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Football, surfing and beyond. Sport as a lens on power, identity, history and politics. 11 stories.
Oceanic Birthright
Mira Gupta explores water as a space of memory, politics and healing, tracing the intersections of marine ecology, colonialism and surf culture through Black and Indigenous histories.
Written by Mira Gupta
Two Sides of Madrid
Exploring the chasm between Athletico and Real Madrid.
Written by Jesse Dean-Smith
The career of a dictator’s son
Exploring the footballing story of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, who was able to play in Serie A due to his father’s connections.
Written by Eli Haidari
The New Sheriff in Town
FC Sheriff Tiraspol recently beat Real Madrid away from home in the Champions League.
Written by Nathan Ousby
Footballer turned murderer
The story of former Brazilian goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes De Souza, who once had the world at his feet.
Written by Nathan Ousby
Wartime Football
Exploring the contrasting lives two international footballers who served their countries in World War Two.
Written by Charlie Adey
The heroes of 2007
As Iraq was engulfed in civil war, its football team won the 2007 Asian Cup.
Written by Nathan Ousby
French Football’s Sleeping Hero
The story of Jean-Pierre Adams, a pioneering footballer who fell into a coma following a routine knee operation.
Written by Charlie Adey
Basque Identity
Amidst the rise of football conglomerates, Athletic Bilbao remains symbolic of Basque identity.
Written by Charlie Adey
The Wall in the Head
Harry Russel explores the footballing implications of the divide between East and West Germany.
Written by Harry Russell
Belgium’s Colonial Legacy
Harry Russel explores the colonial roots of Belgium’s Golden Generation.
Written by Harry Russell