Neta Cohen: Young woman saved by Football
A Jewish woman who fell in love with a footballer and escaped the Holocaust.
Helmut Klopfleisch: Fan on the wrong side of the Wall
Helmut Klopfleisch was a Hertha fan but found him at the wrong side of the wall.
Josep Sunyol: Casualty of Spain’s Civil War
Josep Sunyol was a football fanatic and a proud Catalan.
Vittorio Pozzo: Coach of “Mussolini’s team”
Vittorio Pozzo coached Italy in the interwar years, seeing the rise of Fascism.
Otto Nerz: Germany’s coach who died in a Soviet camp
Football Makes History gathers life stories of unique individuals that help us connect the history of football to diversity and inclusion. The story of Otto Nerz is one of them.
Julius Hirsh: Iron Cross to Enemy of the State
Julius Hirsch fought for Germany but was killed in the Holocaust.
“Nettie Honeyball”: Pioneer of women’s game
“Nettie” was a pioneer of women’s football. Her story is about diversity, equality and education.
Raoul Diagne: The first player of African origin to play for France
The first player of African origin for France.
Fred Pentland: Missionary for the ‘English Way’
Fred Pentland coached Athletic Bilbao from 1929 to 1936. His story is one of migration.
Mesut Özil: Not German Enough?
Mesut Özil was born in Germany and also supported Turkey, his heritage.
