Is the Calico Storico the most brutal sport on earth? Judge for yourself but it certainly looks like it! The name (meaning ‘historic football’) comes from the sport created in the the 16th century in ancient Rome. It features […]
Category: Classic Football
“The Biggest Carpet Ever Made”
For those of a certain age who yearns for the days of indoor football competitions on our screens (see the Tennent’s Sixes) it should be known that the first major indoor footballing event was actually scheduled […]
Who wears short shorts?
Everybody focuses so much on new kits and kit designs that we sometimes forget about the shorts we all wear. Well, if you have ever wondered what the evolution of football shorts might look like […]
Club Deportes Kokorico Tolima
Deportes Tolima are a professional football club based in Colombia. They were formed in 1954 and have had some moderate success in Colombian football. The ‘glory years’ for the team were undoubtedly in the late 1970s […]
Modern footballers in an another era…
A set of footballing icons given a retro makeover by the supremely talented artist Chris Moran. Follow Chris Moran on Twitter here.