Quantcast
Channel: Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937.
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 562

Football in Germany

$
0
0

In November 1899 the Football Association sent a team to Germany and Austria on the invitation of Walter Bensemann. The tourists, as expected, thrashed the hosts.
Back home The Athletic News anticipated the matches with a rather uncharitable caricature of the portly and eccentrically equipped bon vivants reputed to represent The German Empire.





Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 562

Trending Articles



<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>