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Category: Health

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

There are too many football pitches in England

By Andy Carmichael Thanks, nice knowing you, was he on a retainer from a housing developer…I think I should swiftly … More

Andy Carmichael, Football, Football Collective, Pitch

Football, players, contracts and COVID-19: The Perspective of an out of contract Professional Female Footballer during the Pandemic.

By Becky Easton Covid19 continues to cause unimaginable and irreparable suffering and damage to lives, families and communities across the … More

Becky Easton, Contracts, COVID-19, Football, Natasha Dowie, Womens football

Forget the Premier League, it’s Grassroots football that we need to preserve!

James Reade and Daniel Parnell We’ve heard a lot about Premier League footballers in the last few weeks, and we’re … More

Dan Parnell, English Premier League, Football, Grassroots, James Reade

Football of ethics: COVID-19 and the football community’s response

By Les Crang Rosencrantz: Shouldn’t we be doing something–constructive? Guildenstern: What did you have in mind? … A short, blunt … More

COVID-19, COVID19, Football, Les Crang

Football in the age of the Pandemic : #StayAtHome #Keepsafe

By Les Crang and Christoph Wagner The first case of Covid 19 has recently been traced back to 17th November … More

Christoph Wagner, COVID-19, Football, Health, Les Crang

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

Digital transformation and innovation in football and Fan Fit

By Dr Alex Fenton 2019 has been an interesting year for football clubs and innovation. PwC’s Sports Survey 2019 went … More

Alex Fenton, Digital, Fan Fit, Football, Health

Can we make the grassroots game of football greener?

By Andy Carmichael Football in England has a significant environmental footprint; 29,000 clubs, 40,000 grass pitches, energy use, demand for … More

Andy Carmichael, Community, Environment, Football, Grassroots, Research

Football AS Medicine… Or is that Football IS Medicine? Does it even matter?!

YES! And make it a double yes! 2019 was a great year for the Football is Medicine (FIM) initiative: starting … More

Daniel Parnell, Football, Football as Medicine, Marcos Agostinho, Medicine, Peter Krustrup

All member email – 23.08.2019

Dear Members, We hope everyone is well and enjoying some down time after the academic year. It has been some … More

23.08.2019, All member email

Professional football clubs and their impact off the pitch

Much attention will be focused towards the on-the-pitch performances of professional football clubs this coming weekends as Wembley is set … More

EPL, Football, Health, Healthy Stadia, Men, Premier League

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