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Women are still grossly underrepresented as chairpeople, directors or chief executives of international sporting bodies, to the great detriment of those sports.
Brazilian football club Chapecoense were en route to their first Copa Sudamericana final when their plane crashed, killing all but six on board.
Football is becoming an increasingly important weapon in Britain’s soft power arsenal.
Jock culture has often stopped people talking about abuse.
English and Scottish football players are set to defy a FIFA ban by marking Armistice Day on the pitch.
Recent data on football’s homophobia problem met with both optimism and pessimism. What’s really going on?
What do the concepts like ‘cheating’ and ‘performance enhancing’ mean to young African footballers?
A single session of football heading can temporarily impair memory. So what does that mean for children with developing brains?
Bending the rules can sometimes benefit a team so why should we discourage it?
Many talented African footballers follow the exodus to Europe’s football leagues. But many are stuck in the lower leagues, without the glory and wealth they dream of.
How the much maligned masters of the modern game would benefit from regulation.
Sam Allardyce was tackled over third-party ownership of football players. But what is it and why does it matter?
The beautiful game has never seemed uglier. But it also can bring joy and togetherness, even to the most desperate.
Why is England incapable of producing the same sort of intelligent and inspiring football coaches as its rivals?
The price of greater accuracy might be to damage fans’ enjoyment.
Bio-banding is all the rage as youth football seeks to make the most of young talent. Here’s why we shouldn’t get carried away.
As United and City go head-to-head in their first encounter of the football season, their rivalry reaches new levels on and off the pitch.
There are deep issues with the structure in which elite referees in England operate.
Change Agents: Establishing a national women’s football league
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Andrew Dodd talks to Susan Alberti and Debbie Lee about their fight to overcome prejudice and establish a national women's AFL competition.
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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 Research Fellow in Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Principal Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam 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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