Matt McGinn

Matt McGinn is a PhD researcher at the University of Nottingham who specializes in the relationship between sport, national identity and memory. Matt has written about football for ESPN, the Guardian, and Howler. He is interested in football writing as a means to explore personal stories beyond the pitch and to reveal the cultural and sociological patterns that shape the game. Against the Elements is his first book.

Matt McGinn is a PhD researcher at the University of Nottingham who specializes in the relationship between sport, national identity and memory. Matt has written about football for ESPN, the Guardian, and Howler. He is interested in football writing as a means to explore personal stories beyond the pitch and to reveal the cultural and sociological patterns that shape the game. Against the Elements is his first book. See less