The early 1990’s in the United Kingdom were politically and socially somewhat turbulent years. Prime Minister John Major was reforming … More
Category: Business Management
Digital transformation and innovation in football and Fan Fit
By Dr Alex Fenton 2019 has been an interesting year for football clubs and innovation. PwC’s Sports Survey 2019 went … More
Can we make the grassroots game of football greener?
By Andy Carmichael Football in England has a significant environmental footprint; 29,000 clubs, 40,000 grass pitches, energy use, demand for … More
Football AS Medicine… Or is that Football IS Medicine? Does it even matter?!
YES! And make it a double yes! 2019 was a great year for the Football is Medicine (FIM) initiative: starting … More
Who plays the game? The multiplication of media-sport events and the appropriation of childhood
By Max Mauro A few months ago, I was sitting in a hotel room in Spain, and I did what … More
Mapping Irish Football, Get Involved!
This is a call for all football historians that may have come across references to Irish women’s football of any … More
The Impact of Global Economic Downturn on Sport Management Journal of Global Sport Management Special Issue Call for Papers
The global financial crisis of 2008, which was followed by sovereign debt crises in the Eurozone and huge retrenchment of … More
New book: ‘Supporter Ownership in English Football: Class, Culture and Politics’
By Dr Chris Porter What do you think about when you hear the term ‘supporter ownership’? Does it excite you … More
Interdisciplinary PhD in Sport, Gambling and Marketing Communications at Ulster University
Project Title: A participatory approach to exploring the nexus between online gambling, sports broadcasting and the problem gambler: an island … More
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 … More
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. … More
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 … More
RESEARCH: Digital Storytelling at the FIFA World Cup 2018
By David Randles @DavidRandles Now the World Cup dust has settled and we know ‘it’ eventually went chez to France, … More
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
