Experts | Football Heritage To

Watching a match away from home maybe enough for a football fan however Aficionados want a deeper experience. Every Aficionados tour has an expert to ensure we discover everything about the local football culture, history, rivalries and more. Our experts are established writers, historians or journalists.

Tim Vickery

From his base in Rio de Janeiro, Tim Vickery has been writing for World Soccer magazine and broadcasting for BBC Radio 5Live since 1997. He makes weekly appearances on Brazilian TV, and has been awarded the title 'master of journalism' by a local press association.

John Foot

John is a Professor of Modern Italian History at Bristol University and the author of best selling Italian Football book 'Calcio'. There is no one more suitably qualified to accompany us on a football discovery in Italy.

John McManus

John McManus is a social anthropologist who has spent over fifteen years working with people from Turkey. He is the author of Welcome to Hell? In Search of the Real Turkish Football.

Daniele Fisichella

Daniele is a well respected football journalist and is regularly asked to appear on the radio for stations such as TalkSPORT and also works for UEFA to provide insight on the latest developments in Italian Football. He is from Sicily and has spent a lot of his career in Bologna. His Substack blog 'We Call it Calcio' is an excellent way to keep up to date with the developments and stories of Italian football.

Kit Holden

Kit Holden is a British-German sportswriter. He covers Union Berlin for Der Tagesspiegel newspaper and is the author of two books: "Scheisse! We're Going Up: The Unexpected Rise of Berlin's Rebel Football Club" and "Played in Germany: A Footballing Journey Through a Nation's Soul".

Esteban Bekerman

Esteban Bekerman is a professor at the Superior School of Sports Journalism of Buenos Aires (the oldest of its kind in South America), where he teaches a 'Football History' course designed by him since 1997. In 2015 he created Entre Tiempos, a unique cultural space dedicated entirely to football history.

Phil Ball

Phil is a lecturer and football writer based in the Basque city of San Sebastian. He wrote the popular book Morbo - The Story of Spanish Football and is a regular contributor to the football magazine 'When Saturday Comes'. Phil also plays for Real Sociedad's walking football team.