Discovery · 10 min read
Faith and Football: Meeting Mazrouah FC
A grassroots team built by migrant workers from across Africa. A place to play, and a place to belong.
Ili Hyseni
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Discovery · 1 min read
Stories from: Stockholm
A first visit to Hammarby becomes a lifelong connection. Fritz Dölling on finding his place in the stands.
Fritz Dölling
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Conversations · 8 min read
Chatting with: Lamine
Football, art and the ways we see the world. A conversation with Lamine about documenting the culture around the game.
Ili Hyseni
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Conversations · 13 min read
Going where no one has before: Salma al-Majidi
Salma al-Majidi on breaking barriers in coaching, football in Sudan and the upheaval of war.
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Conversations · 12 min read
Photographers you should know: John Vink
John Vink reflects on photography, storytelling and documenting football within the world around it.
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Conversations · 13 min read
The Sound of Futbol: Chatting with Rahill Jamalifard
Rahill Jamalifard on football’s musical language, Iranian heritage and the memories that shape her work.
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Conversations · 5 min read
Blind football in Mali
Blind football in Bamako, the work of Libre Vue and the ambitions of players building a future through the game.
Ili Hyseni
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Conversations · 15 min read
Faces of Football: In conversation with Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer
Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer discuss the stories, emotions and encounters behind Faces of Football.
Ili Hyseni
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JOGO FILM CLUB: SUBSTITUTE
Revisiting Substitute, Vikash Dhorasoo’s record of the 2006 World Cup, and the footballer behind the camera.
Ili Hyseni
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Feature · 8 min read
Charting the history of violence in French football
Tracing violence in French football through supporter groups, social divisions and the institutions around the game.
Ili Hyseni
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Feature · 6 min read
Revisiting Klaus Littmann's For Forest
Revisiting For Forest, Klaus Littmann’s transformation of a football stadium into a living call for environmental reflection.
Ili Hyseni
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Feature · 10 min read
How Qatar and Saudi Arabia are using football
An examination of Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s investments in football and the pursuit of international influence.
Ili Hyseni
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The relationship between football and tobacco
The changing relationship between football and tobacco, from sponsorship deals to restrictions on advertising.
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Bust-ups, player politics and sex scandals: a contemporary history of the French National team
The triumphs, tensions and internal disputes that have shaped the modern French national team.
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Points of View · 3 min read
Assessing Abloh's work in the football fashion space
An examination of Virgil Abloh’s football work through his design principles and the Mon Amour collection.
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Adidas and Jamaican cultural heritage
Exploring Adidas’s relationship with Jamaican culture, from football and music to fashion and questions of appropriation.
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A brief history of the Copa America
A look back at the Copa America, its beginnings and the disruptions that have shaped the tournament.
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Conversations · 2 min read
Get to know: Abolaji Oshun
A conversation with Abolaji Oshun about music, modelling, creativity and the meeting of fashion and football.
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Morfo Peyiazis: Co founder Sirens FC
A photographic portrait of Morfo Peyiazis, co-founder of Sirens FC.
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The confusion around Fiorucci and Inter
Untangling the Fiorucci name on Inter’s shirts, and the mythology that surrounds a collectible football kit.
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Barcelona and Thom Browne's sporting heritage
How Thom Browne’s sporting connections led to a partnership with Barcelona and a meeting of fashion and football.
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Points of View · 4 min read
The only way out is a thru ball
A personal reflection on football, memory and the spaces we can make for one another in the game.
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Points of View · 3 min read
Tosin Gbaja and Black Joy
An exploration of Black joy, women’s football and the possibility of finding space to belong in the game.
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Feature · 4 min read
Spinning defenders and discs
Djibril Cissé’s journey from scoring goals to making music, and the creative life beyond the pitch.
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Conversations · 5 min read
Artist profile: Delphine Dénéréaz
Textile artist Delphine Dénéréaz talks about weaving, everyday symbols and the places that inform her work.
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Discovery · 4 min read
A look at SE London's Thamesmead Estate
A walk through Thamesmead with DC, exploring the estate’s architecture, everyday life and football culture.
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Feature · 4 min read
Becoming Guillermo Andrade
The journey of Guillermo Andrade, and how migration, identity and football shaped a life in fashion.
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Points of View · 4 min read
Football in Hong Kong, my experience
Nicole Chui reflects on growing up with football in Hong Kong and the opportunities for women in the game.
Nicole Chui
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Conversations · 24 min read
From Santiago to the world with José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva reflects on a playing career across continents and a new chapter in youth development.
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Understanding the ban on tattoos in Chinese football
An examination of tattoo restrictions in Chinese football and the wider cultural politics behind them.
Ili Hyseni
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Points of View · 4 min read
Beckham: celebration, punishment and redemption
David Beckham’s changing relationship with the media, from sporting promise to public punishment and redemption.
Ili Hyseni