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Southgate’s record as England manager is only bettered by Alf Ramsey, under whom England won the 1966 World Cup
Two former players in this research team’s study retired early from professional English football because of the traumatic toll of racial abuse.
Regularly watching sporting events – whether in person or on TV – is linked to higher wellbeing.
Some performances symbolised Europe’s wider struggle to retain its power, influence and relevance.
The most successful teams at Europe’s soccer championship comprise diverse players, often thanks to immigration. Could that be influencing fans’ views of nationalism?
A newly developed technique called functional imagery training could help footballers improve their performance in the most pressured situations.
The humble kebab has been voted the favourite food of fans at the 2024 European men’s football championships.
The divisions lower down the football pyramid deserve greater support.
For host cities football fans are simultaneously potential consumers and criminals. But they have rights, and fan zones are a good way of protecting fans, the public and the streets.
Georgia’s football team has surpassed expectations as political turmoil rumbles on at home.
England’s recent lacklustre performances seem to be down to loss aversion – where the pain of losing is more intense than the satisfaction of winning.
Why does sport get a free pass when it comes to human rights?
Football is rooted in the social fabric of our everyday lives, past and present, giving it a strong ability to aid political agendas.
The abuse heaped on players in high-profile matches is just the tip of the iceberg – a culture of online abuse permeates football at all levels.
Poland, Ukraine and Georgia have all qualified via UEFA’s Nations League. But is this fair to the teams who failed to qualify via the traditional knock-out route?
The theories behind building a strong team performance.
As Euro 2024 kicks off, the governing body of European football is urgently trying to recruit thousands of new grassroots officials. Is football really in danger of running out of referees?
England’s top-20 clubs have agreed to try out some new financial rules.
Inter Milan become the latest elite European football club to be taken over by a US investor.
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Leicester
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Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Principal Research Fellow in Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Principal Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Director of Executive Education, University Campus of Football Business
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Associate Professor, Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer, The Open University
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Principal Lecturer in Journalism, University of Brighton
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Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University
