International Centre for Sports History and Culture
@icshc.bsky.social
The International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) is based at De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom. We are the world's leading research centre for the study of the history of sport.
Congratulations to the FIFA Master 26th edition class on the award of their degree certificates from everyone at De Montfort University and the International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social. Full report - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
Frank Soo - Historic England long read #BluePlaque article featuring @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. and National Blue Plaque Panel Member Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social - historicengland.org.uk/listing/nati... #sportshistory #footballhistory
We love the new Sunderland AFC home kit for the 2026/27 season! A tribute to the club's 1937 FA Cup winning team. #sportshistory
FIFA Master 26th edition class present wide-ranging final project research to the public. The opening Humanities of Sport module is delivered by the @icshc.bsky.social here at @dmu.ac.uk. www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #research
'The Food Chain' (BBC World Service). @icshc.bsky.social Director Prof. Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social helps to trace the evolution of football's food culture, explaining why clubs once left players to fend for themselves and how attitudes began to shift - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
'Hitler's Games: Berlin 1936 In Colour'. Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social who is an academic contributor to this major Channel 4 documentary to be broadcast on Saturday 1st August 2026 at 8pm - www.channel4.com/programmes/h... #sportshistory #olympics
Today marks the 60th anniversary (30th July 1966) of England winning the World Cup following their iconic 4-2 extra time victory against West Germany at Wembley. #OnThisDay #sportshistory #FIFAWC #football #footballhistory
Congratulations to the FIFA Master 26th edition class on the award of their degree certificates at the Château de Neuchâtel, Switzerland, last week from everyone at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk! Picture by FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. #sportshistory
Great to see my former @icshc.bsky.social PhD student @drkatietaylor.bsky.social publish this book on women playing American football 🏈 Congrats Katie! 🎉 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
The University of Tennessee Press@utpress.bsky.social · 2w agoWhile women playing football is often been seen as a gag or anomaly, hundreds of female athletes have participated in the sport since the late 19th century. Check out "Gridiron Invasion: The Hidden History of Women's Football" today! utpress.org/979889527097...
Congratulations to Spain! FIFA Men's World Cup Champions for the second time in their history! #sportshistory #FIFAWC
Pelé’s 1958 FIFA World Cup Final match worn shirt has sold for £3.6m at a Sotheby's auction in New York. www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti... #sportshistory #FIFAWC #Pele
Last month we hosted the conference '(Re)fashioning women's leisure: image, material and place, 1850-present', led by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Emmy Sale. Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #fashion #ThrowBackThursday #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk
'Jude Bellingham is channelling the spirit of Duncan Edwards'. Wonderful article by @timadamswrites.bsky.social for The Observer - observer.co.uk/news/opinion... #sportshistory #FIFAWC
Cover for this week's edition of The New Yorker Magazine - “The Beautiful Game,” by Lorenzo Mattotti. #sportshistory #FIFAWC
Looking forward to the World Cup semi-finals this week? We recommend 'From Moore to Messi: A History of the Argentine National Football Team 1902-2026' by @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk PhD graduate, Dr Mark Orton! @markaorton.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/book/from-mo... #sportshistory #WorldCup
Antonio Rattín obituary via @theguardian.com. Rattín refused to leave the pitch after he was sent off during the 1966 World Cup quarter-finals which led to the introduction of yellow and red cards - www.theguardian.com/football/202... #sportshistory #football
'England's first Asian player honoured with blue plaque at his family home'. @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. and Historic England Blue Plaque Panel Member Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social speaks to ITV News following recognition for England player, Frank Soo - www.itv.com/watch/news/e...
Pioneering footballer, Frank Soo, to be honoured with plaque. The first-ever player of Asian heritage to play for England is set to be honoured with a blue plaque later today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #sportshistory #football
‘Plant pots in the urinals’: Lord’s pioneers reunite and reflect 50 years after first women’s game. Article for @theguardian.com by @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master guest lecturer, Dr Raf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j... #sportshistory #cricket
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Applications for our MA Sports History and Culture degree are STILL open! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
NEW! @icshc.bsky.social Centre Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social speaks to Futebol Nômade - www.instagram.com/p/DaOky8PDKd... #sportshistory #FIFAWC
'Apprentice to the Trade: Reflections on the Craft of Writing History'. New article by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Robert Colls in The Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Journal - www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #history #sportshistory
OUT TODAY! 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing: Insiders, Outsiders, and Ringsiders' by @icshc.bsky.social Dr David Dee for Oxford University Press in hardback and eBook. Further details at - global.oup.com/academic/pro... #sportshistory #boxing
Enjoying the FIFA Men's World Cup? Why not explore publications in the @icshc.bsky.social Sport, History and Culture edited series with Peter Lang via this link - www.peterlang.com/series/sphicu #sportshistory #FIFAWC
'The textile firm that 'invented' replica sports kits'. BBC News article on the history of Leicester's Admiral Sports clothing company and how they created the replica kit market. Full story at this link - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #sportshistory #FIFAWC #Fashion #Admiral
