referees in professional men’s football
Although there have only been ten female referees in the top leagues of men’s football in Europe over the last 30 years, seven of them are currently active.
Did a game of football start a war?
Learning activity teaching students historical causality by assessing the role of the 1990 “Maksimir riots” in the unfolding of the Yugoslav Wars.
Multiculturalism and representations of national identity
Teach students about questions of identity, citizenship and multiculturalism by looking at national football teams across Western Europe.
Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football
Paving the way for transgenders in professional football
Football as a portal to French colonial history
Learn about colonialism and migration by tracing the origins of French football players.
Identity through a badge
A learning activity that encourages students to use football badges as primary sources and learn about historical legacies in the club logos.
United in sorrow
The story of Chapecoense and how disasters involving football teams unite the world in sorrow.
Referee in the Resistance
Dutch football referee Leo Horn, born in 1916, was a resistance fighter during the Second World War, all the while hiding his Jewish identity.
What does identity have to do with football?
An interactive activity connecting football affiliations with personal identity in various historical contexts.
Basque in the USSR
A story of a Spanish footballer turned Communist leader, where football and history intertwine across borders.
