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📅 #OnThisDay in 1990, Italia 90’ kicked off with a major upset as defending champions Argentina lost 1-0 to Cameroon. 📕 “Echoes of an Italian Summer: Stories From Italia 90” by Paul Grech helps readers relive the tournament.

📅 #OnThisDay in 2019, Portugal lifted their second international trophy, by defeating Netherlands in the first-ever UEFA Nations League final. 🥇 Yesterday, they lifted the trophy again. 📕 Miguel Pereira’s “Bring Me That Horizon” looks into the history of Portuguese football.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1998, a World Cup hosted by France kicked off for the first time. The hosts went on to lift their first World Cup a month later. 📘 Va-Va Voom by Tom Williams is a wonderful dive through the modern history of French football.

📅 #OnThisDay in 2004, Cristiano Ronaldo made his Euro debut scoring in a 2-1 loss to Greece on home soil. 📕 Read Jonathan O'Brien’s “Euro Summits” for a complete history of UEFA’s European Championship.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1974, the World Cup kicked off in West Germany. 📗 Neil Fredrik Jensen’s “The Summer of Total Football” celebrates the tournament that took place over 50 years ago.

🏆 The 2025 Club World Cup kicks off today, with Inter Miami facing Al Ahly in the opening match. 🌍 Before the Club World Cup, there was the Intercontinental Cup. For more on its legacy, check out Dan Williamson’s “When Two Worlds Collide.”

🆕 We wanted to share an exciting Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books release. 📘 Today, Robert Marshall and David Stuart’s “Celebration of Anglo-Scottish Footballers” is available.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1994, the World Cup kicked off with a 1-0 German win over Bolivia. 🇺🇸 Read Matt Evans’s “USA 94” to jump back into the United States’ first shot at hosting the World Cup.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1994, Gheoghe Hagi scored against Colombia in the World Cup. 🔟 As his team’s number 10, the Romanian represents more than just another player on the field. 📙 Andy Bollen’s “The Number Ten” focuses on the greats who wore the number.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1984, Michel Platini put three past Yugoslavia to secure top place in Group 1 of Euro 84. 📘 Aidan Williams’ “Euro 1984” tells the story of one of the greatest international tournaments of all time.

📅 #OnThisDay at EURO 1976, Antonín Panenka scored a penalty in a style that has since been named after him. 📕 Read Jonathan O'Brien’s “Euro Summits” for a complete history of UEFA’s European Championship.

📅 #OnThisDay in 2002, it was Brazil who eliminated England 2-1 at the World Cup. 📕 John McNicoll ✍️📚⚽️’s “It’s Coming Home (Probably)” tells the stories of years of hurt through Englands “nearly” moments.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1986, Diego Maradona scored two of the World Cup’s most famous goals in a five minute window against England. 📗 Steven Scragg’s “In the Heat of the Midday Sun” tells the wonderfully entertaining story of the 1986 World Cup.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1990, Roger Milla’s extra-time brace sent Cameroon to the Quarter-Finals - the first African team to reach that stage in World Cup history. 📕 “Echoes of an Italian Summer: Stories From Italia 90” by Paul Grech helps readers relive the tournament.

📅 #OnThisDay in 2006, host nation Germany became the first team to book a spot in the Quarter-Finals of that year’s World Cup. 📙 Michael Gallwey’s “Golden Generations” tells the story of the 2006 World Cup.

📅 #OnThisDay in 1988, the Netherlands lifted their only major trophy to date, defeating the Soviet Union 2-0 at the Euro 88 final. 📙 Once again we’d like to shoutout Steven Scragg’s “Euro 88” which he claims is the “Football Purists’ European Championship.”

📅 #OnThisDay in 1992, Denmark beat Germany 2-0 to win the Euro final. 🇩🇰 Though less dazzling than in years immediately prior, this win marked a remarkable era for Danish football. 📕 Read “Danish Dynamite” to explore how Denmark rose from amateurs to European champions.

📅 #OnThisDay in 2016, Iceland beat England 2-1, reaching the Quarter Finals of the Euros on first attempt. 📘 Matt McGinn’s “Against the Elements” tells how a nation of just 350,000 could go toe-to-toe with some of the best players in the world in the 2010s.