#OnThisDay 8 May 1945✌️

Victory in Europe Day celebrates the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of WWII in Europe

What role did footballers play in resisting the Nazis before and during WWII?

If only someone had written a book about that...

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Note for groundhoppers…🇮🇹

theguardian.com/travel/article…

We've started a petition for a General Election at Stop The Tories The Movement Forward | StopTheTories.vote

I'll deliver it when we get to 100,000 signatures?

That'll be fun!! Join us and RT if you can 🙏🤍

themovementforward.com/letter/

#OTD in 2006... 📅

Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in the last match played at Highbury 🏟️

#BBCFootball #AFC

It was the 75th anniversary of the Superga air disaster this weekend

This week's podcast with @penninocalcio looks at the impact of Superga on Torino FC, the city of Turin, and wider Italian football and society

Download/listen▶️ bit.ly/4a7PZYL

Extract...

It’s the 40th anniversary of Diego Maradona morphing into the Karate Kid, sparking out the Bilbao keeper, and causing a riot during the Copa Del Rey final.

Bring yer fucking dinner.

Attendances at women’s games rising across the board. The League of Ireland saw a record gate at the weekend for a women’s match

Congratulations to Bromley FC on promotion to the EFL👏🏼

My home town club! Looking forward to League Two football next season

#WeAreBromley

PENS | WEBBY HAS SCORED AND WE ARE PROMOTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRO ✅❌✅✅
SOL ❌❌✅✅✅

#WeAreBromley

Any football writers or podcasters based in or around Manchester in my followership?

#OnThisDay 5 May 1940🇵🇱

Wisła and Cracovia meet in the 'Holy War' derby while football is banned by the occupying Nazis

I cover this in my book 'The Defiant', but it's also worth listening to my podcast with Mike Cole about his experience in Krakow
outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-studyi…

NEW PODCAST🎙️

#OnThisDay 4 May 1949, the 'Il Grande Torino' side perished in the #Superga air disaster

What was the impact on the club, the city, and Italian football?

@penninocalcio wrote about it and joins me to discuss

Download/listen ▶️bit.ly/4a7PZYL

#Superga 75

In Dordrecht is gisteren een informatiebord onthuld over Árpád Weisz, de Joods-Hongaarse toptrainer die na zijn vlucht uit Italië trainer bij DFC werd. Weisz en zijn gezin werden vermoord in Auschwitz.
#4mei #dodenherdenking 🙏

Today is the final of the Irish Cup, the world's fourth-oldest domestic football knockout competition 🏆

Ireland's oldest club, Cliftonville, take on Linfield -who are looking for a ridiculous 45th cup win - here at Windsor Park

1949-2024

Il Grande Torino, per sempre Leggenda.

#Superga75

NEW PODCAST🎙️

#OnThisDay 4 May 1949, the 'Il Grande Torino' side perished in the #Superga air disaster

What was the impact on the club, the city, and Italian football?

@penninocalcio wrote about it and joins me to discuss

Download/listen ▶️bit.ly/4a7PZYL

#Superga 75

The Tories can’t even hold Royal Tunbridge Wells… bring on the GE!

🤯 Bayer Leverkusen are two games away from setting the record for the longest unbeaten run in the history of European football! 🖤❤️

Robbie Reinelt keeping us in the Football League… 💭 One of the most iconic goals in our history was scored #OnThisDay in ‘97! 😍

Just a reminder that tomorrow, I have a special podcast going out to mark the 75th anniversary of the Superga air disaster.

@penninocalcio joins me to discuss his book on the impact of #Superga on Torino FC, Turin, and Italian football

Excerpt... #Superga 75