Football
The forgotten women’s football film banned in Brazil
Onda Nova — With cross-dressing footballers, lesbian sex and the dawn of women’s football, the cult movie was first released in 1983, before being censored by the country’s military dictatorship. Now restored and re-released, it’s being shown in London at this year’s BFI Flare film festival.
Written by: Jake Hall
On the sidelines with Rise United, the football club redefining Asian identity
Football, family style — Blending creativity on and off the pitch, the London ESEA+ grassroots team is providing its burgeoning community with spaces to express, and be, themselves.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Warm portraits of English football fans before the Premier League
Going to the Match — In the 1991/1992 season, photographer Richard Davis set out to understand how the sport’s supporters were changing, inadvertently capturing the end of an era.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Meet Corbin Shaw, Huck 81’s Artist in Residence
The Sheffield born artist talks about the people and places that shaped his practice for the latest issue of Huck.
Written by: Josh Jones
The Zambian football team empowering young women through joy
After being commissioned to film a documentary about sustainable agriculture in Kabamba, Sam Mulvey soon discovered an entirely different side to the village.
Written by: Sam Mulvey
In photos: the highs and lows of the Euro 2024 final
Football did not come home, but across London fans from all backgrounds came together to dream that it could.
Written by: Ossi Piispanen
Dide is providing a voice for elite footballers and young people everywhere
No one knows who he is, not even his teammates, but the Premier League’s masked rapper blends cold flow and drill-informed beats to interrogate the world around him.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Is the evolution of the FIFA game soundtracks a reflection of our changing views of masculinity?
Lad rock is out, emotionally vulnerable pop is in, but what does the changing face of the musical accompaniment to one of the world’s most popular game franchises tell us about contemporary masculinity? Ali Shutler investigates.
Written by: Ali Shutler
The subversive jerseys challenging the toxic sides of football fandom
Football fanatic and fashion designer Hattie Crowther’s ‘Fuck the Fans’ is giving a new face to fandom in response to racist abuse suffered by England players after Euros 2020.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Why is Neil Diamond’s mega-hit ‘Sweet Caroline’ so intoxicating for sports fans?
During this summer’s edition of the Euros, one certainty is the ubiquity of Diamond’s 1969 hit. But how and why did it gain such a storied place in England fans’ hearts? Jimmy McIntosh investigates.
Written by: Jimmy McIntosh
Exploring the football fanatic culture of the Middle East
New photo book ‘Football كرة القدم’ draws together pictures from over a dozen photographers to explore the region’s vibrant football culture.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Striking photos of the Royal Shrovetide football match
The centuries old tradition sees the town of Ashbourne transformed for two days every February.
Written by: Huck