How South Korean intelligence created a victorious team to challenge Northern football supremacy, and thus opened the road to an efficient sport system.
The promising 1930s Istrian footballer Bruno Scher jeopardized his career not to change his own surname, that fascist authorities wanted more Italian.
The story of a Galician footballer, who died fighting francoism with his brother, but was able to surprise his own executors just before the bullet.
The life of a working class player who fought the regime until his death.
The story of the first multiple scorer in a World Cup final: his surname had been changed by fascist authorities.
What does the reaction to Gary Lineker’s tweet mean for modern day football's current role in wider society?
This article tells about dissident journalist João Saldanha, who ended up to be wonder Brazil 1970 coach, to be fired just before the Rimet Cup.
Archival documents about the so-called entertainment tax are an interesting and surprising source for research into football history.
How the establishment of different political and ideological systems can affect the development of a sports team.
For years, fans were banned from attending matches. Politicians believed that the sectarian-driven clashes in the stadiums might take Lebanon to another civil war.
André Kamperveen and Paul Bhagwandas were both coaches of the national team in Suriname. Kamperveen was a victim of the December Murders, Bhagwandas a perpetrator.