International Centre for Sports History and Culture

Congratulations to London City Lionesses and Spain's Alexia Putellas on winning the Women's Ballon d'Or for a record-equalling third time! #sportshistory

SPORTS HISTORY! Congratulations to Harry Kane on winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or and becoming the first English player to win the trophy for 25 years. #sportshistory

A fascinating evening at the book launch event for ‘Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing’ by @icshc.bsky.social Dr David Dee. He was joined in discussion by @profpanayi.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social. #sportshistory #Boxing @dmu.ac.uk. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter.

A big thank you to everyone at Leicester City Football Club who made our FIFA Master class field visit possible this week and for making all of the group so welcome! Good luck to both the men's and women's teams this season! Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #LCFC

When you turn the FIFA Master classroom into a #sportshistory museum. A massive thank you to Leicester City FC Historian and @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, John Hutchinson, for sharing over 100 years of football club history with the FIFA Master 27th edition class this week.

A huge thank you to everybody at Rugby School who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master 27th edition class field visit possible this month, and for making us so welcome. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #rugby #RWC

Last week @icshc.bsky.social Director Professor Matt Taylor @matttayl.bsky.social gave a keynote lecture in Greece to mark the PAOK FC centenary year. His paper was titled, 'Beyond Borders and Boundaries: European Society and the Making of Modern Football' - www.paokfc.gr/en/news/2026... #PAOK

A big thank you to Leicester Tigers for making the FIFA Master 27th edition class so welcome during our @icshc.bsky.social Humanities of Sport module field visit. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #LeicesterTigers

England Lionesses 5 - 0 Greece! A special evening at the King Power Stadium, Leicester. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #FIFAWWC #sportshistory

Last month we welcomed the FIFA Master 27th edition class to the International Centre for Sports History and Culture here at @dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, for the opening Humanities of Sport module of the course. Read the full news story here - www.dmu.ac.uk/current-stud... #WhereAmbitionBegins #DMU

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview with 2025 graduate and now Women's Football and Technical Support Manager, Football Association of Malawi (FAM), Blandina Khumbo Mdebwe. Blandina began her studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk - www.cies.ch/education/fi... -

There is only one Wimbledon! It is always a privilege to be welcomed by the All England Club for our FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module field visit. Pictures by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #Wimbledon

'Q: What do you get when you put twenty-eight people with twenty-two different nationalities together in the same room?' Opening FIFA Master 27th edition class report as they begin their studies with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #DMU

Students from as far as Australia, Japan, Morocco, Canada and Uzbekistan have travelled to the @icshc.bsky.social here at @dmu.ac.uk Leicester to start studying on the renowned FIFA Master’s course. Full news report - www.dmu.ac.uk/current-stud... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #FIFAMaster

Tickets NOW AVAILABLE! Book Launch - 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing' by @icshc.bsky.social Dr David Dee. Wednesday 21st October 2026 at 5pm. Further details - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... #sportshistory #boxing @dmuhistory.bsky.social

The FIFA Master has maintained its position as the leading postgraduate sport management course in Europe with a record-breaking 14th No.1 award in the new 2026 SportBusiness rankings. The opening module is delivered by the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk www.sportbusiness.com/2026/09/pgr-...

HISTORY MAKER! Saffie Osborne becomes the first female jockey to win a British Classic race by winning the 250th edition of the St Leger (oldest classic in the world) on Highwayman. #sportshistory

BBC Radio 5 Live senior football correspondent, John Murray, received an honorary degree from @dmu.ac.uk this week during a special graduation ceremony held at Curve Theatre, Leicester. Full news story - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #Radio #sport #5LiveSport

"The humanities module opened my mind to how sport relates to society and politics". FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview with 2023 graduate Tuale Charles Ajuyah. Tuale began his course studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social and is now Media Counsel at the IOC - www.cies.ch/education/fi...

BOOK LAUNCH Registration NOW OPEN! 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing' by @icshc.bsky.social Dr David Dee on Wednesday 21st October 2026 at 5pm. Full details at this link - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... #sportshistory #boxing @dmu.ac.uk @dmuhistory.bsky.social

'Katie Taylor's last fight and 80,000 thank-yous at Croke Park'. @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow Prof. Mike Cronin speaks to @espn.com - www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story... #sportshistory #boxing

Wonderful news! De Montfort University @dmu.ac.uk has been shortlisted for Times Higher Education's @timeshighered.bsky.social University of the Year 2026! Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. Full story - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...

Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social PhD student Emmy Sale @emmyailish.bsky.social who has won the 2026 @bssh.bsky.social Richard Cox Postgraduate Prize! Emmy (pictured left with Lauren Beatty who chaired the prize committee) received the award which reflects outstanding work from new researchers.

Amy Hunt makes #sportshistory as the first athlete in history to win four European gold medals at the same championships. #ThrowbackThursday

'Ireland and the Making of America: The Irish in American Sport'. @icshc.bsky.social Honorary Visiting Research Fellow Prof. Mike Cronin speaks to the UCD Clinton Institute America 250 Podcast series - www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0MB... #sportshistory #Ireland

Legendary rugby league winger Sir Billy Boston has died aged 92 - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-... #sportshistory #rugbyleague

'Football and Fascism in the Iberian Peninsula'. NEW publication by Dr Daniele Serapiglia & Dr Juan Antonio Simón via Peter Lang. Series edited by @icshc.bsky.social Prof. Matt Taylor, Prof. Richard Holt and Prof. Fiona Skillen (Glasgow Caledonian) - www.peterlang.com/document/140... #sportshistory

We are still thrilled about this! Congratulations to Leicestershire County Cricket Club on reaching the Metro Bank One Day Cup Final! #sportshistory #cricket #Foxes

Our Dr Dave Dee is a feature interviewee in this week's @jewishchron.bsky.social, discussing his new @academic.oup.com book 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing'. See link below 👇

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Applications for our MA Sports History and Culture degree are STILL open! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

Congratulations to the FIFA Master 26th edition class on the award of their degree certificates from everyone at De Montfort University and the International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social. Full report - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

Frank Soo - Historic England long read #BluePlaque article featuring @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. and National Blue Plaque Panel Member Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social - historicengland.org.uk/listing/nati... #sportshistory #footballhistory

We love the new Sunderland AFC home kit for the 2026/27 season! A tribute to the club's 1937 FA Cup winning team. #sportshistory

FIFA Master 26th edition class present wide-ranging final project research to the public. The opening Humanities of Sport module is delivered by the @icshc.bsky.social here at @dmu.ac.uk. www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #research