In a laudable move, the French top divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have decided that there will be a special shirt to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Star FC (@redstarfc) It is an important statement from the league, yet is it enough to…
The German Football Association looks back at 125 years of existence. It is a rich history with many highs and lows, triumphs and tragedies. Many observers would rather the past quarter of a century to be deleted. Anniversaries like the 125th of the DFB are often overseen or overshadowed by more important dates. In this…
A little post to say I’m still alive and that things are still running at An Old International. There is an urge to state some obvious things, however. As we reach the halfway mark of 2024, some remarks about writing and the future days of this little enterprise seem appropriate. This year has been slow…
The German league association DFL fear that they will be left behind by the Premier League and other European leagues. The idea to bring in fresh money from external sources did not convince a large swath of clubs, shipwrecking the bid of the DFL. Just days before the most exciting season in a decade, German…
The slogan „Football’s coming home“ from the song “Three Lions” by Baddiel and Skinner has enlightened the hearts of football fans across the globe for 25 years now. The song was released in May 1996 just ahead of the European Championships held in England, thus the reasoning that football is coming home. Since it is…
A blog! And while the times are difficult there will be no celebtrations but some reflections. On Blogging, writing and the blogging community. Like an Eternity Ten years are a long time and in online time it seems like it is an eternity. Yet, this is the time that this little blog of mine exists.…
Football was the most popular sport in East Germany, something which did not show in the country’s immense output of postal stamps. There are only two stamps showing football. Read more →
The internet is full with World Cup previews either as videos or as blog posts. This posts looks at those teams who will not be there, some are shocking, others surprising. When in a few days time the first match of the World Cup in Russia will be kicking off, some quite prestigious football nations…
A few thoughts on football and technology after witnessing a great goal. Read more →
England hosted Hungary, the reigning Olympic champion at Wembley on the afternoon of November 25, 1953. After the game, the world was turned upside down for the home side. Read more →