Court leet records provide a vivid picture of the disagreements and disputes which pre-occupied medieval townspeople.
England goalkeeper Mary Earps during England’s match against Nigeria at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
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The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup ushered in a new age for media coverage of women’s sport. A new survey of fans shows that while many men feel threatened, a growing number are on board.
International football tournaments take us on a rollercoaster of emotions. After the stresses of the past 15 months, watching matches with friends can keep us on a more even keel.
Football fans protested proposals for the now axed European Super League.
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The failure of the ESL does not represent a victory of fans over commerce, or of culture over capitalism. It is the very existence of fans that cements football’s commercial nature.
Chelsea fans protesting the ESL proposals as their club became first to withdraw from project.
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Liverpool fan John Williams has banished the ghosts of 30 years. Liverpool are champions of the English Premier League and, as far as he is concerned, things are as they should be.
The clubs no longer ‘belong’ to the fans - they have become instruments in an ideological war between Western capitalism and the rent hungry sheikhs of the Gulf states.
Mario Balotelli was targeted by racist supporters in Verona in November 2019.
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The science of why people prefer to watch games with teams that are close in ability levels rather than a game where one team is far better than the other.