As I watched the Women’s World Cup final recently with my family, my 11-year-old son, who plays on a local soccer team, remarked that he was amazed at how quickly and how often the US team scored. “Seriously…
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The race to become the new FC Barcelona president reaches a climax this weekend, and there is more at stake than football.
Thoughtless tweets and unfair conditions didn't hold women back – but they still deserve better.
While the traditional media peddles sexist stereotypes, social media is leading the charge for equality.
The terrible reputation of cheaters, divers, fraudsters and hooligans in the Premier League and beyond may be placing an artificial cap on the growth of the sister sport
Unfortunately for many teams, incredible talent is not, on its own, enough to bring about success.
The US and Swiss cases against FIFA executives are full of drama, but success is not a given. A new model for managing sporting corruption should be considered.
The Women's World Cup has become a hugely popular, global event. But what's happening at the club level?
We're all outraged by dopers and allegedly corrupt officials. Why, and are we justified?
Reform of FIFA is clearly needed, but it must accommodate dissent of the anglo-centric world view.
The players, matches and teams to watch for Canada 2015.
The progressive march of women’s football offers a refreshingly different FIFA story from that which has dominated the headlines over the past few weeks.
Answers to the challenging question of why Africans unanimously supported Sepp Blatter for a 5th term -- and what they portend for the future.
Getting rid of a morally tarnished leader is often the easiest part of cleaning up an organisation. The hard work begins now within FIFA.
Blatter's decision to step down shocked the world. We asked a few academics to weigh in on what it means.
The inside story of an Interpol conference (sponsored by FIFA) on how to use education and research to tackle match fixing and corruption in soccer.
Blatter has stepped down, but this may not be the last we see of him.
Blatter has resigned on his own terms, at his own pace. FIFA is not saved.
The FIFA chief's surprise resignation was the only halfway decent choice he had left. Now it's up to the reformers to clean house.
I have lived in the US for over three decades. And I have never seen soccer – that is, real “football” – dominate the front pages of US newspapers for so many days and with so many stories. In that sense…
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Professor of Eurasian Sport | Director of Eurasian Sport, EM Lyon
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Senior Research Fellow in Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Dean, College of Sport and Exercise Science and Institute of Sport, Exercise, Active Living, Victoria University
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Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Research associate, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation, University of North Texas
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean Research, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Leicester
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Senior Teacher in Accountancy and member of Football Industries Group, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in the Practice of Finance, Emory University
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Lecturer, Department for Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
