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Football, cricket, athletics, rugby – whatever the sport, the tears are never far away, for both the stars and the spectators.
English hooliganism may be on the decline but new research reveals worrying links with organised crime.
To celebrate 100 years of football’s oldest international competition, South American fans have flocked north, sticking two fingers up to Donald Trump.
Russian ultra fans are held up as the face of a dangerous rise in football nationalism but a complex political picture has seen Russia’s media label it unfair.
Recovering from injury is about more than just becoming fitter and stronger - you need to go back to basics.
Neuropsychological tests of football players can help predict their performance, according to research.
Playing football demands full-contact physicality. How does celebrating women playing elite level football impact the way gender and sexuality is perceived, experienced and made possible?
Police face overwhelming pressure from two kinds of violence.
A great deal is at stake in an international football fixture between ancient rivals.
A games experts explains the more complex ways to gamble on Euro 2016 and what the risks are.
It’s the first time the ‘Green and White Army’ and the ‘Boys in Green’ have competed together in a football tournament – and it’s actually going rather well.
France’s performance at Euro 16 could provide the country with a much needed boost – if its footballers can stand up to the test, that is.
A new industry is being created under President Xi Jinping. Meet the two men making it happen.
How will the football influence the vote? Here are the possibilities …
Recent attacks in Paris and Brussels have taught the French some important lessons about how to deal with the threat of terrorism.
Your guide to how the French extravaganza compares to the other big events in sport.
Spare a thought for the cast of thousands that has to worry about player fitness and team logistics in a major sporting event.
Our reactions on the terraces show we all come from the same side.
Based on goals scored at the 2014 World Cup, goals emerge when teams develop small and rapid passing networks comprising only a few players.
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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