The Complete History of the Football Jersey

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: Football kit culture has become big business over the past few years. It’s estimated that the top ten clubs sold over 20 million shirts in 2021 between them. These days wearing a football shirt is not just about representing your club, it’s about style. But where do… Seguir leyendo The Complete History of the Football Jersey

Why Are Americans Buying Italian Football Clubs?

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: There is a wave of American-owned clubs in Serie A currently. Roma, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Parma, Spezia, Bologna, and Venezia are all under American or Canadian control, that’s more than a quarter of the league clubs. Why do they want Italian clubs? Why are the Italian federations… Seguir leyendo Why Are Americans Buying Italian Football Clubs?

What is Europe's Most Successful Football Club?

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: 📗 Tifo’s new book, «How to Watch Football» is now available internationally: Which football club has won more European cups than any other? Follow Tifo Football: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: Listen to the Tifo Football podcast: The Athletic UK: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Watch more Tifo Football: Tactics Explained:… Seguir leyendo What is Europe's Most Successful Football Club?

Why do Bayern Munich sell the most football shirts?

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: 📗 Tifo’s new book, «How to Watch Football» is now available internationally: The club that sells the most football shirts in the world may surprise you. Despite clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona having established fans across the globe and a history of mega-stars in… Seguir leyendo Why do Bayern Munich sell the most football shirts?

How Inter Milan were born from AC Milan

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: 📗 Tifo’s new book, «How to Watch Football» is now available internationally: How Inter Milan were born from AC Milan #shorts Follow Tifo Football: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: Listen to the Tifo Football podcast: The Athletic UK: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Watch more Tifo Football: Tactics Explained: Finances &… Seguir leyendo How Inter Milan were born from AC Milan

Why Football Shirt Numbers are Different By Country

Why football shirt numbers are different by country. Subscribe: | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Watch the most recent videos: Shirt numbers were first used in European football on August 25th, 1928 in matches between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal, and Chelsea and Swansea Town. These fixtures began the convention of numbering players right… Seguir leyendo Why Football Shirt Numbers are Different By Country

The War for the Control of Football

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: 📗 Tifo’s new book, «How to Watch Football» is now available internationally: For most of the teams, especially those from South America, the FIFA Club World Cup is a rare chance to test their mettle against the European elite. Following an announcement by Gianni Infantino, the FIFA… Seguir leyendo The War for the Control of Football

Marseille's Match Fixing Scandal

Marseille’s Match Fixing Scandal Subscribe: | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Watch the most recent videos: In 1993, Marseille became the first French team to win the Champions League, beating Fabio Capello’s Milan 1-0. But it emerged shortly after that Marseille, in their 1-0 win over Valenciennes on the final day of the… Seguir leyendo Marseille's Match Fixing Scandal

Clairefontaine: France’s Elite Football Academy

A brief history of Clairefontaine: France’s elite football academy. Subscribe: | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Watch the most recent videos: Clairefontaine is responsible for refining and perfecting the technical and tactical acumen of players like Thierry Henry, Louis Saha, Medhi Benatia, Nicolas Anelka, William Gallas, Hatem Ben Arfa, Abou Diaby, Olivier Giroud,… Seguir leyendo Clairefontaine: France’s Elite Football Academy

Why You Should Be Watching Marseille

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: Olympique Marseille are currently managed by Jorge Sampaoli, former Chile manager, and self-professed ‘disciple of Marcelo Bielsa’. So with Marseille this season expect an exciting, tactically fascinating style of football. And as Alex Stewart explains, the entertainment might not always be in Marseille’s favour. Illustrated by Henry… Seguir leyendo Why You Should Be Watching Marseille