#OnThisDay in football, 21 Sept 1929 - Sándor Kocsis born 🇭🇺 1949 - England lost at home to a non-UK team for the first time, 2-0 to Ireland 🇮🇪 1983 - Pat Jennings won 100th cap 🧢 1985 - Charlton played their last match at The Valley until 1992 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1986 - Roberto Baggio debuted for Fiorentina 🇮🇹 💜

Dropping overnight 🎙️ @robinireland.bsky.social joins me for a look at modern football through the lens of a mid-sized club, Norwich City What chance do clubs of this size have to compete in the current environment? Here's a taster...

NEW POST 🗞️ Come with me on one of the most stunning walks to any ground in the world and take in some neighbourhood charm at Defensor Sporting in Montevideo 🇺🇾 Have you been? What did you think? outsidewrite.substack.com/p/groundhopp... #Groundhopping #Uruguay

Groundhopping off the Beaten Track: Defensor Sporting

While Uruguay’s duopoly of Peñarol and Nacional dominates support and silverware in the country, the other clubs fly under the radar and are well worth a visit. None more so than Defensor Sporting.

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#OnThisDay in football, 20 Sept 1879 - John McAlery posted an ad calling for players for his new club, Cliftonville Association Football Club ☘️ 2011 - A pre-season friendly at Fenerbahçe was open only to women and Under-12s 🇹🇷 Born: 1933 - Dennis Viollet 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1967 - Craig Forrest 🇨🇦

NEW POST 🗞️ Come with me on one of the most stunning walks to any ground in the world and take in some neighbourhood charm at Defensor Sporting in Montevideo 🇺🇾 Have you been? What did you think? outsidewrite.substack.com/p/groundhopp... #Groundhopping #Uruguay

Groundhopping off the Beaten Track: Defensor Sporting

While Uruguay’s duopoly of Peñarol and Nacional dominates support and silverware in the country, the other clubs fly under the radar and are well worth a visit. None more so than Defensor Sporting.

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Another cracking day out at Champion Hill to watch Hamlet thrash Welling 4-1 to progress in the FA Cup 🏆

Just caught a snippet of Millwall v West Ham passing through South Bermondsey. LOTS of police vans in the area…

#OnThisDay 19 Sept 1926 🇮🇹 35,000 people attended the first match at Stadio San Siro to watch Inter beat Milan 6-3. Cent'anni! 🥂 Here's all you need to know about the San Siro... outsidewrite.substack.com/p/iconic-foo... #Groundhopping #Milano

Iconic Football Stadiums: San Siro

One of the cathedrals of world football is on borrowed time. This is the story of the Stadio Comunale di San Siro in Milan, which you must visit in the coming years!

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Lots of 'expert commentary' about the Millwall v West Ham rivalry today 🦁⚒️ Over on Instagram, I try to debunk a lot of what you'll hear and offer some historical context 👉🏼 www.instagram.com/p/DddaxPkjeA... #MILWHU #Millwall

#OnThisDay in football, 19 Sept 1999 - Bobby Robson's home debut as manager of Newcastle Utd 2007 - José Mourinho left Chelsea (for the first time) 2021 - Jimmy Greaves died Birthdays: David Seaman (63) Kieran Trippier (36)

Jose Mourinho: 'I Am The Special One'

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A statue of Samuel Johnson’s cat, Hodge, off Fleet Street behind Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub. The world needs more cat statues!

Ronaldo Nazário (R9) is 50 today 🎂 Listen to this special episode I recorded with @winkveron.bsky.social about “the original Ronaldo” for many of us older fans… open.spotify.com/episode/4O1P...

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Dalymount’s final days postponed once more… you now have until May 2027 to get to experience the old classic ground. #bohs #groundhopping www.independent.ie/sport/soccer...

Dalymount Park exit postponed: Bohs to stay until end of May 2027 under revised €60m redevelopment plan

Dublin club may be forced to play on Saturday or Sunday afternoons

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#OnThisDay in football, 18 Sept 1942 - Atlético Clube de Portugal founded 🇵🇹 1968 - Lansdowne Road hosted its first soccer match, as Waterford Utd's ground was too small v Man Utd 🇮🇪 Birthdays: Peter Shilton (77), Aitor Karanka (53), Sol Campbell (52), Ronaldo Nazário (50), Christian Pulisic (28)

St Paul’s looking magnificent this evening. This is why there are rules about not blocking the view of the cathedral when building in the City.

Football quiz: Name the player and the club 🤔

Up next on the Football Travel by Outside Write podcast (Monday) 🎙️ @robinireland.bsky.social joins me to discuss modern football through the lens of a mid-sized club, Norwich City Here's a taster... Catch up/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts #NCFC #NorwichCity

Coming up next on Outside Write (Sunday) Groundhopper's guide to Defensor Sporting 🇺🇾 Sub/follow 👉🏼 outsidewrite.substack.com #Groundhopping #Uruguay

#OnThisDay in football, 17 Sept 1877 - First media mention of 'Clyde FC', founded that year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1997 - Newcastle Utd debuted in the Champions League group stage with a 3-2 win over Barça 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2016 - First drone-halted match in England (Bradford) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Born: 1946 - Billy Bonds 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1971 - Sergej Barbarez 🇧🇦

Faustino Asprilla's Iconic Newcastle United Goal Celebration

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Did I mention I was available for talks, lectures, documentaries and podcasts? 🗣️ 🧐 football history 📢 football and politics ✈️ groundhopping/football travel In English 🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸 More 👉🏼 www.outsidewrite.co.uk

How it started…how it’s going 🦅 🇵🇹 The original Estádio da Luz (taken in 1997) and the new one, built for Euro 2024 #groundhopping

#OTD 16 Sept 1984 Diego Maradona made his debut for Napoli, the first of 188 appearances In seven years in Italy, he won two Scudetti, the UEFA Cup, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana 🏆 and scored 81 goals. Most importantly for the people of Naples, he represented the city against the north.

#OnThisDay in football, 16 Sept 1937 - First live televised football match (Highbury) 📺 1972 - Presenter Jimmy Hill stepped in to run the line Born: 1951 - Van der Kerkhof twins 🇳🇱 1953 - Manuel Pellegrini 🇨🇱 1958 - Neville Southall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1965 - Karl-Heinz Riedle 🇩🇪 1994 - A Mitrović 🇷🇸

Prior to the impact Salas made at River, his 1994 season at Universidad de Chile is something to behold, which helped Universidad win the Chilean league that year.

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OTD 1996: Chilean striker Marcelo Salas made his River Plate debut. 'El Matador' became a fan favourite at El Monumental, scoring 48 goals in 110 games over two spells. Salas, now 51, is now president of home town club Deportes Temuco, where he played in their academy (1989-'91)

#OnThisDay in football, 15 Sept 1879 - Netherlands' first/oldest club formed, KHFC 🇳🇱 (pic) 1998 - Jorge Burruchaga retired 🇦🇷 Born: 1941 - Flórián Albert 🇭🇺 1944 - Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1951 - Johan Neeskens 🇳🇱 1966 - Dejan Savićević 🇲🇪 1995 - David Raya 🇪🇸 📸 Haarlemsche FC

Support for rejoining the European Union has reached a post-2016 high of 61 per cent compared to 39 per cent who wish to stay out, according to polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Support for rejoining EU is reaches highest level since Brexit vote

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Have you read this week's post yet? The best books about football in the former Communist Bloc ⭐ Check it out... Any I missed? (I hear 'We Play On' is good) #FootballBooks #BookSky outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-best-b...

The Best Books About Football in the Former Communist Bloc

One of the most popular topics for the Outside Write podcast is the former Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe. Here are the best books on the region in English.

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Have you read this week's post yet? The best books about football in the former Communist Bloc ⭐ Check it out... Any I missed? (I hear 'We Play On' is good) #FootballBooks #BookSky outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-best-b...

The Best Books About Football in the Former Communist Bloc

One of the most popular topics for the Outside Write podcast is the former Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe. Here are the best books on the region in English.

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NEW PODCAST 🎙️ @karimzidan.com joins me to discuss the fascinating world of Egyptian football We cover: 🗣️ Football and Egyptian national awakening 📣 Ultras 🇪🇬 National side 🏟️ Groundhopping Download/listen (Spotify) open.spotify.com/episode/2uj5... ...or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

NEW PODCAST 🎙️ @karimzidan.com joins me to discuss the fascinating world of Egyptian football We cover: 🗣️ Football and Egyptian national awakening 📣 Ultras 🇪🇬 National side 🏟️ Groundhopping Download/listen (Spotify) open.spotify.com/episode/2uj5... ...or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧