Outside Write (Chris Lee)
The curious football fan’s Substack and podcast, covering groundhopping, football history and fan culture worldwide. By Chris Lee, author of ‘Origin Stories’ (2021); ‘The Defiant’ (2022); and ‘Shades of Green’ (2025).
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 100 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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The History of the Netherlands’ ‘Big Three’
Pre-match at Ajax Amsterdam [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write]
Within a 13-year period from the turn of the twentieth century, the three modern giants of Dutch football - Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord (Rotterdam) and PSV Eindhoven - were formed....
The Game of the People: How the Working Class Took Over Football
Tom Finney makes a splash at Preston North End’s Deepdale ground. Preston’s chairman pushed for payment of players to be legalised [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write]
Many football fans probably assume that the game has always been a working-...
The Story of the First La Liga Season
The first La Liga trophy in FC Barcelona’s club museum [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write]
Spain’s top division, La Liga, or La Primera, drew 11.6 million spectators in 2025/26, up 4.2% on the previous season [source]. The champions were FC B...
Football in the Spanish Civil War
The International Brigades memorial at Clapton Community Football Club, East London, commemorates the local volunteers who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War [Photo: Chris Lee/Outside Write]
On Friday, 17 July 1936, the Catalan...
South London: Home of Football?
Places of significance in South London’s football story [Photos: Chris Lee/Outside Write]
One of the most tedious discussions among football history circles is, ‘Who invented football?’ or ‘Where’s the home of football?’. The fact is that...
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