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The Match That Never Was
The Match That Never Was
Dutch newspaper Algameen Dagblad hailed AFC Ajax of Amsterdam’s victory over Internazionale in the finals of the 1972 European Cup as “the death of defensive football”. Ajax was seen as a team of swashbuckling buccaneers, romantic adventurers and supremely talented artists who had finally done away with what was perceived to be the pragmatic ultra-defensive philosophy championed by Inter and AC…
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Gabriel Kuhn on modern football, alternate clubs, and how an "implosion" is the only way the sport can save itself
Gabriel Kuhn on modern football, alternate clubs, and how an “implosion” is the only way the sport can save itself
Born in Austria, Gabriel Kuhn grew up in Turkey, Italy, England and the United States till he returned to his country of birth to complete his formal education. He enjoyed a four-year semi-professional career in football in Austria, and in 1996 received a PhD in philosophy from the University of Innsbruck. Active in radical politics since the late 1980s, he is also the author of Soccer vs. the…
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On Walls (and why we need to break them)
On Walls (and why we need to break them)
Featured image: Political graffiti on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Photo: Tim Green; Five Rise Locks, Bingley, West Yorkshire, 6 November 2010. (This image is now in public domain)
On 16 June 2015, The Donald descended a golden escalator at Trump Tower in New York to announce his presidential bid. To the tune of Neil Young’s “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World”, he would make one…
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East Bengal profited heavily from rookie goalkeeper, Bhaskar Ganguly's errors. The Derby ended 5-0, sending Bagan fans into spasms of despair. Shyam Thapa, who scored two goals and missed a penalty as well, is seen here giving the best poker face to have ever graced The Maidan. East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan, IFA Shield Final. Calcutta, India; 30 September 1975.
Children play football at a Buddhist monastery. Thimphu, Bhutan. Photo credit: Disha Raychaudhuri
"When he was at his best, the performance was so extravagant and idiosyncratic, so full of wildly imaginative impertinences and a small man’s defiance of the odds that it touched us profoundly but lightly, as sport should." ~ Hugh McIlvaney "Jinky Jimmy" Johnstone/James Connolly II
Children play football near the Berlin Wall. East Germany, 1963. (Thomas Hopker via Cold War Football)
The football team of Jawaharlal Nehru University took the field wearing jerseys with the name "Najeeb". Najeeb Ahmed has been missing for the last 25 days after an altercation with members of ABVP, the student wing of the BJP, the right-wing ruling party in India. The members of the team also wore an armband with the words "Find Najeeb" to protest against administrative and police inaction, and to also show solidarity with the students and relatives of Najeeb who faced a police crackdown and were detained the very same day. New Delhi, India; 6 November 2016. (via Haroon Kavanoor)
Johan Cruyff skips past a lunging defender. ADO Den Haag vs. AFC Ajax, 1971-72. (VI-Images/Getty via The Guardian)
Women play football in England in 1970, a year before the Football Association's ban on women playing in FA-affiliated professional stadiums is finally lifted. (Getty)
Milan versus Pescara. The San Siro bathed in the light of a glorious sunset.
That avid Barcelona fan, Salvador Dali.
Paolo Maldini sporting that well-known German replica shirt made at the San Siro
America, 1976.
Los Angeles Aztecs vs. New York Cosmos.
George Best vs. Pelé.
It is imperative to understand the development of Viennese culture — its spheres of influence — and the sociology of Vienna itself, before and after the First World War, to be able to b…
What millennials have learnt about the likes of Brian Clough or Johan Cruyff simply though the power of the literature surrounding their football, they cannot hope to learn the same about a woman-c…
In the late 1950s, several Algerians playing in France secretly travelled to Tunisia and formed their own football team. Their objective was to garner international support for Algeria’s clai…