Lionel Scaloni has named his 26 my man squad that will defend Argentina's World Cup title. Want to know the full history the Argentine national team? 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/Moore-Messi-...

For the benefit of the BBC and other media outlets, Aston Villa last lifted European silverware 43 not 44 years ago

OTD in 1981 Lucho Figueroa was born. His goals helped Argentina reach the 2005 Confederations Cup Final, a tournament you can read about in my book #FromMooretoMessi

Watched football in worse settings

🚨 OUT TODAY! With a month to go before the start of the FIFA World Cup, get ahead of the game with my history of the Argentine men's and women's national football teams 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/Moore-Messi-...

One of the joys of moving to a bigger place is having room for a bookcase solely dedicated to Latin American football

Great to have my review published here

The countdown is on! Available for pre-order from www.amazon.co.uk/Moore-Messi-...

Argentina's women are closing on qualification for next year's World Cup in Brazil. You can read about the full story of the team's history including an exclusive interview with 1971 World Cup vice-captain Betty García in my book due out on 11 May

In @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 53, No. 1, @markaorton.bsky.social reviews "Muertes, Funerales, Biografías Póstumas y Deportes en la Argentina (Siglos XX y XXI): La Invención del Panteón Deportivo." Read on @projectmuse.bsky.social. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

I will be talking about how Bosnia and Herzegovina successfully mobilised their diaspora to achieve qualification at this year's @footycon.bsky.social at this conference in June

Issue 53.1 of Journal of Sport History is here! Featuring: 📄 7 new articles @gabegwinn.bsky.social 👃 A forum on "smell and sport history" @ssydnor.bsky.social 🎥 2 film reviews 📚️ 10 book reviews @markaorton.bsky.social Check it out on @projectmuse.bsky.social 👉️ muse.jhu.edu/issue/56452

My latest book review is now available in the Spring edition of the Journal of Sport History scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jsh/arti...

Formed the backbone of the USSR team at the time with the likes of Sulakvelidze, Civadze, Daraselija, Kipiani and Scenghelija

Happy International Women's Day! My new book devotes 5 chapters on the struggle for recognition and support from their own association against opponents with far greater resources, charting their successes against the odds in the 1971 and 2019 World Cups with stars like Elba Selva & Estefanía Banini

As it's World Book Day! The third book in my Argentine football trilogy, From Moore to Messi is released on 11 May in time for the FIFA World Cup and tells the story of both the men's and women's Argentine national team for the first time

Looking forward to presenting on Balkan diasporas and the 2026 World Cup

🚨 WATERSTONES DISCOUNT OFFER: LAST CHANCE! ⏳ Today's the final day to get 25% off the From Moore to Messi pre-order ⚽ The book covers the high, lows and little known stories of the Argentine men's and women's national football team 🔓 Code: 'FEB26' 🔗 www.waterstones.com/book/from-mo...

Can't wait for this to be released in May! 🚨 WATERSTONES DISCOUNT OFFER LIVE! ⚽ From Moore to Messi - the story of the Argentine men's and women's national football teams 🔥 25% OFF pre-order now live 🔓 Use code 'FEB26' (17-20Feb) 👇 Order now 🔗 www.waterstones.com/book/from-mo...

You can read about it in my upcoming book

🚨 WATERSTONES DISCOUNT OFFER DROPPING SOON! ⚽ From Moore to Messi tells the story of the Argentine national football team (men's & women's) since their first international in 1902 👀 A special pre-order offer dropping 17 February

Game number eight watched in Scotland with brilliant Skids-inspired Dunfermline third shirt

The inspiration behind the current Scottish Premier League leaders

Three years ago today Argentina won their third men's World Cup. You can read the full story of this triumph and the other highs and lows of the Argentine men's and women's national teams in my latest book from @PitchPublishing in May 2026

Excited for today's World Cup draw? Why not pre-order my book due out in May 2026 available from the usual book retailers

Just finished @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social book on Euro 1984. Simply the best football book I have read for many a year. Well researched and beautifully written, it is an excellent resource for a couple of book ideas I am working on

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

Delighted to have my article on the growing pains of professional women's football in Argentina published in @lareinamagazine.co.uk

29 years ago this week @riverplateoficial.bsky.social won its second Copa Libertadores. Read all about it in my book El Más Grande

My piece on athlete Ron Hill (1938-2021) is now in Oxford DNB. Hill gained multiple honours in cross-country and distance running, and used the skills from his PhD in textile design to create a clothing range. Oxford DNB is a subscription service: check your library www.oxforddnb.com/newsitem/894...

Pleasure to be part of the conference

Thoroughly enjoyed presenting about early Argentine international footballer Arnoldo Watson Hutton @footycon.bsky.social in Belfast

Happy 124th birthday @riverplateoficial.bsky.social You can read the story of the club's foundation 👇

Brilliant idea! Next they’ll invent seatbelts and call them “freedom straps.”

The start of the World Club Cup is less than a month away. Read all about one of the main contenders @riverplateoficial.bsky.social in my book 👇

Great to see Topo Gigio on Eurovision

Brian Glanville, journalist lauded as ‘the greatest football writer’, dies aged 93

Obligatory author selfie @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in London, also available @pitchpublishing.bsky.social and all good book sellers

What a goal Mastantuono

This kid is awesome

As it is the Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors today, a throwback to when I attended the fixture in 2006 (with away fans!)

Will the trophy end up in the @riverplateoficial.bsky.social museum again in July? Read about the club's glorious history published by @pitchpublishing.bsky.social here 👇

QEPD Hugo Gatti

PSG supporters reveal their TIFO. A skeleton Peaky Blinder… #AVFC

Looking forward to presenting this year in Belfast

Brilliant result from Argentina's women as they prepare for the Copa América in July, their story will form part of my history of the Argentine national team due out at the end of the year.

Interested in the history and traditions of modern sport? Why not apply for the @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Applications are NOW OPEN! Learn more at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #sportshistory #Olympics #OlympicHistory #footballhistory #sportdiplomacy

Some great railway staff asked about my placard and wished us luck! #DoTheWriteThing @societyofauthors.bsky.social