FLA founder John Meighan (right). June 2017 March As mentioned on the last two post (1, 2), I have attended … More
Category: Policy and Politics
FLA and Birmingham March
By Les Crang As we move closer to the march of the Football Lads Alliance (hereby called the FLA) … More
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
Fan protest and activism: football ‘from below’ in South-Eastern Europe
By Dario Brentin & Andrew Hodges We are happy to announce the publication of a guest-edited Soccer & Society special … More
CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Regionalism and Nationalism in Contemporary International Sport’
The first International Conference of the joint PSA/ In the Zone Sport and Politics Consultancy will take place at the … More
‘90-minute patriots’ and contemporary Scottish politics: exploring the nature of unionism, nationalism and political support amongst Scottish football supporters
By Stuart Whigham The prospect of Scottish independence has remained a salient issue within the domain of Scottish and … More
The Sarajevo Derby: The Documentary
By Dr Joel Rookwood My latest documentary is based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on one of the most atmospheric football … More
Gabon 2017 – The Cup of African Nations
By Dr Joel Rookwood – @JoelRookwood The Cup of African Nations has been staged at fluctuating intervals since its inception … More
The Forgotten Fans
By Paul Kitchin Ulster University On the 16th of January the Culture, Media and Sports Committee published their 5th report … More
The Other World Cup – Football Across Borders
The Football Collective conference guests were fortunate to view this incredible and insightful film from Dr Joel Rookwood. This is … More
Political economy and football formation: Toward a labour process analysis of the work of footballers
Gavin Maclean of Edinburgh Napier University presents his research on Political economy and football formation: Toward a labour process analysis … 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
The Politics of the Poppy Ban
By Dr Danny Fitzpatrick @DFitz_Politics Despite appeals from the respective football associations of England and Scotland, FIFA has refused to … More
….this months forgotten news
By Paul Kitchin Amid the furore over greed in the beautiful game, the fact that nearly 1/3 of Premier League … More
‘The other World Cup: Football across borders’ film announced for Future Football conference
We are delighted to announced the Future Football: a design for life, conference will feature a new film by Dr … More
If the Britain of today was a football club
By Joel Rookwood The football club you have supported all your life has become increasingly polarised, in terms of how … More
Hillsborough inquest rights the wrongs, but now attitudes towards fans must change
Dr Dave Webber presents his contribution in The Conversation from 27 April 2016 originally poster here. The Hillsborough disaster of … More
WWII remembrance, rituals and political extremism in Croatian football – The case of “Za dom spremni”
By Dario Brentin Last week most European national football teams played a number of friendly international games as part of … More
