International Centre for Sports History and Culture
@icshc.bsky.social
The International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC) is based at De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.
We are the world's leading research centre for the study of the history of sport.
We are the world's leading research centre for the study of the history of sport.
Applications for September 2026 start on Europe's 13 times No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management course are NOW OPEN! (Application deadline is midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday 9th January 2026). Learn more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #LA28 #FIFAWC #WomenInSport
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Applications for September 2026 start on Europe's 13 times No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management course are NOW OPEN! (Application deadline is midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday 9th January 2026). Learn more - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #LA28 #FIFAWC #WomenInSport
Campus views.
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Campus views.
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
@dmu.ac.uk, Leicester, November 2025. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter.
#DMU #WhereAmbitionBegins #Leicester
#sportshistory will be made this weekend with a new name etched into the record books by lifting the #CWC25 trophy. Will it be India or South Africa? #cricket #cricketworldcup #WomenInSport
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#sportshistory will be made this weekend with a new name etched into the record books by lifting the #CWC25 trophy. Will it be India or South Africa? #cricket #cricketworldcup #WomenInSport
What do AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Genoa have in common? Answer - they were all originally founded as cricket clubs. Pictured is the 1887 Aston Villa team who that season won the FA Cup Final played at the Kennington Oval – now the home of Surrey CCC. #cricket
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What do AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Genoa have in common? Answer - they were all originally founded as cricket clubs. Pictured is the 1887 Aston Villa team who that season won the FA Cup Final played at the Kennington Oval – now the home of Surrey CCC. #cricket
Meet the FIFA Master 26th edition students with our new Class Profile brochure! heyzine.com/flip-book/FI.... The class are currently completing their Humanities of Sport module studies with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Meet the FIFA Master 26th edition students with our new Class Profile brochure! heyzine.com/flip-book/FI.... The class are currently completing their Humanities of Sport module studies with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
"DMU FIFA Master student hoping to give more children in Africa the chance to play football". Brilliant @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master student, Omar Yasser Ahmed, who is from Egypt. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"DMU FIFA Master student hoping to give more children in Africa the chance to play football". Brilliant @dmu.ac.uk news story with current @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master student, Omar Yasser Ahmed, who is from Egypt. www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
'FIFA Master ‘Where are they now?’ – The importance of staying connected and graduate employability'. Article originally published by Global Sport and written by FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. www.cies.ch/education/fi... #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'FIFA Master ‘Where are they now?’ – The importance of staying connected and graduate employability'. Article originally published by Global Sport and written by FIFA Master Humanities of Sport Module Coordinator, James Panter. www.cies.ch/education/fi... #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk
2/2 The exhibition is open until 10th January 2026 with further information at this link – thegallery.dmu.ac.uk/keep-off-the... #sportshistory
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
2/2 The exhibition is open until 10th January 2026 with further information at this link – thegallery.dmu.ac.uk/keep-off-the... #sportshistory
1/2 Described by The Athletic / New York Times as, “arguably the world’s greatest living soccer photographer“, it was a privilege to be at the @dmu.ac.uk Gallery on Friday evening for the launch of the new Peter Robinson photography exhibition – “Keep off the Grass”. Picture by ICSHC James Panter.
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
1/2 Described by The Athletic / New York Times as, “arguably the world’s greatest living soccer photographer“, it was a privilege to be at the @dmu.ac.uk Gallery on Friday evening for the launch of the new Peter Robinson photography exhibition – “Keep off the Grass”. Picture by ICSHC James Panter.
A massive thank you to everybody at the Leicester City FC who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master class field visits possible this week! Good luck for the remainder of the season. #sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A massive thank you to everybody at the Leicester City FC who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master class field visits possible this week! Good luck for the remainder of the season. #sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
100 years of football history in the @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master classroom! A big thank you to Leicester City FC Club Historian, John Hutchinson, for spending time with our students on the role of the club historian. #sportshistory #LCFC
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
100 years of football history in the @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master classroom! A big thank you to Leicester City FC Club Historian, John Hutchinson, for spending time with our students on the role of the club historian. #sportshistory #LCFC
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
'From Day One to Month One: Life at the Start of the 26th edition of the FIFA Master Journey'. Report from our FIFA Master students as they begin their Humanities of Sport module studies with us at the @icshc.bsky.social / @dmu.ac.uk - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
'From Day One to Month One: Life at the Start of the 26th edition of the FIFA Master Journey'. Report from our FIFA Master students as they begin their Humanities of Sport module studies with us at the @icshc.bsky.social / @dmu.ac.uk - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins
Talk: 'WWI Football stories - Football's Role in Gallipoli & Ammunition Factories'. 11th October 2025. Venue - The Fusilier Museum Warwick. Further details at - fusiliermuseumwarwick.com/events/footb... #sportshistory
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Talk: 'WWI Football stories - Football's Role in Gallipoli & Ammunition Factories'. 11th October 2025. Venue - The Fusilier Museum Warwick. Further details at - fusiliermuseumwarwick.com/events/footb... #sportshistory
Football Club Internazionale Milano announces publication of 'Inter The Opus' which will present "the club’s history and essence". Further details at this link - www.inter.it/en/news/inte... #sportshistory #Inter #football #footballhistory
October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Football Club Internazionale Milano announces publication of 'Inter The Opus' which will present "the club’s history and essence". Further details at this link - www.inter.it/en/news/inte... #sportshistory #Inter #football #footballhistory
Our thoughts and solidarity are with England and Leicester Tigers Lewis Moody, his family and friends following the incredibly sad news this morning that he has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Stay strong Lewis.
October 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Our thoughts and solidarity are with England and Leicester Tigers Lewis Moody, his family and friends following the incredibly sad news this morning that he has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Stay strong Lewis.
Great to see 2024 FIFA Master graduate Beatriz Loducca Sivieri profiled in the latest edition of our 'Where are they now?' series! Beatriz began her course studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social in the Humanities of Sport. Read the full interview here - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #WomenInSport
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great to see 2024 FIFA Master graduate Beatriz Loducca Sivieri profiled in the latest edition of our 'Where are they now?' series! Beatriz began her course studies here at the @icshc.bsky.social in the Humanities of Sport. Read the full interview here - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #WomenInSport
A special evening at the Leicestershire County Cricket Club 2025 end of season awards! Thank you to Leicestershire and England's Rehan Ahmed (centre) for the group picture with several members of our @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk FIFA Master 26th edition class!
#sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
#sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
October 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A special evening at the Leicestershire County Cricket Club 2025 end of season awards! Thank you to Leicestershire and England's Rehan Ahmed (centre) for the group picture with several members of our @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk FIFA Master 26th edition class!
#sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
#sportshistory #FoxesNeverQuit
Applications NOW OPEN for September 2026 start on Europe's No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management Course. Launch your career in #sport with the opening FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module held here at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk.
www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport
www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport
October 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Applications NOW OPEN for September 2026 start on Europe's No.1 ranked Postgraduate Sport Management Course. Launch your career in #sport with the opening FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module held here at the @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk.
www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport
www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WomenInSport
Brilliant to see @icshc.bsky.social MA Sports History and Culture graduate, David Moreton, contributing to the 'Football Heritage Podcast' on the topic of 'Football and Myth: The Orient Game'. Further details at this link - linktr.ee/footyheritage #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #DMU
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Brilliant to see @icshc.bsky.social MA Sports History and Culture graduate, David Moreton, contributing to the 'Football Heritage Podcast' on the topic of 'Football and Myth: The Orient Game'. Further details at this link - linktr.ee/footyheritage #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #DMU
A big thank you to Rugby School for making our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module class field visit possible yesterday. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #rugby #olympics
October 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A big thank you to Rugby School for making our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module class field visit possible yesterday. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #rugby #olympics
Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Richard Holt on the official launch of 'Sport and the British - A Modern History' (second edition) at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London, @bssh.bsky.social. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Richard Holt on the official launch of 'Sport and the British - A Modern History' (second edition) at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London, @bssh.bsky.social. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory
CHAMPIONS!!!! Huge congratulations to the England Red Roses team! 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners! #sportshistory #RWC2025 #RedRoses
September 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
CHAMPIONS!!!! Huge congratulations to the England Red Roses team! 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners! #sportshistory #RWC2025 #RedRoses
Good luck to the Red Roses @redrosesrugby.bsky.social in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow against Canada! #RedRoses #RWC2025 #sportshistory
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Good luck to the Red Roses @redrosesrugby.bsky.social in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow against Canada! #RedRoses #RWC2025 #sportshistory
A big thank you to everyone at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module field visit possible yesterday. Good luck for the 2025/26 season! Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #FIFAMaster
September 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A big thank you to everyone at Leicester Tigers Rugby Club who made our @icshc.bsky.social FIFA Master Humanities of Sport module field visit possible yesterday. Good luck for the 2025/26 season! Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins #FIFAMaster