This is a series on the history of English Football’s Anxieties. Here’s part 1 – Masturbation and…
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Magician, Stakhanovite, Stanley Matthews: A Brief History of English Football’s Anxiety – Part 3
This is a series on the history of English Football’s Anxieties. Here’s part 1 – Masturbation and…
World War, Mon Amour – A Brief History of Women’s Football
The story of women’s football has always had the theme of ‘them against the world’.…
It’s Bad Manners Being Clever: A Brief History of English Football’s Anxiety – Part 2
This is part 2 of a series on English Football’s Anxiety. Part 1 can be…
Speed of Sound: How Atlanta United’s Rise is Ushering in the Modern MLS Fan
Beginning their existence this year, Atlanta United have already captured the hearts of soccer fans…
A dash of tango in a small corner of Asia: The story of Bangladesh’s love affair with Argentina
From Diego and Batistuta to Lionel, a small country from Asia breathes La Albiceleste –…
The Football Match That Broke Yugoslavia’s Back – The Battle of Maksimir
Red Star visited Dinamo Zagreb two weeks after Yugoslavia’s communist party had lost an election…
Masturbation and Muscular Christianity: A Brief History of English Football’s Anxiety – Part 1
History of English Football – How England was bereft from having a sensual relationship with…
The Punk Rockers of Football: A Story of Pirate Flags and the Anti-Nazi St Pauli
The story of FC Sankt Pauli, the football club from Hamburg’s Reeperbahn, that has managed…
An Adventurer With Caution As His Watchword – Herbert Chapman, part 2
We continue our journey into Herbert Chapman’s life, this time looking into how he changed…
The Gentleman from Kiveton Park – Herbert Chapman, part 1
A look into the life of one of football’s most visionary men, Herbert Chapman. He…
The Land of Yellow Dzambhala – Paraphrasing the Lure of the Chinese Super League
FIFA credited Linzi, China as the cradle of football. Two years since, the Chinese Super…
An Irishman in Hanoi – A Rabid Tale of Vietnamese Football
An Irishman in search of a Vietnamese football experience has a night to remember. The…
Introducing The Best Team The World Never Had – Suriname
Football Paradise explores Suriname national football team, the best international team the world never had.…
Hope, tragedy and blood: Colombia at World Cup 1994
The story of Colombia’s colourful and tumultous footballing journey as a nation, with the 1994…
Ideologies At War: Deconstructing The Essence Of The Football Club
Football Politics – Former heroes names are sung more than any martyr, or liberator. A…