Calcio not Football – the complicated roots of the Italian game

Italy’s unique approach to football has its origins in an age before the advent of professional football.

Colin the Explorer – and his ancestors; the story of Brits playing abroad

Colin Kazim-Richards is not the first product of English leagues to flourish abroad but why have so many of his predecessors failed?

Bridesmaids look good in Orange – The history of Holland’s contented failure

Holland has a more intellectualised relationship with football than any other nation – are 2 World Cup final defeats to blame?

Art and Football

Creative writers write about football at the drop of a hat – but what about other artists?