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The rise of female referees in professional men’s football

The rise of female referees in professional men’s football

Apr 14, 2021 | Stories

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?

Did a game of football start a war?

Mar 21, 2021 | Learning Activities

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

Multiculturalism and representations of national identity

Feb 21, 2021 | Learning Activities

Teach students about questions of identity, citizenship and multiculturalism by looking at national football teams across Western Europe.

Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football

Mara Gómez: Pioneering transgender professional football

Feb 12, 2021 | Lives

Paving the way for transgenders in professional football

Football as a portal to French colonial history

Football as a portal to French colonial history

Jan 31, 2021 | Learning Activities

Learn about colonialism and migration by tracing the origins of French football players.

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.

United in sorrow

United in sorrow

Nov 28, 2020 | On This Day, Stories

The story of Chapecoense and how disasters involving football teams unite the world in sorrow.

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.

What does identity have to do with football?

What does identity have to do with football?

Nov 22, 2020 | Learning Activities

An interactive activity connecting football affiliations with personal identity in various historical contexts.

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.

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