Football By Decade: The Complete Century

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One of our first series of blogs was all about how football changed and evolved in the twentieth century. Looking at the game, decade by decade we explored the impact of football on different nations - the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany. Eventually, as football moved on we recognized the effects of major tournaments and continental competition in the creation of a modern game. As commercialism and consumerism took over, how did some clubs prosper and others struggle to keep the pace? Starting in 1900 - we run right the way through the end of the millennium in 1999. Click the links below to explore!













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