About
Professor of contemporary history at Marie-et-Louis-Pasteur University, he is editor of the journal Football(s). History, culture, economics, society. A specialist in the history of sport and soccer, he has published Histoire du football (History of Soccer) with Perrin ("Tempus," 2014).
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Sport, Physical Education, and Fascism from the Historian's Point of View
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2008/3 No 55-3)
The development of an economic history of sportswear and the sporting goods industry
- By Isabelle Gaillard
- and Paul Dietschy
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
Soccer and the Cold War, from Europe to the world
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2020/1 No 277)
Money and the Invention of the World Cup of Football (1904-1938)
In Revue d'économie financière (2024/2 No 154)
Body care
Circulation of hygiene products and practices in Axis territories
In Sociétés & Représentations (2024/2 No 58)
Identities and values of the football jersey
- With Benoît D’Argenlieu,
- Luc Arrondel,
- Jérôme Champagne,
- et al.
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
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Articles
Between martial virility, hedonism, and consumerism
The footballer’s body and its upkeep under fascism
In Sociétés & Représentations (2024/2 No 58)
Body care
Circulation of hygiene products and practices in Axis territories
In Sociétés & Représentations (2024/2 No 58)
Football at the Olympics: A story of competition politically, financially and over audiences
In Revue de l'OFCE (2024/2 No 185)
Money and the Invention of the World Cup of Football (1904-1938)
In Revue d'économie financière (2024/2 No 154)
“Football and the reconciliation of peoples” or the Weltanschauung of FIFA’s first leaders (1904-1942)
In Relations internationales (2023/3 No 195)
The situation of the A. J. Pradet et Cie firm (brand Hungaria) in 1967 : a report by the French police special branch
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
The brief golden age of french football equipment in the 20th century
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
Editorial
The development of an economic history of sportswear and the sporting goods industry
- By Isabelle Gaillard
- and Paul Dietschy
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
Identities and values of the football jersey
- With Benoît D’Argenlieu,
- Luc Arrondel,
- Jérôme Champagne,
- et al.
In Entreprises et histoire (2022/1 No 106)
A history of the sports week in western Europe
In Sociétés & Représentations (2021/2 No 52)
Introduction
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2020/1 No 277)
Soccer and the Cold War, from Europe to the world
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2020/1 No 277)
The UEFA European Championship—from Europeanism to the commercialization of nations
In Pôle Sud (2017/2 No 47)
Italian football from Mussolini’s wars to the civil war
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2017/4 No 268)
Introduction
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2017/4 No 268)
Introduction
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2013/3 No 250)
Sportsmen and Soldier-Sportsmen: Representing War as a Sport during World War I
In Guerres mondiales et conflits... (2013/3 No 250)
From the City to the Nation
On the Political and Social Histories of Soccer
In Vingtième Siècle. Revue d’histoire (2011/3 No 111)
The Changing Fortunes of the National Team
Soccer, Nation, and Politics Since the End of the 19th Century
In Vingtième Siècle. Revue d’histoire (2011/3 No 111)
Football and Controversy
“Native Leagues,” from “Civilizing Force” to Protests
In Afrique contemporaine (2010/1 No 233)
The History of the First Migrations of African Football Players to Europe
Between Assimilation, Affirmation, and Uprooting
In Afrique contemporaine (2010/1 No 233)
Football and Politics
Eusébio, between Assimilation and Showcase of the Salazar Regime
In Afrique contemporaine (2010/1 No 233)
Sport, Physical Education, and Fascism from the Historian's Point of View
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2008/3 No 55-3)
Africa’s football politics: Between immobilism and extraversion
- By Raffaele Poli
- and Paul Dietschy
In Politique africaine (2006/2 No 102)