NEW! @icshc.bsky.social Centre Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to Futebol Nômade - www.instagram.com/p/DaOky8PDKd... #sportshistory #FIFAWC

'Football's final frontier: America's tangled relationship with soccer'. Article by @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social for @historyextra.bsky.social Magazine - www.historyextra.com/membership/f... #sportshistory #FIFAWC

'Why is there no British national football team?' @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to the @footpolpodcast.bsky.social - www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis... #sportshistory #FIFAWC (Pictured: The Scottish national football team from 1895).

⚽ Scotland may have lost to Morocco, but today's FootPol archive revisit asks a bigger question: why do Scotland, England, Wales & Northern Ireland have separate teams—and why is there no British team? @matttayl.bsky.social explains in one of our earliest episodes. www.buzzsprout.com/2253650/epis...

Special Issue of Memoria e Ricerca featuring @icshc.bsky.social Director Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social on 'The Watford Way: English Football, Community and the Rise of Watford FC during the 1970s and 1980s' - www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.14647... #sportshistory #WatfordFC

'World Cup beginner’s guide: What you need to know for the biggest sporting event in the world'. @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to @cnn.com - edition.cnn.com/2026/06/08/s... #FIFAWC #WorldCup #sportshistory

'Middle man'. Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Centre Director Prof. Matt Taylor's @matttayl.bsky.social new article in @wsc.co.uk Magazine this month (May Issue 464) on the varied roles and career of Jimmy Jewell. #sportshistory #footballhistory

Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team. @icshc.bsky.social #sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social

International Centre for Sports History and Culture@icshc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social

We’ll be at Craven Cottage June 11-13

What on earth is a "pause" when timescales remain the same? This is very difficult to understand as it stands.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨BREAKING🚨 Patrick Vallance announces three-month pause in REF. Science minister announces hiatus but says results for next Research Excellence Framework still on track for 2029. Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

'Reflections on Football Club tours, cultural encounters and transnational history'. NEW Soccer and Society Journal article published by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #sportshistory @matttayl.bsky.social

Chapter 11 Reflections on Football Club tours, cultural encounters and transnational history

Peter Beck’s study shows that the tours of Football League clubs were a significant component of the history of football from 1900 to 1939. Reflecting and, where relevant, building upon Beck’s work...

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Just finished a blog on the rivalry between England and Italy in women's football and now ready for a rest! Should be out next week, but here is bit of the unused research - a lovely spread from the programme for the 1985 Mundialito, with lots of great photos of the Azzurri.

Honoured to chair this seminar on Monday on #womenscycling and #visualculture. Tamsin is a great historian and scholar who’s work is always top notch, so be sure to give this podcast episode a listen ☺️

Sport in History Podcast@sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · last yr.

Our latest episode sees Tamsin Johnson of #NTU presenting her work on visual culture in women’s cycling between 1880-1939 as part of our seminar series at @ihr.bsky.social You can listen via the link ⬇️ or wherever you listen to your podcasts hhttps://shows.acast.com/sport-in-history-podcast

Anyway, in less words-have-two-meanings chat, today I gave a radio interview, and you might even hear it on Monday. In which I discuss my ongoing book project on the Island Games.

'The FIFA Master and Women's Sport'. Article by @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #Femaleleaders #WEURO2025 #FIFAWWC #MadeFromMore

Did you know that you can buy Thin Lizzy On Track as an Ebook? For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, the Ebook version is available now from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #thinlizzy #classicrock #bluesrock #jailbreak #guitarrock #ebook #musicbook #70srock

Did you know that you can buy Kansas On Track as an Ebook? For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, the Ebook version is available now from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #kansasband #leftoverture #progrock #bluesrock #carryonwaywardson #ebook #musicbook #70srock

Dave Grohl & Foo Fighters On Track is now available to pre-order as an Ebook! For those of you who prefer to read from a screen, you can acquire the Ebook version from Amazon or wherever you buy your books! #davegrohl #foofighters #90srock #00srock #hardrock #ebook #musicbook #alternativerock

Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Applications for September start NOW OPEN! Further information at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #culture #WorldCup #Olympics

My piece on athlete Ron Hill (1938-2021) is now in Oxford DNB. Hill gained multiple honours in cross-country and distance running, and used the skills from his PhD in textile design to create a clothing range. Oxford DNB is a subscription service: check your library www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/894...

****NEW SEMINAR ALERT**** Also PSA: As this is the last seminar of the 2024/25 academic year, we’re currently looking for speakers for the 2025/26 academic year. So if you’re interested in presenting at @ihr.bsky.social, reach out to me or @rafnicholson.bsky.social on here to find out more

Sport in History Podcast@sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next seminar is only 2 weeks away, where we’ll be joined by Tamsin Johnson of @NottmTrentUni will be presenting her paper titled: Visions of Feminine modernity: Cycling, Self-Propulsion and power (1880-1939). Please sign up via the link below ⬇️ www.history.ac.uk/events/visio...

3/3 Manchester City FC legend, Colin Bell. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Dr Gary James @garyjames.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #MCFC

2/3 Footballer and broadcaster, Jimmy Greaves. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Dilwyn Porter www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #football #jimmygreaves

1/3 New #sportshistory Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) entries published by members of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #football #broadcasting

1/4 New #sportshistory Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) entries published by members of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #Running #Boxing

4/4 Former British and European champion boxer, Kirkland Laing. Known as the 'Gifted One', he won 43 of his 56 fights as a professional. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing

3/4 Athlete, textile designer and entrepreneur, Ron Hill, Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #running

2/4 British Boxer Brian Harper (known as Brian London) - English heavyweight title holder between 1944 and 1945. Oxford DNB entry by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1... #sportshistory #boxing

This time last week we welcomed a host of academic and industry experts to De Montfort University and the @icshc.bsky.social for our 'Sport and Fashion' study day with @sportingheritage.bsky.social and @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #SportandFashion

We’re looking forward to travelling to Belfast today & covering #footycon25. We’ll be posting on all our social media channels which you can find via the link in our bio. Good luck to @garyjames.bsky.social and the organisers for what’s sure to be a great conference ⚽️🏈