Should we always blame someone when something goes wrong?
Help your students develop social and civic competences by using examples of events in football history.
El “Clásico” and Nationalism
Linking the history of Spain, football and nationalism through a world-famous example of Real Madrid – Barcelona rivalry.
Ballon d’Or at the presidential palace
On this day, 11th October, in 2005, football star George Weah ran for the office of president of Liberia.
Boško Petrović: From Football to Freedom?
Left the football pitch behind to fight for ideology in the sky.
Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism
Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.
Armand Swartenbroeks: Champion of fair play
Playing football to help and cure other people.
Otto Fritz ‘Tull’ Harder: From German hero to Nazi war criminal
Player who commanded Hannover-Ahlem, a Nazi concentration camp.
Ruud Gullit: The Making of an Icon
Rising above humble origins to become an outspoken multicultural star.
Leo Halle: The Lion of Deventer
Dutch national goalkeeper who stayed away from playing Germany in 1934.
Hughie Gallacher: No Life after Football
From mining to a goal scoring, but ending in misery and suicide.
