Football Makes History

Do you remember your first World Cup? This global tournament is a unique window on societies present, part and future? Go on a journey with @KuperSimon, interviewed by @Stefanodipietro How do you connect the World Cup with society and history? footballmakeshistory.eu/the-world-cup-…

Today, on the 13th of may, we mark a day in football match history that was closely connected to the collapse of Yugoslavia. Want to know more? Read our article on the website! footballmakeshistory.eu/today-in-1990-…

Check out our new resource, "Inspiring Collaborations between Schools and Football." We hope it inspires your classroom! footballmakeshistory.eu/inspiring-coll…

Today at Town Hall, FC Town meets local heritage experts to discuss using club heritage for inclusive education. Stay tuned for our toolkit! footballmakeshistory.eu/the-football-c…

School and museum educators engaged in our network and beyond believe in the added value of using football heritage to support teaching and learning. ... And now we have a self-assessment tool to identify and research this added value! Check it out. footballmakeshistory.eu/self-assessmen…

Explore how football club museums connect to local and global history! Check our latest Key Practice: footballmakeshistory.eu/the-football-c…

Everybody can recognise how football match days are about us vs. them. But what if match days could be moments to mark a shared heritage? footballmakeshistory.eu/the-football-c…

Valentin Laciar Estevez reflects on how he learned history and geography. Not through school, but through the voice of Maradonna. What have you learned about the world through football players and their international lenses? footballmakeshistory.eu/how-maradona-t…

🎉 NEW documentary out!! Children of the field is a powerful documentary by Stefano Di Pietro, filmed in the heart of Itatí, a vulnerable neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. footballmakeshistory.eu/children-of-th…

Vanmiddag is bij Minervaplein 4 een struikelsteen geplaatst ter nagedachtenis aan Joseph “Jo” Davidson. Hij is één van de Ajax-leden die tijdens WO II is omgebracht. #ajax

⚽ Can football events serve as platforms to acknowledge difficult pasts and relationships with authoritarian regimes? footballmakeshistory.eu/euro-2024-and-… 👀 Read Felipe Berzatto Tobar's insightful EURO2024 fieldwork report with teachable thinking points in our latest article!

Exploring football heritage at Reinwardt Academy enhances education and supports professionals in the field through the Football Makes History project. footballmakeshistory.eu/the-heritage-p…

Athletic Club, Bilbao’s treasured institution, holds a rich history in the Copa del Rey. For the Basque, it's a symbol of identity. Join Ian Wolff on his discovery journey in this article. footballmakeshistory.eu/can-you-hear-t…

Coming up in October! Join us and @MakesFootball friends at @eshcc_eur for a fun day of teaching history through the lens of football ⚽️ 🗓️Saturday 26 October 10:00 - 17:00 📍Erasmus University Rotterdam 🎓Panels and workshops 📝eur.nl/en/eshcc/event…

Today is the UN International Day for Peace. One good initiative is the Peace Pitches, which brings together youth from all over the world in Messines (Belgium), where the Christmas Truce in 1914 occurred. footballmakeshistory.eu/preserving-pea…

Do you know of more/other managers who take the team to visit the FC museum??

Our documentary premieres next Friday in Amsterdam. If you are around, get your ticket! maca.amsterdam/event/screenin…

W̵e̵r̵e̵ ̵b̵a̵c̵k̵. 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭. We're delighted to announce that The Football Heritage Podcast will re-launch next week 🎙️ This podcast has been carried over from a previous project, so for our new friends and followers, there will be plenty of content for you to explore. To celebrate the re-launch, we'll be releasing a new episode next Monday at 7pm. We can't wait for the first episode under the Football Heritage banner! Frankly, we're over the moon 🥲

#OnThisDay in 1988 the national stadium in Paramaribo was renamed after André Kamperveen. He has been a legend in #Surinam football, but also a victim in the 1982 "December Murders" of the military regime. Get the full story on our platform: footballmakeshistory.eu/victim-and-per…

#OnThisDay in 1946 Willem Paats died in #Asunción #Paraguay. Coming to South America from The Netherlands at the age of 12, he became a “Father of Paraguayan Football”. Do you know the story? Check it here: footballmakeshistory.eu/william-paats/