History – The Antique Football

Off-Foot Soccer: Galeano’s Soccer in ‘Sun and Shadow’

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:48:21 +0000

Off-Foot Soccer is a creative look at the great narratives of football (soccer) through the artwork of Case Jernigan. Case has finished several new images- all inspired by specific segments from the exceptional book ‘Soccer in Sun and Shadow’ by Eduardo Galeano. They are primarily drawings with ink, but there are other techniques like cut paper and collage as well. There are references to ancient...

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History of Cuba’s football (soccer) 1907-1938

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:46:47 +0000

When we speak of Cuba, rarely do we converse about the history of sports in the country. As interesting as the country is, The Pearl of the Antilles will always be associated with their socialist regime. Though I must say the Afro-Cuban dance, rhumba, has been quite influential. Even with Spanish influence, Cuba’s most popular sport has always been baseball. The first football club in Cuba was...

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England v Portugal 1966 World Cup: Semi-Final Controversy

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:43:01 +0000

The 1966 World Cup final was hosted by England, who defeated West Germany and Spain easily. It has been the center of many conspiracy theories over time that have tainted FIFA’s reputation for success with each new day; it would only get worse when Joao Havelange claimed in 1998 throught out Folha de Sao Paulo “In three matches played that year Brazilian national team play without any black...

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Tales of Defection: The Cold War’s Impact on the Game

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:37:24 +0000

The fall of the Berlin Wall did not end football’s conflictual relationship with Eastern Europe. For over 40 years, players from these countries would risk life in prison and permanent separation from family to play outside their home country for basic freedoms like professional opportunities which were unavailable back at home due because there was no market or playing environment suitable enough...

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Franco’s Own Goal

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:22:17 +0000

They couldn’t believe it. The decision made no sense. Why was their own government standing in their way? This was the greatest Spanish national side of all time. They boasted the likes of Paco Gento, László Kubala, and the current and future Ballon d’Or winners Alferdo di Stéfano and Luis Suárez ( No, not Luis Suárez of Uruguay) . The core of the side was made up of players from Real Madrid...

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Mundialito 1980 (Copa de Oro)

antique — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:07:35 +0000

The Copa de Oro was a international tournament organized by FIFA and the Uruguayan government, which took place entirely in Montevideo between December 30th 1980-January 10 1981. This “grandma” of current Confederations Cups gathered national teams from Argentina , Brasil Uruguay Germany Federal Republic Italy And Netherlands to celebrate 50 years since its first World Cup match was played here.

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