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