By Dr Paul Breen @CharltonMen JOHN STEINBECK once said that “a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot…
Football’s gender problem: from the pitch to the boardroom, women are still being blocked from the top jobs
Amée Gill, Durham University Although the world of English football has long been considered a man’s world, women now make…
PhD in Sport, Media and Gender at Northumbria University
The Media group in the Faculty of Arts Design and Social Sciences is currently inviting applications for fully-funded doctoral studentships…
Call for Papers: Football, Politics and Popular Culture
Special Issue: Football, Politics and Popular Culture in Managing Sport and Leisure. Martin J. Power1, James Carr1, Stephen R.…
Partially sighted football? What’s that all about then?
By Dr Jess Macbeth It’s June 2017 and in Sardinia, England have just lost a hard-fought World Championship final 3-0…
Hyperdigitalisation of football clubs #FBCGlasgow2018
By Ryan Gallacher, 4th Year UWS Sports Journalism Dr. Stefan Lawrence has said that new technologies has helped lead to…
Paul Elliot believes football faces different challenges in the 21st Century
Andrew Scott, 4th Year UWS Sports Journalism The Football Collective kicked off today at Hampden Park in Glasgow, amongst a…
Be a part of your team: Fan Involvement in Scottish Football #FBCGlasgow2018
Ryan Gallacher and Gary Kirkpatrick, 4th Year UWS Sports Journalism Fan involvement is one of the main topics of this year’s…
Improving Participation in Amercian Soccer, meet Prof. David Kilpatrick #FBCGlasgow2018
Fraser Clarke, 4th Year UWS Sports Journalism US football academic and historian Professor David Kilpatrick believes that American soccer has to…
Changing the Narrative around Women and Football #FCGlasgow2018
Chris Macmillan, 4th Year UWS Sports Journalism. THE Football Collective 2018 conference is underway at Scotland’s national stadium and promises…
The Darkest of Days for Fans of Leicester City
By Stacey Pope On the evening of Saturday 27th October, Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s helicopter crashed and exploded…
A 50 años de la victoria de Estudiantes de la Plata ante Manchester United
By Javier Szlifman La historia del campeonato mundial de Estudiantes de La Plata es mucho más que una gran gesta deportiva.…
Book Launch: Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management
Please find below your invite to the book launch of The Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management, you can…
Caring for the Community? The case of Hartlepool United
By Duncan Fisher and Eddie Rees Original article can be found on the Sociological Review blog With weekly attendances…
This Sport is Stupid Anyway
Attitudes to football within segments of academia by Dr Paul Breen @CharltonMen BACK in 2010, The New York Post enraged…
The Challenge: Reimagining Race, Diversity and Opportunity in Football
We are delighted to formally introduce the first keynote panel ‘The Challenge: Reimagining Race, Diversity and Opportunity in Football’ chaired Professor Kevin…
New Book Series: Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure
For further details, or to submit a proposal, please contact: Kevin Hylton, K.Hylton@leedsbeckett.ac.uk Jonathan Long, J.A.Long@leedsbeckett.ac.uk Simon Whitmore, simon.whitmore@tandf.co.uk…
The Diamond Miners of Turin
By Dr Alex Bond, Dr Paul Widdop and Dr Dan Parnell Talent identification and development is not too dissimilar in…
Catch me on the new Freakonomics podcast…and BBC Radio 4’s More or Less?
By Dr Martha Newson Freakonomics recently interviewed me for their new sports series, How Sports Became Us. At one point we discuss…
What does France’s World Cup victory mean for the country?
By Dr Jonathan Ervine The victory of a diverse French football team in this year’s World Cup created many parallels…
