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In the mid-20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union competed to control the future of space. This was the Space Race—an intense rivalry that led to amazing scientific advances, including the first satellite, the first human in space, and the Apollo 11 moon landing. Th ... Show More

Amelia Edwards was a 19th-century British writer, traveler, and pioneering Egyptologist. After a trip to Egypt changed her life, she dedicated herself to preserving ancient monuments and studying the history of the Nile. Her work helped spark global interest in ancient Egypt and ... Show More

On the night of December 25, 1776, General George Washington led a daring and risky crossing of the icy Delaware River during the American Revolution. Facing defeat and low morale, Washington’s surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey, became a turning point in th ... Show More

In 1872 the first international football match took place between England and Scotland. Since then, international football has been at the apex of world sport. Starting in 1930, a quadrennial competition has been held where the greatest national teams competed to determine the wo ... Show More

It's time to delve into the history of one of the most supported teams in the world, Liverpool FC! Listen and learn about the discovery of the club, who occupied their ground before and some of the great managers and players that the club started off with. Part 2 will be out ... Show More

Football is the most popular sport in the world, and is played anywhere from pitches marked out in desert dust, to warzones with helmets for goalposts. But it’s still predominantly a male sport. So what about the roots of women’s football in the UK? How did social change in the F ... Show More

For the first of our HISTORY specials we take a look back at the opening game of Italia ’90, when an unheralded and unknown Cameroon shocked the world by beating the World Cup holders, the Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina… Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and ... Show More

The boys pick over the latest Battle of Wherever Pepe Is, otherwise known as the Champions League final, the football league play offs and England's brave cubs' victory on French soil. WATCH OUT WORLD, OR JUST EUROPE.Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twi ... Show More

Football, or soccer depending on where you are in the world, is quite unsuitable for women, wouldn’t you agree? No? Well the Football Association thought so when they issued a ban on women’s football in 1921, which stayed in place for fifty years. Off the back of England's Liones ... Show More

Last night, we lost one of football’s true greats as Pelé passed away at the age of 82. Marcus, Jim and Luke relive his legendary international career, his complicated relationship with Santos as he grew into football’s first global celebrity, and his lasting importance to footba ... Show More

Welcome to Wednesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball. 

Kate, Pete and Vish recap a chaotic afternoon in the EFL which saw Derby County finally relegated from the Championship. We give deserved props to Wayne Rooney and the squad, before asking where the club goes from here. We also inadvertently start a ball boy revolution, celebrate ... Show More