Nationalism in Spanish Football in the 20th Century
A lesson plan putting the Spanish Civil War and football in perspective.
Milutin Ivkovic: World Cup to World War
Captain of Yugoslavia, a qualified doctor, killed in a Nazi concentration camp.
Boško Petrović: From Football to Freedom?
Left the football pitch behind to fight for ideology in the sky.
Brunilde Amodeo: Woman against Fascism
Captain of a pioneering Italian football team in 1933.
Otto Fritz ‘Tull’ Harder: From German hero to Nazi war criminal
Player who commanded Hannover-Ahlem, a Nazi concentration camp.
Violette Morris: Heroine, Sportswoman, Collaborator
She challenged cultural norms, but was killed a collaborator in war-torn France.
Bruno Neri: Partisan Commander
Football player in resistance to fascism.
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.
The football signpost to WWII
Football certainly has produced numerous incredible matches. Matches remembered forever because of mighty performances by the greatest players of all time or because of a heroic performance by an underdog.
