By Dr Jess Macbeth It’s June 2017 and in Sardinia, England have just lost a hard-fought World Championship final 3-0 … More
Tag: Development and Society
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
In Denmark, Football Fitness is the new girl in the FA school of football – but who is she?
By Dr. Søren Bennike The Danish Football Association (DFA) has launched a football-based activity for health called Football Fitness. It is … More
Allison Thompson – Youth Football as a Tool for Cultural (re) Integration
Video of Allison Thompson (International Academy Berlin / Institute Heritage Studies) delivering her presentation at the Football, Politics and Popular … More
Introduction by Football Collective member Matthew Hindmarsh
By Matthew Hindmarsh My name is Matthew Hindmarsh and I am a second year PhD student at Liverpool John Moores … More
The Balotelli Generation: What is means for Italian football and society
Dr Max Mauro talks about his research in his presentation titled: The Balotelli Generation: What is means for Italian football … 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
Operating in a Macho Environment: Power, dominance, and control
By Francesca Champ I’ve worked in the ‘beautiful game’ for over 3 years. My role during this time has been … 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
Football for good
On International Day for Sport Development and Peace colleagues of The Football Collective reflect on their experiences. By Dr Daniel Parnell, Dr Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro … More
Football, filmmaking and mega-events
Football, filmmaking and mega-events