Welcome to mito football. This site launched in June 2024 to bring to life the myths and legends from the history of football. 

This site is brand new but we've got six articles for you to read and enjoy which sum up the ethos that we're trying to create. These fall into the six categories of stories that mito football like to tell. Get yourself a coffee, maté, sobolo or whatever you enjoy and browse through the writing which our writers have lovingly prepared for you.

Players: Adriano's Copa America Audition by Henry Bell

NEW: Balotelli's Euro 2012: A True Italian by Luke Taylor

Teams: Necaxa in the '90's by Andy Wallace

NEW: The Return of the Kings: Real Madrid's 96/97 by Tom Dixon

Rivalries: Accra's Derby of the Landlords by by Nii Kwartelai Quartey, Collins Seymah Smith and Henry Bell 

Match Experiences: Newcastle 3 Barcelona 2, September 17th, 1997 by Tom Bird.

Nightmares: Footballing Caporettos: Italian Club Heartbreaks in Europe by Andy Wallace

Mito XI's:  All Time Euros Runners-Up XI by Henry Bell.

Everyone who writes for us has a full time job and does this for a love of the mythic stories of the game. Find out about our writers here. If you're interested in contributing to the site, give our style guide a look and send us a DM on twitter.