Ghana’s recent Afcon record does not reflect its status as an African football powerhouse.
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Geopolitical tactics are already on display.
Concussion doesn’t just affect the brain, but the whole body. The interaction of the ‘heart-brain axis’ means that as the brain works to heal its injury, it puts extra stress on the heart.
The club could face another challenging season.
Saudi Arabia is on track to host the football World Cup in 2034, raising concern among human rights campaigners.
Most Ghanaian footballers have poor levels of financial literacy and financial behaviour.
David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
Salif Keïta helped define African football’s relationship with the rest of the world, was influential in France and shaped the game in Mali.
Two days after Rodgers’ injury, the NFL players union called on the league to convert all playing fields to natural grass.
The new market has helped some Premier League clubs to balance their books.
Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
Imagine what female athletes could achieve if they were free from body pressure.
Money talks, and sportswashing often works. Some of football’s biggest names now call the Saudi Pro League home.
By examining the FIFA Women’s World Cup performances, we can gain insights into the efforts countries are making to address gender inequality beyond sports.
Have you found yourself liking sport for the first time and wondering how you got here? Here’s what might be going on – and why it might be the best thing for your wellbeing.
This semi-final is an Australia-England fixture with fewer of the national slights and burdens of history, hierarchy and gender.
On August 6, the Australian Diamonds won the Netball World Cup for the 12th time – but it received a fraction of the coverage the Matildas are getting.
African teams take the football world cup by storm.
Fifa is facing a bumpy road to balancing money and moral aspects of growing the Women’s World Cup.
The implications of the Canadian women’s soccer team’s World Cup loss goes beyond Canadian national pride.
Top contributors
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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, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Principal Research Fellow in Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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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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Lecturer, The Open University
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Head of Department; Finance, Accounting & Business Systems, Sheffield Hallam University
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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Associate professor, Coventry 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
