Exhibitions
Football. The Passion for the World Cup
Just a game?
Football began as a game and essentially still is a game. But it’s also a modern epic, with its gods and goddesses, its knights and ladies, and its legendary battles in which the young David can defeat the giant Goliath. Football tells us a lot about our culture: it’s dance, competition, chance, play-acting, emotion, poetry and science. Today it’s a cultural system with strong links to other systems: entertainment, communication, politics and business. The growing commercialisation of football and its subjection to the requirements of television and marketing have even led some to fear that competition between national teams will disappear to make more room for club play. At the same time, though, as the world and football become more and more global, the World Cup has come to represent a formidable international event. This is the case today because football stands out as a world social phenomenon, a mirror of the geopolitical roles of the global powers. It’s an instrument of soft power, a way of projecting one’s values and ideas to the rest of the world, while at the same time mobilising and uniting the masses within one’s own borders.
Join us on our Live-Stream Vernissage on Wednesday, November 16th 2022, at 6pm.
Handcrafted Ball. Ayres Model, 1930 - 1940, Diam. 21 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Handcrafted Soccer’s Shoes from FIFA World Cup France 1938, 1930 - 1940, H. max 11 cm; L. 28,5 x 9,5 cm
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Stamps from FIFA World Cup France 1938, H. 16 cm; L. 21 cm (cornice) www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
1938 FIFA World Cup ticket of match France-Belgium held at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes on June 5, 1938.© FIFA Museum, Zürich
The French won 3-1 for their first match of the competition. They will be eliminated in the next round by the future Italian winners.
Cast plaque of the Jules Rimet trophy given to the Uruguayan players after winning the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil © FIFA Museum, Zürich
World Cup 1962. Official Pennant signed by the German team © FIFA Museum, Zürich
Official pennant "Campeonato Mundial de Futbol Chile 1962", with printed flags of the 16 nations that participated in the World Cup in Chile 1962. With 18 original signatures of the German team. Signed by Herberger, Schön, Deuser, Strehl, Vollmar, Rahn, Seeler, Fahrian, Kwiatkowski, Strum, Erhart, Kraus, Symaniak and others
1966 FIFA World Cup winner's medal © FIFA Museum, Zürich
National Team Jersey Brazil worn by Pelé, 1970 - 71, H. 71, 5 x 41 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Puma Pelè Santos Soccer’s Shoes, 1970 - 1980, H. max 9,5 cm; L. 24,5 x 8 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
National Team Jersey West Germany worn by Muller, 1974, H. 73 x 54 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Argentinos Junior Jersey worn by Maradona, 1977-78, H. 72,5 x 46 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
National Team Jersey Argentina worn by Maradona, 1987, H. 64 x 44 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
National Team Jersey Brazil worn by Ronaldo, 1995 - 1996, H. 73 x 48,5 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Tricolore Ball from FIFA World Cup France 1998, 1998, Diam. 19,5 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
National Team Jersey England worn by Beckham, 1998, H. 71 x 60,5 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Brazuca Ball from FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, Diam. 21 cm www.museodelcalcio.com, Foto © Museo del Calcio Internazionale, Rom
Pierluigi Collina's Whistle © FIFA Museum, Zürich
17.11.2022 – 12.6.2023
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