France – a footballing culture?

Why have the French never taken to football as wholeheartedly as their European neighbours?

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.

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?

Less-than-Famous Belgians - the story of the Belgian game and its often overlooked effect on football’s history

The story of Belgian football’s recent resurgence and early precociousness