Outside Write ⚽️ (semi-active here)
@outsidewrite
The curious fan's football travel, history, and culture blog and podcast. Author, ‘Origin Stories' and 'The Defiant'. Find me on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube
I'm not very active over here anymore, but just look for Outside Write on these platforms: 🖋️ Blog 👉 outsidewrite.co.uk 🎙️ Podcast platforms (Spotify, iTunes etc.) 📸 Instagram 📽️ YouTube Quick intro to me and what I do:
Upcoming on the blog and podcast: ✍🏼 NOW: #Groundhopping guide to San Lorenzo 👉🏼 bit.ly/4nTqTVH 🎙️27/7: South American fan culture w/ @barneschi ✍🏼 03/8: FC St Pauli museum and stadium tour 🎙️ 10/8: @bfcdublin w/ Séan McCabe + @gerrytastic




NEW POST 🗞️ "Oooooh, San Lorenzo..." - 'The Crows' can count popes and actors among its supporters 💙❤️ Want to learn more about the Buenos Aires club? Read on 👉🏼 bit.ly/4nTqTVH #groundhopping #CASLA
And, of course, that should read 'Almagro'...🤦🏻♂️ #groundhopping #CASLA
NEW POST 🗞️ Your guide to visiting Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Amalgro 💙❤️ Have you been? What did you think? #groundhopping bit.ly/4nTqTVH
NEW POST 🗞️ Your guide to visiting Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Amalgro 💙❤️ Have you been? What did you think? #groundhopping bit.ly/4nTqTVH
⏳ Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
Ahead of Eng v Ita in the #WEuro2025, it's worth noting that there was a strong women's football scene in Milan in the 1930s 🇮🇹 The 'Calciatrici' defied Mussolini's decrees and continued playing when pressured to stop More in my second book, The Defiant: bit.ly/3nXk2N2
Im really keen to connect with fans, journalists, players, coaches and anyone with knowledge of football in Morocco, both present and historical. If you are interested, or know people I have to talk to, please do get in touch and RT this post as it really does help.
¡Feliz cumple, Marcelo Bielsa! Born #onthisday 21 July 1955 🇦🇷

📝 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐒 We've still got some leftover signed copies of @outsidewrite incredible backlist. Get yourself a signed copy of 🚩 THE DEFIANT 🌐 ORIGIN STORIES Available on the site ➡️ stanchionbooks.com/search?q=%22ch…
The character limit on here can be quite restrictive so I decided to write a book. 'Oh, San Lorenzo: A journey through Argentine football culture' gets to the heart of why Argentina is the best place to watch football in the world – through the lens of the country's finest club.
#OnThisDay 19 July 1936 🇪🇸 The Spanish military, led by Gen. Franco, rises up against the democratically elected Second Republic. Civil war breaks out. What role did footballers play in the Spanish Civil War? Find out in my book, The Defiant…📘

Looking for some summer holiday reading? Interested in Irish football and/or history? Then do please check out my third book, 'Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football' Rated 4.7⭐️ on Amazon More from the launch trailer here👇🏼 #leagueofireland #NIFL
Random club friendships with historical connections: Dulwich Hamlet🏴 🤝 Altona 93🇩🇪 Corinthian Casuals🏴🤝Corinthians Paulista🇧🇷 Glenavon☘️🤝Erzgebirge Aue🇩🇪 Who else? 🤔 There must be loads. Let me know who and why 👇


NEW PODCAST 🎙️ Will Huddleston studied football and Uruguayan national identity in Montevideo and at Cambridge He joins me on the pod to discuss how football is pivotal to how the world sees #Uruguay, and how it sees itself outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-footba…
Quick taster of Sunday’s podcast Will Huddleston is my guest and we’re discussing football and national identity in #Uruguay 🇺🇾 Sub/catch up wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
🏴 4-0 🇳🇱 What a response Champions gonna champion #lionesses
In Zurich for #ENGNED and it’s virtually a home game for the Dutch. A sea of orange. Great fans. Love them. But come on #Lionesses 🏴 #weuros2025
4/12 I've just finished @outsidewrite's Shades of Green. A great introduction to Irish football, where the author, Chris Lee, doesn't assume knowledge and breaks the topic down for all readers to understand. *Need to crack on if I'm going to reach 12 books by December*
NEW POST 🗞️ Your Sunday long read is all about the scene of the first World Cup final and much drama besides in its 95-year #History Estadio Centenario in Montevideo 🇺🇾 Have you been? What did you think? Read on... bit.ly/400rvyn