# groundhopping (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover groundhopping. Page: Feed: --- ## [Podcast: Cold War Football in Ten Matches](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/podcast-cold-war-football-in-ten) _2026-08-18 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ I'm joined by Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall, co-authors of a new book exploring the Cold War in ten football matches, from 1945 to 1991. ## [How Vasco da Gama fought for equality in early Brazilian football](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/how-vasco-da-gama-fought-for-equality) _2026-08-16 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ Rio de Janeiro club Vasco da Gama played a critical role in democratising football in Brazil, breaking down racial and class barriers. This is the story of Vasco’s ‘Historical Response’. ## [Podcast: Community Football – Clapton CFC and New York International](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/podcast-community-football-clapton) _2026-08-11 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ What does ‘community football’ mean to you? I caught up with two progressive clubs either side of the Atlantic to hear about their work. ## [A Century in Violet: 100 Years of Fiorentina](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/a-century-in-violet-100-years-of) _2026-08-09 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ Florence was at the heart of the Renaissance, producing artists and scientists who changed the world. For a century now, another great Florentine product has graced the global stage: ACF Fiorentina. ## [The History of the Netherlands’ ‘Big Three’](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-history-of-the-netherlands-big) _2026-08-02 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ The Dutch ‘Big Three’ of Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord from Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven have won 91% of all Eredivisie titles contested since its launch in 1956/57. Here’s how it all began for them. ## [The Game of the People: How the Working Class Took Over Football](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-game-of-the-people-how-the-working) _2026-07-26 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ The Association rules game started out as a gentleman’s pursuit once its rules were agreed in 1863. Within two decades, the old order was overturned. This is how football became the people’s game. ## [The Story of the First La Liga Season](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-story-of-the-first-la-liga-season) _2026-07-19 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ Spain’s La Liga is one of the top leagues in the world. Yet its first season in 1929 was a modest affair with only ten clubs. Here’s the story of that first season. ## [Football in the Spanish Civil War](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/football-in-the-spanish-civil-war) _2026-07-12 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ On the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, I look back at what happened to football in Spain during the three-year conflict and its legacy. ## [South London: Home of Football?](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/south-london-home-of-football) _2026-07-05 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ There is no shortage of places that claim to be ‘the home of football’. One place that doesn’t, but probably should, is South London. Here’s why. ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7CeWVRioTCh7) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [What Might Have Been: How Football Took Root in the USA](https://outsidewrite.substack.com/p/what-might-have-been-how-football) _2026-06-28 · Outside Write (Chris Lee) · Outside Write (Chris Lee)_ With the US as the centre of the world’s football attention, hosting its second World Cup, let’s look back at how the game started in the US.