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FOOTBALL QUIZ 🧠 Which club contributed the whistle, shin pads, and the 'inverted pyramid' to football? ⚽️ Was it... 🤔

The answer was Forest 🌳 Listen out for my podcast with Forza Garibaldi this Sunday for more on this historically significant club #NFFC

#OnThisDay 13 May 1902 🇪🇸 The first 'Clásico' takes place as part of the 'Copa de la Coronación' (Coronation Cup) Barça win 2-1 (Real) Madrid's first competitive goal is scored by Dubliner Arthur Johnson There's a chapter on Irish football influence abroad in my new book 👇

#OnThisDay 14 May 1899 🇺🇾 The Americas' first 'criollo' (local-born) club is founded Nacional in Montevideo plays at the oldest football stadium in the American continent, Gran Parque Central, host of the first World Cup match Read on: bit.ly/3WpQBVn

Great to meet Luciano Wernicke today in the pub where Chelsea FC was formed back in 1905 Listen out for a podcast in the coming weeks about Luciano’s new book, The Dark Side of the Copa Libertadores, out via Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books

DROPPING SUNDAY 🎙️ Matt Oldroyd from Forza Garibaldi joins me to talk about Nottingham Forest ⚽️ Forest's legacy and contribution to the global game 🏆 The Clough era 📈 The renaissance of the club Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts #NFFC Taster...

#FloodlightFriday from Dalymount Park 🇮🇪 You can read all about this famous old ground in its final season before redevelopment in my latest blog post 👉 bit.ly/42SmOIH #LeagueofIreland #Bohs

Ahead of the #FACup final tomorrow, let's take a trip from the Crystal Palace to Crystal Palace...🦅 #CPFC youtu.be/WRoBlU5gn2Y?si…

It’s #Bohs v #Shels tonight It’s the match that inspired me to write my new book, ‘Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football’📗 More 👉 outsidewrite.co.uk/book-launch-sh… #BOHSHE

Congratulations, Palace 👏🦅 Your fans have been an absolute credit to the club and the occasion. Enjoy your night! 🏆 #FACupFinal #CPFC #COYP

NEW PODCAST 🎙️ Covering the rich history of Nottingham Forest today with Matt Oldroyd from the Forza Garibaldi fan group #NFFC Download/listen ▶️ bit.ly/4k0868v 📸 Forza Garibaldi Here's a taster...

#OnThisDay 22 May 1946 ☘️ George Best was born in Belfast He's the most talented player ever to have come from the island of Ireland I visited his childhood home, his grave, and numerous murals while researching my new book, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football📗

Happy Bobby Zamora Day for those who celebrate #QPR

2024/25: The year of the birds… Seagulls ✅

NEW POST 🗞️ A Timeline of Political Football Matches "Football and politics shouldn't mix," they say - yet they inevitably do and always have done Here's a chronology of significant political football matches and events 👉bit.ly/4dHe63W

The podcast keeps coming over the summer, including: 🏟️ #Groundhopping w/ Matt Coughlan ⚽ Football + Colonialism w/ Ronny Blaschke 🏆 Copa Libertadores w/ Luciano Wernicke 🇺🇾 Uruguayan national identity 🇮🇪 Bohemians 📣 South American fan culture w/ Rodrigo Barneschi

#OnThisDay 28 May 1924 🇮🇪 The Irish Free State plays its first international at the Olympics in Paris with a 1-0 win over Bulgaria It was the first foray for the new Republic following partition in 1921 More in my new book 👇🏼 #COYBIG bit.ly/3ZuaStC

Dropping Sunday 🎙️ Matt Coughlan joins me to discuss his second book, all about #groundhopping Here's a snippet where we discuss the world's oldest football ground, Hallam FC (P) Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts...

NEW PODCAST 🎙️ Matt Coughlan joins me to discuss his new book, where he set himself the #groundhopping target of visiting 100 new grounds, covering 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇪 Have a listen 👇🏼 outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-ground…