Why Are Brits So Obsessed With Football?
Why are Brits so obsessed with football? Alice Loxton and Ben Henderson explore the origins of football, how the game transformed from a gentleman’s hobby to the people’s game, and then how it became the most popular cultural phenomenon in the world. Key sources: The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football - David…
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