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

Collapse of Tianjin Quanjian Football Club: The double-edged sword of Chinese football club ownership

By Shuyang Liu, PhD Researcher at Loughborough University London Abstract: Most of the professional football clubs in China are sorely invested … 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

The People’s Game: Contemporary Challenges in Football Cultures

Teesside University are hosting a Free event on football, 7th September 2018. More details and registration can be found here … More

Football’s TV billions are set to rise, but is the game about to eat itself?

By Dr Rob Wilson and Dr Dan Plumley The imminent announcement of the English Premier League’s (EPL) next TV rights … 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

Racism in Germany, Morocco 2026 and Pochettino

Steve Menary joins BBC World Football all the way from Morocco! (13mins in) You can get to the link here. … More

Parents in youth football- Potentially ‘Pushy’, always Pivotal.

By Dr Laura Finnegan (originally published here) Damien Duff hit the headlines in Ireland recently saying that the biggest … More

PhD opportunity: Women in a ‘Man’s World’: A Study of Women Working in Leadership Positions in Men’s Professional Football in England

Durham University PhD Studentship in Partnership with the National Football Museum: Women in a ‘Man’s World’: A Study of Women … More

Where do you find a Sporting Director?

By Dr Dan Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop Where do you find a Sporting Director in football? We have seen … More

Monitoring and Achieving Compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code: Learning from the Implementation of Other International Agreements

By Stacie Gray The scale of the problem that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) faces in terms of eliminating doping … More

Respect? An investigation into the experience of referees in association football

We are pleased to share recently published research by Football Collective members, Dr Jamie Cleland, Dr Jimmy O’Gorman and Dr … More

MUST Submission: Football and Corporate Governance Reform

Duncan Drasdo, the CEO of MUST – the Manchester United supporters’ trust shares their submission to the government on Football … More

Supporter ownership: The way forward or a missed opportunity?

Insights from Richard Irving on his research: Supporter ownership: The way forward or a missed opportunity? The event was … More

Film: Mike Green – European Football Journal

Mike Green from Hartpury College presents insight into the European Football Journal. The journal is set to host its first … More

Film: Dr Giambattista Rossi from Birkbeck University presents Sports Agents and Labour Markets: Evidence from World Football

Dr Giambattista Rossi from Birkbeck University presents Sports Agents and Labour Markets: Evidence from World Football. Giambattista’s book Sports Agents and … More