By David Randles @DavidRandles Now the World Cup dust has settled and we know ‘it’ eventually went chez to France, … More
Category: Business Management
A ‘Euro for Europe’ and ‘United 2026’: reflections on the new multiple hosts format
By Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen t: @jaludvigsen It did not take many hours from England were defeated by Coatia in … More
A note to CEOs and Boards on the recruitment of a Sporting Director
By Daniel Parnell @parnell_daniel (short read followed by longer details) West Ham United are recruiting a Director of Football, Huddersfield Town … More
Does spending big in the football transfer window get results? Two experts crunch the data
By Dr Rob Wilson and Dr Dan Plumley This article was originally published on The Conversation, here. Football clubs in … More
Introduction by Football Collective member Matthew Hindmarsh
By Matthew Hindmarsh My name is Matthew Hindmarsh and I am a second year PhD student at Liverpool John Moores … More
An introduction from new member John Curran
By John Curran My name is John Curran and I have recently completed my MA in Critical & Creative Analysis … More
Special Film Screening of The Workers Cup (followed by a panel Q&A)
A few members of The Football Collective will be attending this event. It is free to the public and looks … More
#Sky25 – Sky Sports as a Disruptive Technology – And is Sky being disrupted?
By Leslie Crang The first goal of this brave new era, though, was not scored by one of the ultra-elite. … More
Where you are born matters for football development
By Laura Finnegan – originally published here. I’m from Louth, with a passion for sport. Despite (or because of!) this … More
Where do you find a Sporting Director?
By Dr Dan Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop Where do you find a Sporting Director in football? We have seen … More
New: Referee and Match Official Research Network
As a means of pulling together various strands of research that focus on the role of the referee and match … More
Theorising Legal Responses to the Trafficking of Child Footballers from West Africa to Europe
By Eleanor Drywood This paper interrogates legal responses to trafficking-like practices around the recruitment of young footballers from developing regions … More
Football and its shifting global powerbase
Call for papers: Football and its shifting global powerbase. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal Guest Editors: Dr Paul … More
MUST Submission: Football and Corporate Governance Reform
Duncan Drasdo, the CEO of MUST – the Manchester United supporters’ trust shares their submission to the government on Football … More
Gabon 2017 – The Cup of African Nations
By Dr Joel Rookwood – @JoelRookwood The Cup of African Nations has been staged at fluctuating intervals since its inception … More
Building International Relationships through Social Media Marketing: A Netnography of Football Communities
Alex Fenton – Building International Relationships through Social Media Marketing: A Netnography of Football Communities. The event was held at … More
How do stakeholders influence stadium-led regeneration?
Mark Panton provides details some insight on his research: How do stakeholders influence stadium-led regeneration? The event was held at … More
Supporter ownership: The way forward or a missed opportunity?
Insights from Richard Irving on his research: Supporter ownership: The way forward or a missed opportunity? The event was … More
Football by design: World Cup posters 1930-2014
Our Chair at the Future Football conference, Professor Jean Williams offers an insight into her research, Football by design: World … More
The Balotelli Generation: What is means for Italian football and society
Dr Max Mauro talks about his research in his presentation titled: The Balotelli Generation: What is means for Italian football … More
