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Category: Fans and Spectators

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

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

Democratic Football Lads Alliance, Fans and Spectators, Football Lads Alliance, Football Lads Alliance Supporters, Les Crang

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

Football, Gender, Helena Bryne, Women

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

Birmingham, DFLA, FLA, Football Lads Alliance, Les Crang, March, Protest

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

2017, Fans and Spectators, Film, Films, Football, Jordan Zalis, Limerick

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

Fans and Spectators, Football Fans, John Curran, Palace

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

Gambling, Health, Healthy Stadia

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

Qatar, Workers, World Cup

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

Dougie Brimson, Fans and Spectators, Writing

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

Crowds, Football, Mike Hope, Police, Policing

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

Fans, Football, Football Lads Alliance

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