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TEASER: The Colonial and Imperial History of Football
🕑 Added 2025-09-13 22:54:06 +0000 UTCThis is a tiny snippet from a 2 1/2 hour conversation Breht had with Robert Wilson, Author of "The Football Manfesto and Club Handbook: Bringing the Beautiful Game to the People", which articulates a unique vision for socializing and democratizing professional sports and which argues for making football (or what we Americans refer to as "soccer") more popular in the US. Even if you do not like sports, you will enjoy and get a LOT out of this episode. But if you enjoy sports at all, its a must listen.
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Comments
Max
Very interesting. Always wondered, why football is so underepresented in the British settler colonies, as here in Germany it is known as as an English sport. Interestingly, Ireland always is the odd one out of the British nations, as it has a comparetively low presence of football, but a high presence of rugby. The colonial aspect would make sense here, too. Moreover, within European countries, football always was considered more lower-class. Even today you will find a higher proportion of football players with migrant backgrounds (most obvious when looking at the French national team). I actually remember the richer kids of my class prefering to play handball instead. I really love how football mirrors social developments. For most European countries you can spot regional economic differences by looking at its football clubs (e.g. why does most succesful club in Germany come from Munich and not Berlin). Looking forward to the episode! 😊
