mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 11/11/2025We will be flogging mags, t-shirts, totes, badges and more this Saturday. Come and find our table at Brixton Library. 12pm kick off. Pints after, probably. 063
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Lutz Pfannenstiel has seen it all. 25 clubs in 13 different countries. He also brought Roberto Firmino to Germany, briefly lived with a penguin, and even spent time in an Indonesian jail for a crime he didn’t commit. www.goal.com/mundial/on-r...goal.comLutz Pfannenstiel: Life lessons with football's record-breaking nomadLutz Pfannenstiel is football’s greatest nomad… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 07/10/2025No one did it like Ian Holloway’s Blackpool. Featuring interviews with Gary Taylor-Fletcher and the fans who were there for this lightning-in-a-bottle moment, this is the story of the Premier League’s most entertaining underdogs. www.goal.com/mundial/tang...goal.comNo one did it like Ian Holloway's BlackpoolNo one did it quite like Ian Holloway’s Blackpool… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2025‘There’s not many that have played with her that won’t tell you she’s the best player they ever played with.’ Featuring interviews with Denise Reddy and many more, this is the story of the record-breaking Formiga, told by those who know her genius best. goal.com/mundial/form...goal.comFormiga: The record-breaking Brazilian superstar who changed women's football foreverThe story of a footballing titan, told by those who know her best… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2025New Balance’s old reliables, a lovely new Kappa tracksuit, and something called a lezbag. That's just some of the gear and stuff that’s been making us very happy this week. www.goal.com/mundial/heat...goal.comKappa, New Balance, and all the gear and stuff MUNDIAL loves this weekAll the gear and stuff that’s been driving us wild this week… 000
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Our good mate Marva Kreel is MUNDIAL's guest on this week's My Beautiful Game. She talks us through her perfect football match, which features a delicious mixed grill with Big Duncan Ferguson. Out now on Spotify, YouTube, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2hD... 000
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy on a scale that is hard to quantify or measure. Airing on TNT Sports this evening, Beacon of Hope: The Grenfell Athletic Story tells the story of the football team that helped its community to heal. www.goal.com/mundial/beac...goal.comBeacon of Hope: The Grenfell Athletic StoryHow football can rebuild a community, bit by bit… 031
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Mattia Guarnera puts grinning paintings on vintage football shirts. They’re a bit like as if someone had got old covers of The Face or NME and plastered them onto a Real Madrid shirt from 2005. It was a pleasure to chat to him about his work. www.goal.com/mundial/vaul...goal.comThe artist putting X-rated magazine covers onto football shirtsFix up, look sharp! 010
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialChris Nee @chrisnee.co.uk · 08/09/2025In 1995, Liverpool supporter and Lilleshall graduate John Marshall signed for Everton. He passed away on the day he was due to start life as a Toffee. Through Cardiac Risk in the Young, The John Marshall Fund has raised more than £100,000. This is his story. By me for @mundialmag.bsky.socialgoal.comHow Cardiac Risk in the Young are making football a safer place for young peopleHow the sudden and tragic death of an Everton teenager helped save dozens of lives… 034
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2025There’s (still) only one Jimmy Grimble. We're taking you behind the scenes of the making of a true cult classic. Featuring young actors looting Maine Road bars, football cinema’s best soundtrack, and a lead actor who was crap at football. www.goal.com/mundial/ther...goal.comThere's (still) only one Jimmy Grimble: Behind the scenes of a cult classicA behind-the-scenes look at the chaotic making of a true cult classic… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Our guest on My Beautiful Game this week is Joel Golby. He told us all about his perfect day at the football. Millwall are in, Ray Parlour is up in the stands, and there’s some mad alterations to the Emirates. Enjoy. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2NmH... Youtube: youtu.be/HcxdO17Hq2g 030
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2025A transformative football tournament took place in Oslo last week. You’ve probably heard of the Homeless World Cup, but if you were doubtful about its impact, Daniel Tyte’s dispatches from the most recent edition in Norway will make you a believer. www.goal.com/mundial/home...goal.comThe Homeless World Cup: Behind the scenes at a very special football tournamentA very special tournament took place in Oslo last week… 030
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Why is women’s football so gay? Rosie Hewitson’s impeccable Issue 34 cover story that inspired a mini documentary is now on our website. www.goal.com/mundial/why-...goal.comWhy is women's football so gay? We think we have the answerFrom Sunday morning leagues to the Champions League, the women’s game is profoundly, fantastically, transparently gay… 000
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2025We would very much like to see @fitbathatba.bsky.social serenade Adriano with 99 Shot Power. Get MUNDIAL’s brand new podcast, My Beautiful Game, in your eyes and ears now. Full episodes available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple. youtu.be/INF9etFzhvE 010
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialNick Harland @nickh18.bsky.social · 29/08/2025'Gotta support the team though, haven't you?' I wrote about the world of shit TV football dialogue for @mundialmag.bsky.social, to learn why characters always talk about football in such a deeply weird way. Cheers to Adam from @footballcliches.bsky.social and Sean for chatting with me!goal.comWhy is TV dialogue about football so rubbish? With Adam Hurrey of Football ClichesWhy is TV and film dialogue about football so crap? 113
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Fábio is “inexplicable”. 44 years of age, more professional games than anyone in the history of the game, and yet he’s still pretty fantastic. We got Tim Vickery to investigate how he’s managed it, and why a Brazil cap has eluded him. www.goal.com/mundial/inex...goal.comFábio: The underrated Brazilian with the most professional appearances of all timePeter Shilton’s record is broken. Meet the man who did it… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Lionel Messi playing at Upton Park?! @jj_bull was there, and it was a supernatural experience. It also inspired him to create his very own Aberdonian Messi for his fantasy day out at the football. JJ's full My Beautiful Game is out now. open.spotify.com/episode/18Cz... 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 22/08/2025August is for the dreamers. And few fanbases have dreamed quite like Newcastle in 1995–96. Featuring interviews with Lee Clark and Warren Barton, this is what it was like to experience and adore Kevin Keegan’s Entertainers. www.goal.com/mundial/newc...goal.comKevin Keegan's Newcastle Entertainers, told by those who were thereA tribute to Keegan, Ginola and the Premier League’s Entertainers… 000
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialThe Journeymen 🇺🇦 @thejourneymen.bsky.social · 22/08/2025✍️ We wanted to shoutout out this fantastic three part series from Tom Ritchie for @mundialmag.bsky.social. This delivers some fresh perspectives and new dynamics of Berlin football. Love it. Part one is linked below! 🔗 www.goal.com/mundial/sear... 001
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 21/08/2025This is The Heat Map. Home for all the stuff that we like and want to tell you about. Stuff to watch, stuff to listen to, stuff to stick on the never-never card. This week, our favourite record of the year, Peru shirts, and something called a FlipBelt. www.goal.com/mundial/heat...goal.comFor Those I Love, Backyard Cricket, and all the gear & stuff MUNDIAL loves this weekAll the very best gear and stuff you’re going to love this week… 000
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 20/08/2025We’re very excited to introduce MUNDIAL’s brand new podcast: My Beautiful Game. Each episode, we ask our guest about their dream day at the football. First up, @fitbathatba.bsky.social. Aberdeen 1983~ v Real Madrid 2025. Lots of lager. Lots of good times. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/18Cz...open.spotify.comAberdeen 1983 v Real Madrid 2025 | JJ Bull's My Beautiful GameMUNDIAL's My Beautiful Game · Episode 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Meet the footballers who are trying to save our planet from climate catastrophe. They’re pissed off, but are using that energy to enact genuine change in their communities and beyond. www.goal.com/mundial/foot...goal.comDavid Wheeler & Morten Thorsby: The footballers fighting for climate justiceA group of players are working tirelessly to change football for the better… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Mike Gibbons’ love letter to the team that made him a Francophile for life is an absolute treat. And you can read his ode to Platini, Tigana, and the rest on our website now. Merci. www.goal.com/mundial/trib...goal.comFrance 1982-1986: A love letter to Platini, Tigana, and the restAn open love letter to France, Platini and Le Carré Magique… 000
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Did you know Johan Cruyff watched David Beckham score from the halfway line at Selhurst Park? Just one of many discoveries Jack Clayton made rewatching the most iconic Premier League opening-weekend game ever—until something went very wrong… www.goal.com/mundial/seco...goal.comDavid Beckham, Man Utd, and the greatest Premier League opening day everSo, what else happened in this game… 020
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialPete @petelaw.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Some slightly NSFW Jack Grealish content from @mundialmag.bsky.social www.goal.com/mundial/why-...goal.comWhy does everyone fancy Jack Grealish? An investigation into football's sex objectsA study on male footballers, sex, and outrageous calves… 131
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Ultras Ahlawy is unlike any other football group in history. Battling state oppression, steadfast in Palestinian support, the tragedy of Port Said. Told by the people who were there and written by Nihal El Aasar, this is their story. www.goal.com/mundial/trag...goal.comThe tragedy of the Al Ahly ultras: From the Egyptian revolution to the Port Said massacreThe story of Ultras Ahlawy could only ever come from a love so strong… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 08/08/2025A Cantona hat-trick, Gary Speed being absolutely amazing, and Howard Wilkinson wearing a rogue cap. 1992 brought us the best Charity Shield ever, and Jack Clayton had an utterly glorious time rewatching it in the early hours of Sunday morning. www.goal.com/mundial/seco...goal.comLeeds v Liverpool was the greatest Community Shield of all timeLiving, breathing proof that the shield matters to us all… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 06/08/2025“Without Croatia Berlin, I wouldn’t exist.” Meet Berlin’s immigrant football clubs. The final part of Tom Ritchie’s outstanding three-part investigation is about football, community and integration in one of the most interesting cities in the world. www.goal.com/mundial/sear...goal.comBerlin: The immigrant football clubs who provide 'utopia'Football, community and integration in a city of immigrants… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 05/08/2025This week, we’re all about Jimmy Mac, hardman umbrellas and trainers with a tent flap. This is all the gear and stuff that's been driving us wild this week. www.goal.com/mundial/heat...goal.comlondondeadpubs, Ajax, Mitre Ultimax, and all the gear & stuff you'll love this weekAll the very best gear and stuff you’re going to love this week… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Jack Clayton is back pounding the streets, asking a load of midweek Pirlos and Sunday morning Kellys about their career highlights. From John o’ Groats to Belfast, these are some of the best grassroots assists of all time. www.goal.com/mundial/best...goal.comWhat's the best assist of all time?Here’s to the midweek Pirlos and the Sunday morning Kellys… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Toni Payne’s high beams of her smile shine through an early morning Zoom call. She is a well-travelled footballer and now an African champion. Her football journey has been one of history-making, bold choices. www.goal.com/mundial/toni...goal.comToni Payne's journey to WAFCON glory with NigeriaAntionette Payne is now a African champion, but her history-making story is complex narrative of dual nationality and brave decisions… 010
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialTom @tommymagicpants.bsky.social · 28/07/2025This probably sums up our team better than anything. Top, top words. 021
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialIan Thompson @iantyorks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I love all this article, especially the final words 041
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Not everything in England works or makes sense in 2025, but the Lionesses do. In a misshapen, sometimes unpretty, playing-with-a-broken-fucking-tibia kind of way, they represent the best of ‘proper England’. Free to read on our website now. www.goal.com/mundial/prop...goal.comHow the Lionesses made me proud to be 'proper English'The Lionesses have only gone and done it again… 063
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The return of the purple packet, tape cassettes, and Barry Can’t Swim. This is all the gear and stuff that's been driving us wild this week. www.goal.com/mundial/heat...goal.comLucy Bronze merch & Ronaldo shirts: All the gear & stuffAll the very best gear and stuff you’re going to love this week... 110
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 23/07/2025A lot has been written and said about Keegan’s Entertainers, but what about what came before? This week, the MUNDIAL Book Club is reading a tragi-comic memoir about what it was like to watch Newcastle struggle their way through to the early 1980s. www.goal.com/mundial/book...goal.comNewcastle United 1978-1984: The Wilderness YearsAfter the glory days and before the Entertainers, being a Newcastle fan was a tough slog… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 22/07/2025There once was a defender. Then there was the Pelé. And behind them both, there was Kolkata. Follow Chirag Sharatkumar’s incredible journey to find Bablu-da, the man who marked the King. www.goal.com/mundial/pele...goal.comIn search of the man who marked PeléThere once was a defender. Then there was the King. And behind them both, there was Kolkata… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 21/07/2025In an inquisitive moment, @jackclayton94.bsky.social decided to find out what makes the people who make masterpieces out of turf tick and answer the key question: Do you enjoy what you do as much as we think you do? www.goal.com/mundial/grou...goal.comBeing a Premier League groundskeeper is the best job in the worldHow groundskeeping shapes the game—and the people who do it… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Undersold and mistreated, but you can’t hide the promise of WAFCON. @adekaiyaoja explains how Africa’s biggest women’s football tournament is often overlooked by those running it. www.goal.com/mundial/wafc...goal.comWAFCON 2024: The delayed tournament you might have missed this summerUndersold and mistreated, but you can’t hide the promise of WAFCON… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 18/07/2025When we grow up, we want to be Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze. 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 17/07/2025There is probably no better non-native guide to the sexy city of Rio de Janeiro than @Tim_Vickery Join us for a meander through the streets, past the cafés, through the motels, along the beaches and up the steps of some of football’s most iconic venues. www.goal.com/mundial/rio-...goal.comCarnival! Sex! Pelé! The ultimate Rio travel guide by Tim VickeryTim Vickery takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the sexy city he calls home… 020
Reposted by @mundialmag.bsky.socialKai Sunrider @mcgargleballs.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Really enjoying print magazines recently. @mundialmag.bsky.social @pcgamer.com 371
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 16/07/2025An under-16s winning machine from East London is heading to the Gothia Cup. However, for Impact FC, glory on the biggest stage is not their sole objective. @jackbbclayton spoke to some of the club's driving forces to truly understand the Impact DNA. www.goal.com/mundial/goth...goal.comIt's Hackney v The World for Impact FC at the Gothia CupThis week, an under-16s winning machine from East London is playing on the biggest stage of all… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Frauenfußball is rising in Berlin. The German capital’s two biggest women’s clubs are successfully moving up the leagues, and opportunities for the city’s diverse population are opening up. www.goal.com/mundial/unio...goal.comViktoria, Union & Kreuzberg kids: Women's football in BerlinThere’s a rising cultural movement in Berlin—frauenfußball… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2025The Club World Cup may well be the end game of football capitalism. Yet, amid the hype and gold confetti, HoJun Yu found that the cultural melting pot of tournament football is still bubbling away in Philadelphia. www.goal.com/mundial/phil...goal.comPhiladelphia: Where the Club World Cup's real heart liesWhat the Club World Cup meant to the North Africans of Philadelphia 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 11/07/2025In 1996, Oasis played two transformational gigs at Maine Road. For Issue 31 of MUNDIAL, we tracked down a colourful cast of characters who were there, drinking it all in. Now, you can read it online for the first time ever. www.goal.com/mundial/ther...goal.comOasis at Maine Road: What Lee Sharpe, Brian Cannon, Peter Hooton & more remember from 1996In April 1996 Oasis played two transformational gigs at Maine Road. We spoke to a cast of characters who were there... 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The best app for birdwatching, new Adam Curtis, and the only book you’ll ever need to read about casuals. Here is all the gear and stuff you’re going to adore this week. www.goal.com/mundial/heat...goal.comOasis x Bohemians, the best bird-watching app ever and all the gear & stuff we loveAll the very best gear and stuff you’re going to love this week… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 09/07/2025‘What people didn't realise at the time was what we did was nothing short of a miracle, really.’ We spoke to @therealcbuglass about how Nike’s 2002 World Cup designs conquered the heat, revolutionised kit technology, and looked absolutely amazing. www.goal.com/mundial/nike...goal.comHow Nike's 2002 World Cup kits changed the worldThose 2002 World Cup kits were a quantum leap forward in technology… 010
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2025San Francisco City FC are the oldest community-owned club in the US. Now, their status is under threat from a new team run by ‘finance executives and soccer dads’. Daniel Díaz has been learning why this unique team means so much to the local community. www.goal.com/mundial/san-...goal.comSan Francisco City FC: Why the United States' oldest community-owned football club is under threatMeet San Francisco City FC—the oldest community-owned club in the US… 020
mundialmag.bsky.social @mundialmag.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Sophie Hird has done and made it all. Umbro biker jackets, chainmail dresses, the lot. We spoke to her about a beautiful Western-inspired football shirt, made for @romyromyromy from @The_xx. We desperately want one for wedding season. www.goal.com/mundial/the-...goal.comRomy from The xx stole the show with her football-inspired wedding outfitBespoke wedding-wear tailored by Sophie Hird… 000
