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Category: Fans and Spectators

MARADONA – why the Irish got him, as much as Argentineans

For many Irish people, one single mystic word triggers images of an entire era. The name Maradona carries echoes of … More

Andy Carmichael, Anthony May, Ryan Thomas and Dan Parnell discuss Grassroots Football

As part of our FBC Sessions we are running a number of grassroots football specials #GrassrootsFootball Each session will discuss … More

Andy Carmichael, Anthony May, Dan Parnell, FBC Sessions, Football, Grassroots Football, Ryan Thomas, The Football Collective

FBC Sessions: Interview with Maggie Murphy of Lewes FC with Alex Culvin and Dan Parnell

As part of our FBC Sessions we welcomed Maggie Murphy (General Manager at Lewes FC @MaggieMrphy) and also runs @EPFinitiative. … More

Alex Culvin, Daniel Parnell, FBC Sessions, Lewis FC, Maggie Murphy

The FBC Sessions: Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation and Club Ownership debates

On Wednesday 6th we hosted our third FBC session was on the topic: ‘Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation … More

FBC Sessions, Football, FSA, Nicola Cave, Peter Millward, Richard Irving, Ronan Evain, The FBC Sessions

The FBC Sessions: Eleanor Drywoor, Francesca Champ and Beth Clarkson join Alex Culvin

Eleanor Drywoor, Francesca Champ and Beth Clarkson join Alex Culvin for a conversation on the current issues in football and … More

Alex Culvin, Beth Clarkson, COVID19, Eleanor Drywood, FBC Sessions, Football, Francesca Champ

The FBC Sessions: Alex Culvin, Paddy Hoey and Kieran Maguire join Dan Parnell

Alex Culvin, Paddy Hoey and Keiran Maguire join Dan Parnell to discuss football, COVID-19, player welfare, finance, media, women’s football, … More

Alex Culvin, COVID19, Dan Parnell, Football, Kieran Maguire, Paddy Hoey, The FBC Sessions, Youtube, Zoom

Unprecedented, uncharted and unrealistic: UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months

By Dr Daniel Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop On Tuesday 17th March UEFA announced the postponement of their flagship national … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daniel Parnell, EURO2020, Events, Football, Paul Widdop, Sport, UEFA

Covid 19 v Euro 20

By Paul Widdop, Alex Bond and Daniel Parnell EURO 2020, UEFA’s flagship international event is under threat due to #CONVID19 … More

Alex Bond, CONVID19, Coronavirus, Daniel Parnell, EURO2020, Football, Networks, Paul Widdop, Soccer, Travel, UEFA

It’s a whole new ball game: Thirty Years of the English Premier League

The early 1990’s in the United Kingdom were politically and socially somewhat turbulent years. Prime Minister John Major was reforming … More

Call for papers, English, Football, Premier League, Soccer

Podcast: Discussing Football in Fiction with Lee McGowan

Stirling-born Lee McGowan is a Scots Irish football researcher at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. His book … More

Book, Fiction, Football, Lee McGowan, Paddy Hoey, Podcast

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

Book, Dr Chris Porter, Football, Governance, Ownership, Supporter Ownership

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 … More

Media, Northumbria University, PhD, Roger Domeneghetti

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 … More

#FBCGlasgow2018, fan director, fan ownership

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 … More

Disaster, Fans and Spectators, Football, Leicester FC

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

Domestic Violence, Dr Martha Newson, Football

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

European Championships, Euros, Events, Football, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, Mega-events, Multiple hosts

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

Germany, Mark Doidge, Mesut Ozil, Racism, Turkey

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

Celtic FC, Development and Society, Fans and Spectators, Football, Mikaela Mckinley, On The Ball, On the baw, Period, Period Poverty, Sociology

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

Call for abstracts, Football, Football Politics and Popular Culture, Politics, Popular Culture

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

Fans and Spectators, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, Sociology

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