International Centre for Sports History and Culture
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The International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) is based at De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.
We are the world's leading research centre for the study of the history of sport.
We are the world's leading research centre for the study of the history of sport.
1/2 A truly special FIFA Master field visit to Leicester City FC Women's Super League Football Team this week. A massive thank you to everyone at the club who made the visit possible. Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Module Coordinator, James Panter. #LCFC #FoxesNeverQuit
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
1/2 A truly special FIFA Master field visit to Leicester City FC Women's Super League Football Team this week. A massive thank you to everyone at the club who made the visit possible. Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Module Coordinator, James Panter. #LCFC #FoxesNeverQuit
'FIFA Master course 'perfect opportunity' to help Antonia make an impact in the world of sports'. @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social student, Antonia Landgraf from Germany. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #Femaleleaders #WhereAmbitionBegins
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'FIFA Master course 'perfect opportunity' to help Antonia make an impact in the world of sports'. @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social student, Antonia Landgraf from Germany. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #Femaleleaders #WhereAmbitionBegins
Registration NOW OPEN! (This is a hybrid event).
Massachusetts Historical Society Talk.
'Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer & the Origins of a National Myth'. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM GMT. Further details - www.masshist.org/events/inven... #sportshistory
Massachusetts Historical Society Talk.
'Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer & the Origins of a National Myth'. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM GMT. Further details - www.masshist.org/events/inven... #sportshistory
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Registration NOW OPEN! (This is a hybrid event).
Massachusetts Historical Society Talk.
'Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer & the Origins of a National Myth'. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM GMT. Further details - www.masshist.org/events/inven... #sportshistory
Massachusetts Historical Society Talk.
'Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer & the Origins of a National Myth'. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM GMT. Further details - www.masshist.org/events/inven... #sportshistory
A special evening and field visit for the FIFA Master 26th edition class at Wembley Stadium for the England v. Serbia UEFA World Cup Qualifier Group match. The visit was part of our Humanities of Sport module here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Pictures by Module Coordinator, James Panter. #ThreeLions
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A special evening and field visit for the FIFA Master 26th edition class at Wembley Stadium for the England v. Serbia UEFA World Cup Qualifier Group match. The visit was part of our Humanities of Sport module here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Pictures by Module Coordinator, James Panter. #ThreeLions
Rob Steen obituary via @theguardian.com. Steen, a senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of Brighton and a prolific writer for publications including The Guardian, passed away on 2nd November 2025. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n... #sportshistory
Rob Steen obituary
Other lives: Sports writer who authored a series of accomplished biographies and a cult football classic, The Mavericks
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rob Steen obituary via @theguardian.com. Steen, a senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of Brighton and a prolific writer for publications including The Guardian, passed away on 2nd November 2025. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n... #sportshistory
A big thank you to everyone at The FA for making our FIFA Master 26th edition class field visit possible this week. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#sportshistory #ThreeLions #Lionesses #FIFAMaster
#sportshistory #ThreeLions #Lionesses #FIFAMaster
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A big thank you to everyone at The FA for making our FIFA Master 26th edition class field visit possible this week. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#sportshistory #ThreeLions #Lionesses #FIFAMaster
#sportshistory #ThreeLions #Lionesses #FIFAMaster
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🔔 We are recruiting! Job spec, salary details & how to apply here: buff.ly/q1SSXCM
ROLE: Ski Collections Cataloguer
FULL TIME: 37 hpw
DURATION: Fixed Term: 5 months
CLOSING DATE: 25-Nov-25
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ROLE: Ski Collections Cataloguer
FULL TIME: 37 hpw
DURATION: Fixed Term: 5 months
CLOSING DATE: 25-Nov-25
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🔔 We are recruiting! Job spec, salary details & how to apply here: buff.ly/q1SSXCM
ROLE: Ski Collections Cataloguer
FULL TIME: 37 hpw
DURATION: Fixed Term: 5 months
CLOSING DATE: 25-Nov-25
@dmu.ac.uk @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social
ROLE: Ski Collections Cataloguer
FULL TIME: 37 hpw
DURATION: Fixed Term: 5 months
CLOSING DATE: 25-Nov-25
@dmu.ac.uk @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social
'The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America'. We recommend this episode of the 'Rugby Reloaded' podcast as Prof. Mike Cronin and Dr Kevin Tallec Marston join Prof. Emeritus Tony Collins to discuss their new book - 'The Boston Game'. soundcloud.com/rugbyreloade... #sportshistory #rugby
203. The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America
Our new episode investigates the origin story of football in America, in conversation with Mike Cronin and Kevin Marston, authors of 'Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
'The Boston Game and the Origins of Football in America'. We recommend this episode of the 'Rugby Reloaded' podcast as Prof. Mike Cronin and Dr Kevin Tallec Marston join Prof. Emeritus Tony Collins to discuss their new book - 'The Boston Game'. soundcloud.com/rugbyreloade... #sportshistory #rugby
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Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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Last week to submit an application to be my colleague at DMU. Deadline November 16
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism at De Montfort University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Last week to submit an application to be my colleague at DMU. Deadline November 16
Applications for September 2026 start on Europe's 13 times No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management course are NOW OPEN! (Application deadline is midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday 9th January 2026). Learn more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #LA28 #FIFAWC #WomenInSport
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Applications for September 2026 start on Europe's 13 times No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management course are NOW OPEN! (Application deadline is midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday 9th January 2026). Learn more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #LA28 #FIFAWC #WomenInSport
Campus views.
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Campus views.
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
#sportshistory will be made this weekend with a new name etched into the record books by lifting the #CWC25 trophy. Will it be India or South Africa? #cricket #cricketworldcup #WomenInSport
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#sportshistory will be made this weekend with a new name etched into the record books by lifting the #CWC25 trophy. Will it be India or South Africa? #cricket #cricketworldcup #WomenInSport
What do AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Genoa have in common? Answer - they were all originally founded as cricket clubs. Pictured is the 1887 Aston Villa team who that season won the FA Cup Final played at the Kennington Oval – now the home of Surrey CCC. #cricket
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What do AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Genoa have in common? Answer - they were all originally founded as cricket clubs. Pictured is the 1887 Aston Villa team who that season won the FA Cup Final played at the Kennington Oval – now the home of Surrey CCC. #cricket
'Sixty years of life off the pitch captured on camera'. @channel4news.bsky.social interview with Photographer, Peter Robinson. The exhibition is currently on display at the Gallery on the @dmu.ac.uk campus. www.channel4.com/news/sixty-y... #sportshistory
Sixty years of life off the pitch captured on camera
If sport often mirrors the best and worst of society, photographer Peter Robinson set out to document it during his sixty-year career.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
'Sixty years of life off the pitch captured on camera'. @channel4news.bsky.social interview with Photographer, Peter Robinson. The exhibition is currently on display at the Gallery on the @dmu.ac.uk campus. www.channel4.com/news/sixty-y... #sportshistory
Meet the FIFA Master 26th edition students with our new Class Profile brochure! heyzine.com/flip-book/FI.... The class are currently completing their Humanities of Sport module studies with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Meet the FIFA Master 26th edition students with our new Class Profile brochure! heyzine.com/flip-book/FI.... The class are currently completing their Humanities of Sport module studies with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
"DMU FIFA Master student hoping to give more children in Africa the chance to play football". Brilliant @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master student, Omar Yasser Ahmed, who is from Egypt. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"DMU FIFA Master student hoping to give more children in Africa the chance to play football". Brilliant @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master student, Omar Yasser Ahmed, who is from Egypt. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism at De Montfort University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
'FIFA Master ‘Where are they now?’ – The importance of staying connected and graduate employability'. Article originally published by Global Sport and written by FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. www.cies.ch/education/fi... #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'FIFA Master ‘Where are they now?’ – The importance of staying connected and graduate employability'. Article originally published by Global Sport and written by FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. www.cies.ch/education/fi... #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk
1/2 Described by The Athletic / New York Times as, “arguably the world’s greatest living soccer photographer“, it was a privilege to be at the @dmu.ac.uk Gallery on Friday evening for the launch of the new Peter Robinson photography exhibition – “Keep off the Grass”. Picture by ICSHC James Panter.
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
1/2 Described by The Athletic / New York Times as, “arguably the world’s greatest living soccer photographer“, it was a privilege to be at the @dmu.ac.uk Gallery on Friday evening for the launch of the new Peter Robinson photography exhibition – “Keep off the Grass”. Picture by ICSHC James Panter.
A massive thank you to everybody at the Leicester City FC who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master class field visits possible this week! Good luck for the remainder of the season. #sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A massive thank you to everybody at the Leicester City FC who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master class field visits possible this week! Good luck for the remainder of the season. #sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
100 years of football history in the @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master classroom! A big thank you to Leicester City FC Club Historian, John Hutchinson, for spending time with our students on the role of the club historian. #sportshistory #LCFC
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
100 years of football history in the @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master classroom! A big thank you to Leicester City FC Club Historian, John Hutchinson, for spending time with our students on the role of the club historian. #sportshistory #LCFC
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Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team.
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team.
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
Congratulations @markaorton.bsky.social! Looks fantastic! #sportshistory
Delighted that my new book on the Argentine national team, including chapters on the women's team from the 1971 World Cup, is being published next May and is available for pre-order now
October 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Congratulations @markaorton.bsky.social! Looks fantastic! #sportshistory