Tag: Football

Victorian Football: Real and Imagined

Victorians Beyond the Academy

Dr. Matthew L. McDowell (University of Glasgow) 2013 marks two major anniversaries in British and world football: the 150th of the Football Association’s (FA) foundation, and the 140th of the formation of the Scottish Football Association (SFA). While the celebration of these seemingly great milestones is muted throughout the British commentariat, taking stock continues well outside the boundaries of official commemoration, and mostly through rose-tinted goggles. Observer columnist Nick Cohen recently lamented the ‘cynical’ and ‘selfish’ nature of modern football.

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