Armand Swartenbroeks: Champion of fair play
Playing football to help and cure other people.
László Kubala: Man with no homeland?
From a mixed central European background to a Barcelona and Spain legend.
Hans Lorenzen: Inventing football for the blind
Creating opportunities for blind people to enjoy football.
Jack Leslie: Nearly the First
Selected to play for England in 1925, but discriminated away.
Hughie Gallacher: No Life after Football
From mining to a goal scoring, but ending in misery and suicide.
A World in Motion
Today in 1966, England won the World Cup. This represented a key moment of change, both in post-war Britain and for the post-colonial politics unfolding across the globe.
“Nettie Honeyball”: Pioneer of women’s game
“Nettie” was a pioneer of women’s football. Her story is about diversity, equality and education.
Teaching Northern Ireland’s History through Football
In this article history teacher Denver Charles from Northern Ireland, talks about his experience using football history in his lessons.
Nat Lofthouse: The One-Club man
Though a legendary goalscorer, he never earned more than £20 per week. His story is about identity and education.
Saga of a small nation in a bigger Europe
On this day in 2016, Iceland’s football men lost to France at the European Championship. It ended an amazing run for the team which had not yet reached such heights. This is a story of a small nation in a bigger Europe.
