The Diamond Miners of Turin

By Dr Alex Bond, Dr Paul Widdop and Dr Dan Parnell Talent identification and development is not too dissimilar in … More

Catch me on the new Freakonomics podcast…and BBC Radio 4’s More or Less?

By Dr Martha Newson Freakonomics recently interviewed me for their new sports series, How Sports Became Us. At one point we discuss … More

RESEARCH: Digital Storytelling at the FIFA World Cup 2018

By David Randles @DavidRandles Now the World Cup dust has settled and we know ‘it’ eventually went chez to France, … More

A ‘Euro for Europe’ and ‘United 2026’: reflections on the new multiple hosts format

By Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen t: @jaludvigsen It did not take many hours from England were defeated by Coatia in … More

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

‘Sexy’ Women and the Men’s World Cup: (Mis)Representations of Female Football Fans

By Dr Stacey Pope Do you think the This Fan Girl project is important and why? What impact could … More

Football, Politics and Popular Culture: Call for book chapter abstracts

Call for book chapter abstracts A number of us are beginning the process of putting together a proposal to publish … More

What do you think are the most annoying phrases to describe women’s football?

By Helena Bryne Over the years there have been numerous articles, blog posts and lists on public forums on what … More

Critical reflections of women and football

We are delighted to formally introduce the first keynote panel ‘Critical reflections of women and football’ chaired by Alex Culvin. … More

A note to CEOs and Boards on the recruitment of a Sporting Director

By Daniel Parnell @parnell_daniel (short read followed by longer details) West Ham United are recruiting a Director of Football, Huddersfield Town … More

Football as an adjunct treatment intervention for people with mental health problems – the evaluation of “Coping Through Football”

By Bettina Friedrich and Oliver Mason Background Some people with severe … More

Football ‘tug of war’: When choosing means losing

By Laura Finnegan originally published here. A tweet from Carlow GAA made headlines last week when it outlined the ultimatum … More

“Football, Allah and That’s all”.

By Stefano Fogliata With the support of video professionals, I am working with a on a documentary about the most unlikely football … More

Football Finance Workshop

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with the ball at Her feet: a living history of Brisbane Women’s Football

By Lee McGowan On September 25, 1921, 10,000 people watched two women’s teams play football at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, … 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