Why the real history behind The English Game matters – and what it tells us about modern football
The English Game, the new Netflix show from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, has landed at an opportune time. The show examines the early history of football in England andthe class element of the game's progression, as a sport with rules laid down by the upper class became increasingly popular with the working class.It was also a time where the topic of whether footballers should be paid was a genuinely controversial topic. As players' wages becomes a genuinebone of contention in a way not... Читать дальше...
