Forgotten Stories of Football
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Forgotten Stories of Football
The best football stories you’ve probably never heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists. Spanning over 100 years of sporting history from across the footballing planet, the stories are narrated by leading actors and feature rich sound design and specially composed mus...
Recent Episodes
16 episodes
How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad
The white ball was widely disliked during trials in 1927 and one manufacturer declared it ‘practically impossible to make’. It would take another 24 y...
The Colourful XI tragedy
Stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning more tha...
The France football captain who murdered for Hitler
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
The 1985 English Super Cup
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean – part two of two
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean: part one of two
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Luton Town's Manager Idol
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
How John Crossan became football's most harshly treated player
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Fred Spiksley: wing wizard, film star and POW escapee
Football is more than just a game. The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leadi...
Abraham Klein, the 'master of the whistle': part two
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Abraham Klein, the 'master of the whistle': part one
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Jeff Hall: the footballer whose death turned the tide against polio
The best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’s leading sports journalists, and spanning...
Manchester United v Galatasaray, 1993
A new series from The Guardian, featuring the best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’...
Farce and fascism at the 1936 Olympics
A new series from The Guardian, featuring the best stories from the beautiful game that you may never have heard before, written by some of the world’...
Forgotten Stories of Football podcast: season one trailer
Your introduction to Forgotten Stories of Football, a new series from The Guardian, starting on Wednesday 13 May. The best stories from the beautiful...