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Forgotten Stories of Football
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The white ball was widely disliked during trials in 1927 and one manufacturer declared it ‘practically impossible to make’. It would take another ...
The Colourful XI tragedy
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning more t...
The France football captain who murdered for Hitler
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
The 1985 English Super Cup
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean – part two of two
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean: part one of two
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Luton Town's Manager Idol
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
How John Crossan became football's most harshly treated player
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Fred Spiksley: wing wizard, film star and POW escapee
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Football is more than just a game. The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s lea...
Abraham Klein, the 'master of the whistle': part two
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Abraham Klein, the 'master of the whistle': part one
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Jeff Hall: the footballer whose death turned the tide against polio
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanni...
Manchester United v Galatasaray, 1993
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new series from The Guardian, featuring the best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’...
Farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new series from The Guardian, featuring the best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’...
Forgotten Stories of Football podcast: season one trailer
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your introduction to Forgotten Stories of Football, a new series from The Guardian, starting on Wednesday 13 May. The best stories from the beautiful ...