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The Football Collective submit evidence related to football governance to the UK Parliament

The written evidence submitted by The Football Collective concerns the Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Grassroots Football. The Football Collective … More

Daniel Parnell, Danny Fitzpatrick, David Cockayne, Eleanor Drywood, Evidence, Football, Paul Widdop, The Football Collective, UK Parliament

On this day: England women lose on penalties

Celebrating the anniversary of the first Final of the European Championship for Women 27 May 1984: England women’s national teams … More

Alex Culvin, Carol Thomas, Football, Gill Coultard, Jean Williams, Women's football

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

FBC Sessions: Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill

Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill

Dave Webber, FBC Sessions, Football, Grassroots Football, Jim Keoghan, Josh Dean, Les Crang, Sean Hammill

“There was no consultation, absolutely outrageous, someone just pressed a button and sent an email.” Covid-19 and Grassroots Football, Beckenham Town and beyond

By Les Crang In March 2020, Beckenham Town FC sat top of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division. On … More

COVID-19, Football, Grassroots Football, Les Crang

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

As football returns in empty stadiums, four graphs show how home advantage disappears

By Carl Singleton, Dominik Schreyer & James Reade Original published here. For millions of football fans, we’ve had nothing but … More

COVID-19, Data, Football, Home advantage, James Reade

Football and security with Jan Andre Ludvigsen

As COVID-19 kicked in, Jan missed the opportunity to come and present to on an ‘Away from the numbers’ session … More

COVID, Dan Parnell, Football, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, Security

Watch: ‘Not a charity’: The state of play in the Premier Leagues CSR Management, Josh Dean

CSR, Football, Football in Lockdown, Josh Dean, Video, Youtube

FBC Sessions: an interview with Tom Webb on his sports match official research

Read Toms latest commentary article Sports match official research: an evolving narrative, positioning future research published in Managing Sport and … More

Dan Parnell, FBC Sessions, Football, Match Officials, Referee, Research, Sport, The Football Collective, Tom Webb

The FBC Sessions: Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation and Club Ownership debates

On Wednesday 6th we hosted our third FBC session was on the topic: ‘Discussing Football Fan Engagement Projects: Action, Participation … More

FBC Sessions, Football, FSA, Nicola Cave, Peter Millward, Richard Irving, Ronan Evain, The FBC Sessions

50 Years since Corinthian Nomads versus Dundalk Ladies (England v Ireland)

New FBC Session this Sunday – 10th May – join us for a 3pm Kick Off. In this event we will … More

Dan Parnell, FBC Sessions, Football, Helena Byrne, History, Jean Williams, John Carrier, Paula Gorham

The FBC Sessions: Eleanor Drywoor, Francesca Champ and Beth Clarkson join Alex Culvin

Eleanor Drywoor, Francesca Champ and Beth Clarkson join Alex Culvin for a conversation on the current issues in football and … More

Alex Culvin, Beth Clarkson, COVID19, Eleanor Drywood, FBC Sessions, Football, Francesca Champ

The FBC Sessions: Alex Culvin, Paddy Hoey and Kieran Maguire join Dan Parnell

Alex Culvin, Paddy Hoey and Keiran Maguire join Dan Parnell to discuss football, COVID-19, player welfare, finance, media, women’s football, … More

Alex Culvin, COVID19, Dan Parnell, Football, Kieran Maguire, Paddy Hoey, The FBC Sessions, Youtube, Zoom

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 Lockdown: Power in Unity’ Conference: Call for Papers

‘Football in Lockdown: Power in Unity’ Conference: Call for Papers with The Football Collective to support Early Career Research on … More

Conference, ECR, Football, May 2020, Online, Sarthak Mondal, The Football Collective

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

Unprecedented, uncharted and unrealistic: UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months

By Dr Daniel Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop On Tuesday 17th March UEFA announced the postponement of their flagship national … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daniel Parnell, EURO2020, Events, Football, Paul Widdop, Sport, UEFA

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