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 … 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

Özil is right to call it racism. We can condemn racism and his tacit support of Erdoğan

By Dr Mark Doidge, University of Brighton, UK On Sunday 22nd July, Mesut Özil, the Arsenal and (former) Germany footballer … More

The bloody beautiful game

By Mikaela Mckinley Erin Slaven, Orlaith Duffy and I returned home to Glasgow from a visit to the Scottish Parliament … More

Football, Politics and Popular Culture: Call for book chapter abstracts

Call for book chapter abstracts A number of us are beginning the process of putting together a proposal to publish … More

The curious case of Policing in the ‘Prem’

By Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen The 2017/18 season of the English Premier League (EPL) was recently concluded. Manchester City were … More

Day For Freedom – Their may be strength in the Union

Having written extensively on the Football Lads Alliance (FLA) and the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (1, 2, 3) on here … More

What do you think are the most annoying phrases to describe women’s football?

By Helena Bryne Over the years there have been numerous articles, blog posts and lists on public forums on what … More

Birmingham and the FLA/DFLA march: A very British affair

FLA founder John Meighan (right). June 2017 March As mentioned on the last two post (1, 2), I have attended … More

Staking Claims and Taking Place: The Sounds of Football in Canada’s Capital

Video of Jordan William Zalis (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) of his presentation at the Football, Politics and Popular Culture … 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

Massive spike in football shirt advertising by betting companies raises health concerns

There has been a massive spike in football shirt advertising by betting companies leading to public health concerns, research by … 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

How Hoolie-Lit conquered the world (and my part in its downfall).

By Dougie Brimson Despite being both a football fan and a writer with a vested interest in the greatest of … More

Football Policing – Football Collective Member Introduction by Mike Hope

By Mike Hope michael.hope@postgrad.plymouth.ac.uk / mikehope200@gmail.com I have recently joined The Football Collective and would like to introduce myself and my research … More

The football lads Alliance : Nothing to be sneered at*

By Les Crang @morethanagame66 On the 4th of June, 2017, John Meighan created the Football Lads Alliance (hereby called the … More

Join Trans-European Research Project on National Football Teams and Associations

By Paul Huiszoon Studies of football fans’ attitudes and behaviours often focus on teams or leagues. This research adds national football … 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

Fan protest and activism: football ‘from below’ in South-Eastern Europe

By Dario Brentin & Andrew Hodges We are happy to announce the publication of a guest-edited Soccer & Society special … More