North Korea, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA, has participated in two FIFA World Cups so far. Their first appearance came at the 1966 World Cup, and then at the 2010 event. Their absence from the top soccer event doesn’t look like ending anytime soon as the Eastern Asian country has pulled out of 2022 … Read more
In this article, we will explore the FA Cup final stadiums and venues history from the first tournament back in 1872 until the present day. The most important action taken in this era by the English Football Association was to start a Cup competition. The interest in the newly formed FA Cup led to a … Read more
British and Caribbean history have been intertwined since the former colonized the latter. Over the past 60 years, English football has seen a rapid increase in players with Caribbean heritage rising through the ranks to the Premier League and representing the Three Lions at the international level. These players have left an indelible mark on … Read more
Ghana’s national soccer team has made three World Cup appearances – 2006, 2010, and 2014. Compared to other African soccer giants such as Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast, Ghana was a relative newcomer to the top-level world soccer. However, they made their debut World Cup appearance in 2006, marking the beginning of their golden generation. … Read more
Each year, the iconic San Siro stadium will host the latest installment of the Derby Della Madonnina. (a.k.a The Milan Derby). It’s one of the world’s biggest soccer derbies as both clubs play their home games in the San Siro stadium. Over the years, Inter and AC Milan have faced off 295 times in the … Read more
It is one of the best things about watching matches live that many of the English football stadiums are worthy destinations in their own right. We have put together this article on the history of the grounds and stadiums in England all the way back to the founding clubs of the Football League. Table of … Read more
New Zealand men’s national soccer team has made two appearances at FIFA World Cup so far. Their latest appearance came at the 2010 edition held in South Africa. In the qualification process, the Southern Pacific nation had to win the 2008 OFC Nations Cup to win the right to face Bahrain in a two-legged playoff. … Read more
Soccer historians ask every four years: has there been a better World Cup semi-final than the 1982 France vs Germany battle? West Germany faced France in the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain. Thus, the match is known as the Night of Seville in both countries. This match will also be remembered for the … Read more
The socio-political complexities of the Irish Question ensured that the development of football in Ireland would follow a different pattern to that in England and indeed other parts of the United Kingdom. Certainly, the political unrest and limited industrialization (and hence well-organized groups of workers able to achieve a Saturday half-holiday) meant that the chronology … Read more
Harpastum, also known as harpustum, is a game devised from the Greek game of episkyros. It was a social ball game played on a rectangular field. It became popular when the roman empire ruled Europe. It’s hard to provide a specific period when harpastum was played due to the lack of evidence remaining. However, archeologists … Read more