We English are extremely passionate and territorial about our national sport. Even as an Englishman who started following my home club, Ipswich Town, over 30 years ago, it still surprises me how much football permeates our culture whenever I take a trip back to the UK. Almost any social interaction, whether it is small talk with the owner of a corner shop or the preamble to a business meeting, usually involves a little footy banter.
Football, aka soccer, took its modern form when the Football Association laid down the rules in 1863. The first English Football League season followed in 1888, a 12-team competition that saw Preston North End crowned champions. The English take a nostalgic pride in giving football to the world, although our national team has long been eclipsed by other nations who have refined and perfected the game. Even so, we still like to think that our long history of...
Football, aka soccer, took its modern form when the Football Association laid down the rules in 1863. The first English Football League season followed in 1888, a 12-team competition that saw Preston North End crowned champions. The English take a nostalgic pride in giving football to the world, although our national team has long been eclipsed by other nations who have refined and perfected the game. Even so, we still like to think that our long history of...
- 3/15/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
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