The football stories that matter.
06/06/2026
Red Bull didn’t get into football because they love the game.
They got into it because football is the largest recurring audience on earth and they built a system to own it.
From Krating Daeng in a Thai pharmacy to Haaland, Mané, and Klopp, this is the Red Bull football story.
The brand, the model and why half of German (and Austrian) football still hasn’t forgiven them for it.
01/06/2026
Der Bomber 💣
I had to reread the stat: 180 goals in one season in his youth career, several times to believe it.
Gerhard Müller was described by Pep Guardiola as the best striker in history. It’s hard to argue. 🇩🇪
A true World Cup Legend.
28/05/2026
Jairzinho: O FURACÃO / THE HURRICANE 🌪️
At the 1970 World Cup, he scored in every single match Brazil played. Seven goals in six games.
They called him The Hurricane 🌪️
A true Brazilian legend 🇧🇷
25/05/2026
Total Football vs Pragmatism
World Cup 1974 was a battle of philosophies.
Pragmatism won, but Total Football changed football forever.
Players like Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Berti Vogts, Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Grzegorz Lato were the stars of the tournament and made it one of the most revered in World Cup history.
A collaboration with ,
How do you rate World Cup 1974?
22/05/2026
Bobby Moore 🏴
England captain at 22. Winner of the World Cup at Wembley. A generational defender who set the standard for all Englishman after him.
Pure class and a Hero of the World Cup 👑
20/05/2026
Good luck Villa 🦁💜
I’ve seen lots of ups and downs as an Aston Villa fan over the years, but it’s a great time to be a Villain! 🦹
Win or lose today, the job and the players and staff over the last couple of years has been special. 🌟
Relegation fights to European fights, let’s end the trophy drought tonight! 💜
Up The Villa 🦁
19/05/2026
Joga Bonito 🇧🇷
At the Estadio Azteca in 1970, Brazil, led by Pelé produced one of the finished performances in World Cup history.
They comfortably dispatched Italy 4-1 in a game which would lead to Brazil being awarded the Jules Rimet trophy permanently.
The beautiful game by the greatest team in World Cup history.
A collaboration with ,
17/05/2026
The Football Papers presents Issue 16 of
They have released a new issue which is devoted to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
It covers everything from maps of the World Cup, the birth of modern football at USA 94’ to an interview with former Scottish captain, Don Masson.
It’s a must read companion piece to the upcoming World Cup and followed of the Football Papers can get 20% using the discount code WORLDCUP20.
Get yours today.
15/05/2026
A Short History of Panini Stickers 🇮🇹
From modest beginnings in Modena to a global sensation. This is a short history of how panini stickers turned from a small niche business in Italy to a global institution.
Which year did you start collecting? Comment below 👇
09/05/2026
Santos led 4–0 at half time. Benfica brought on a 19-year-old substitute.
He scored three goals in 17 minutes.
L’Équipe’s headline the next morning: “Eusébio 3, Pelé 2.”
At the 1966 World Cup, Portugal trailed North Korea 3–0. Eusébio scored four.
At the semi-final against England, he left the pitch in tears.
Nine goals. Golden Boot. Third place. A debut World Cup Portugal has never surpassed.
He was born in a shanty town in colonial Mozambique.
He became the face of the nation that had colonised his homeland. History rarely resolves that cleanly. His story doesn’t either.
The Black Panther.
1942–2014.