The written evidence submitted by The Football Collective concerns the Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Grassroots Football. The Football Collective … More
Tag: Football
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
Watch: ‘Not a charity’: The state of play in the Premier Leagues CSR Management, Josh Dean
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
