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

#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

'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

"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

'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.

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

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

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

Congratulations @markaorton.bsky.social! Looks fantastic! #sportshistory

'From Day One to Month One: Life at the Start of the 26th edition of the FIFA Master Journey'. Report from our FIFA Master students as they begin their Humanities of Sport module studies with us at the @icshc.bsky.social / @dmu.ac.uk - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

Talk: 'WWI Football stories - Football's Role in Gallipoli & Ammunition Factories'. 11th October 2025. Venue - The Fusilier Museum Warwick. Further details at - fusiliermuseumwarwick.com/events/footb... #sportshistory

Football Club Internazionale Milano announces publication of 'Inter The Opus' which will present "the club’s history and essence". Further details at this link - www.inter.it/en/news/inte... #sportshistory #Inter #football #footballhistory

'Women’s Euros and Women’s Rugby World Cup provide an opportunity to reflect for the FIFA Master'. Article for Global Sport by @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. www.globalsportsjobs.com/careershub/w... #WomenInSport #Femaleleaders #DMU

Fantastic picture @oispooky.bsky.social ! #sportshistory #boxinghistory

Our thoughts and solidarity are with England and Leicester Tigers Lewis Moody, his family and friends following the incredibly sad news this morning that he has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Stay strong Lewis.

Great to see 2024 FIFA Master graduate Beatriz Loducca Sivieri profiled in the latest edition of our 'Where are they now?' series! Beatriz began her course studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social in the Humanities of Sport. Read the full interview here - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #WomenInSport

A special evening at the Leicestershire County Cricket Club 2025 end of season awards! Thank you to Leicestershire and England's Rehan Ahmed (centre) for the group picture with several members of our @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk FIFA Master 26th edition class! #sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit

A feature I wrote for the print issue of BBC History Magazine earlier this year is now online! Introducing Alf Ball, Hezekiah Moscow, Henry 'Sugar' Goodson, the Sisters Mills and Jem Smith 🦁🥊🤜🏻🤛🏾 Steven Knight not going straight for that chapel fight is wild... www.historyextra.com/membership/f...

Applications NOW OPEN for September 2026 start on Europe's No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management Course. Launch your career in #sport with the opening FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module held here at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk. www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport

International Football History Conference 2026 - CALL FOR PAPERS! Further information at the below link and via @garyjames.bsky.social - gjfootballarchive.com/2025/10/02/i... #sportshistory

Brilliant to see @icshc.bsky.social MA Sports History and Culture graduate, David Moreton, contributing to the 'Football Heritage Podcast' on the topic of 'Football and Myth: The Orient Game'. Further details at this link - linktr.ee/footyheritage #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #DMU

A great event at @ihr.bsky.social last night celebrating Dick Holt’s from the @icshc.bsky.social revised edition of ‘Sport & the British’ with a record crowd of 70+ joining us both in-person & online. If you want to listen to the discussion, you can do so now ⬇️ shows.acast.com/sport-in-histo…

A big thank you to Rugby School for making our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module class field visit possible yesterday. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #rugby #olympics

Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Richard Holt on the official launch of 'Sport and the British - A Modern History' (second edition) at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London, @bssh.bsky.social. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory

CHAMPIONS!!!! Huge congratulations to the England Red Roses team! 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners! #sportshistory #RWC2025 #RedRoses

Good luck to the Red Roses @redrosesrugby.bsky.social in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow against Canada! #RedRoses #RWC2025 #sportshistory

A big thank you to everyone at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module field visit possible yesterday. Good luck for the 2025/26 season! Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #FIFAMaster

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview with 2012 graduate, Honey Thaljieh, from Palestine. Honey, who began her #sportshistory studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social, is now Public Relations Manager at FIFA. Read more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk

'Prestigious FIFA Master programme welcomes its latest cohort at DMU'. Full @dmu.ac.uk news story as we welcome the new FIFA Master 26th edition class to the @icshc.bsky.social for the opening Humanities of Sport module - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

OUT NOW! 'Sport and the British - A Modern History' SECOND EDITION by Emeritus Professor Richard Holt via Oxford University Press. This is a completely revised edition of a book which has been the standard in its field for over thirty years - global.oup.com/academic/pro... #sportshistory

Many congratulations to Lionesses England manager, Sarina Wiegman, on being named women's coach of the year at the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards, and to Hannah Hampton on recceiving the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper. #sportshistory

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Harold 'Dickie' Bird who has sadly passed away at the age of 92. A true legend of the game of cricket. #sportshistory

'30 Years of Sports History at De Montfort University Roundtable'. NEW @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social episode now available marking the work of the @icshc.bsky.social over the past three decades in the academic study of #sportshistory shows.acast.com/sport-in-his... @dmu.ac.uk

Our latest episode is now available on all platforms & with the second recording from the 2025 @bssh.bsky.social conference at @ulsteruni.bsky.social featuring multiple speakers from past & present celebrating 30 years of Sports History at @icshc.bsky.social shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...

Always special to go behind the scenes at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. Thank you for making the FIFA Master 26th edition class so welcome during our @icshc.bsky.social Humanities of Sport module field visit. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins.

'Prestigious FIFA Master programme welcomes its latest cohort at DMU'. Full @dmu.ac.uk news article as we welcome the 26th edition FIFA Master class to the @icshc.bsky.social for their opening Humanities of Sport module studies - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #DMU

Former England, Stoke, Leicester, Luton and Chelmsford City footballer, Frank Soo, to be awarded posthumous honorary England cap. Soo was the first player of Asian descent to play for England, making his debut against Wales in 1942. Further details - www.thefa.com/news/2025/se... #sportshistory

1/2 Congratulations to Fiona Skillen, Gary James and Helena Byrne on the launch event held at the Irish Embassy in London for ‘Histories of Women’s Football in Britain and Ireland’. Pictures by Emeritus Prof. @historymartin.bsky.social. #sportshistory

'FIFA Master marks end of 25th anniversary year celebrations with major conference and alumni gathering at FIFA House in Zurich'. Full report at this link - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

1/2 It was fantastic to welcome the 26th edition FIFA Master class to the @dmu.ac.uk campus yesterday for the start of their Induction sessions with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

The FIFA Master has been ranked the No.1 Postgraduate Sport Management course in Europe for a record 13th time in the new 2025 SportBusiness Rankings. The opening Humanities of Sport module is here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Learn more - www.sportbusiness.com/2025/09/pgr-... #sportshistory

What a weekend! The @icshc.bsky.social travelled to Zurich to join colleagues from Italy and Switzerland to mark the 25th anniversary of the FIFA Master course. Full report here - inside.fifa.com/organisation... #sportshistory

'Games, Greek and Pluck: Classicism, Masculinity, Elite Education and British Sport, 1850–1914' by Andy Carter OUT NOW! Peter Lang Sport, History and Culture series edited by Richard Holt, Matt Taylor and Fiona Skillen - www.peterlang.com/document/146... #sportshistory

'Histories of Women's Football in Britain and Ireland', Edited by Fiona Skillen, Helena Byrne and Gary James OUT NOW! Peter Lang 'Sport, History and Culture' series editors Richard Holt, Matt Taylor, Fiona Skillen. Further information - www.peterlang.com/document/131... #sportshistory #WomeninSport