Every England fan in Moscow knows that that football is ‘coming home’, but can England really claim to be where the world’s most popular sport rests its head?
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Some on the left view sport as a distraction. But life is a struggle. And there shouldn’t be anything wrong with finding something to celebrate.
The beautiful game still needs to perform on bigger social issues.
Football presents itself as a neutral, universal and, in a way, desexualised sport. Yet despite widespread campaigns against homophobia, deeply negative attitudes about gay players persist.
Africa is a deeply divided continent along ideological, ethnic and territorial lines. Religion and football can produce consensus.
An expert gives a few tips on what makes the perfect penalty football kick.
Sport is full of high-pressure language which if eradicated can help athletes to express themselves and perform at their best.
Heavy hip-hop or heart-plucking instrumental strings? Every player has their favourites, but they all play their part in match preparation.
The way we talk about football reinforces the idea that the men’s sport is the norm, and women’s the exception.
China want to win the World Cup by 2050. This year, its team didn’t even qualify for the tournament. China has money, power and a dream – but that doesn’t add up to soccer brilliance.
Sporting success depends on strong squad bonds.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
The football world cup offers a useful chance to consider the apparent division between North and sub-Saharan Africa.
Women now make up a sizeable share of football audiences, but unless decked out in short shorts and cropped jerseys, they are barely visible in the media.
Australia has won the soccer World Cup three times, in simulation games only. So what are the challenges to predicting the winner?
Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
It’s easy to get caught up in World Cup fever. But if watching the beautiful game inspires you to get out and play, injury prevention is vital.
Football could take a leaf from rugby union’s book on how to treat head-injured players, pitch side.
Can we trust expert football predictions? Perhaps, but it’s variable.
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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