Plenty of Argentine talent on show at Newport County tonight, World Cup winner Paulo Dybala and former Under 20 internationals Santiago Castro and Matías Soulé
Mark Orton
@markaorton.bsky.social
Sports Historian, content provider and writer with PhD in sports history, short-listed for the 2024 Lord Aberdare Literary Prize for my book La Nuestra: Football and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Argentina
Will there be a fourth star on the Argentina jersey after tonight? Read about how they won the first three in my 📚 From Moore to Messi
Want to know the full significance of the England v Argentina fixture? These are the only books you will need!
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
England v Argentina has provided some epic World Cup encounters: 1962,1966, 1986,1998 and 2002. Relive them all by getting your copy of my book before Wednesday's semi-final
Part of a wider project that I am working on and presented at the International Football History Conference at Craven Cottage last month
Football Heritage@footballheritage.bsky.social · last mo.New Article: Sons of Bosnia This week we saw Bosnia bow out of the World Cup. It’s worth remembering that 30years ago, a genocide was taking place which intended to wipe out the Bosnian population. Words: @markaorton.bsky.social Read here ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/sons-of-bosnia
Congratulations to Cabo Verde on reaching the knockout stage of the World Cup. There they will face Argentina, a country that has long standing links with the islands through football as I wrote in my book
OTD in 1978 Argentina won their first FIFA World Cup. Read the full story including the little known fishing trip after the controversial victory over Peru in my book, From Moore to Messi
Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 is the second player in history to score 17 goals at a World Cup. Marta did it first! 🇧🇷👑
Two of my books in the top 35 of Amazon's South American Football book chart, would make fantastic Father's Day gifts
Great to chat about my new book
Shahan Petrossian@sp1873.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe 290th episode of my podcast, 🎙️'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’ is on YouTube. I interview Writer and Sports Historian, Dr. Mark Orton @markaorton.bsky.social his book ‘From Moore to Messi: A History of the Argentine National Football Team 1902-2026’ (2026). www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukAW...
New Podcast OUT NOW with @icshc.bsky.social PhD graduate Dr Mark Orton @markaorton.bsky.social. #sportshistory
Football Heritage@footballheritage.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Podcast: La Albiceleste The next podcast in our World Cup 2026 content programme covers the history and culture of the current holders - Argentina. We’re joined by Dr. @markaorton.bsky.social for this one. Listen on your preferred platform here ⬇️ linktr.ee/footyheritage
Great to discuss my new book
Football Heritage@footballheritage.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Podcast: La Albiceleste The next podcast in our World Cup 2026 content programme covers the history and culture of the current holders - Argentina. We’re joined by Dr. @markaorton.bsky.social for this one. Listen on your preferred platform here ⬇️ linktr.ee/footyheritage
Was a pleasure to chat and looks like the it has legs for further development
FootyCon@footycon.bsky.social · 2mo agoAfter lunch and a brief excursion across to the Press conference room, we’re back with @markaorton.bsky.social talking to @garyjames.bsky.social about football and how the Yugoslav wars keeps shaping international football
'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
Lionel Scaloni has named his 26 my man squad that will defend Argentina's World Cup title. Want to know the full history the Argentine national team? 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/Moore-Messi-...
For the benefit of the BBC and other media outlets, Aston Villa last lifted European silverware 43 not 44 years ago
OTD in 1981 Lucho Figueroa was born. His goals helped Argentina reach the 2005 Confederations Cup Final, a tournament you can read about in my book #FromMooretoMessi
🚨 OUT TODAY! With a month to go before the start of the FIFA World Cup, get ahead of the game with my history of the Argentine men's and women's national football teams 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/Moore-Messi-...
