Author: Daniel Parnell
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Call For Papers: Frontiers in Sport and Active Living
In the following call, we are seeking submissions for an article collection – in Frontiers in Sport and Active Living – from authors in various academic disciplines studying the social and psychological outcomes of sport spectatorship. Authors wishing to contribute to this article collection may also submit via Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers in Sociology,…
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MARADONA – why the Irish got him, as much as Argentineans
For many Irish people, one single mystic word triggers images of an entire era. The name Maradona carries echoes of our defining moments in the 80s and 90s, the way that John F. Kennedy lights up the sixties. But if Kennedy was defined by death, Maradona was life – as much a part of people’s…
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From Altruism to Racism: Football’s Unique Role in Society
Football has always been far, far, greater than the sum of its parts. It is a vehicle for change, a sense of belonging, a source of togetherness, and a universal language. It possesses a unique ability to transcend; to move beyond sport and play a pivotal role in the most pressing issues of our time.…
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Brazil vs England – Social media influencers and football
Alex Fenton (UK) University of Salford Guilherme Guimarães (Brazil) Ativa Esporte Christian Munaier (Brazil) Universidade de São Paulo Wasim Ahmed (UK) Newcastle University Introduction In our earlier white paper, Esports and Fan Engagement: Brazil vs England, we highlighted the growth of esports and compared and contrasted this growing phenomenon in these countries. In this followup article, we…
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How to be successful in the German Bundesliga: What the numbers say
Image caption: © 9parusnikov – stock.adobe.com Knowledge of success factors in professional football is crucial. Despite being one of the top leagues in Europe, the reasons for being successful in the German Bundesliga have rarely been studied. To gain knowledge on the Bundesliga, we analysed the numbers of 918 matches from the seasons 2014/2015 until 2016/2017…
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New Book – Against the Elements: The Eruption of Icelandic Football
Against the Elements: The Eruption of Icelandic Football by Football Collective member Matt McGinn is out now. Against the Elements is part travelogue, part thematic investigation into the factors behind the success of men’s and women’s football in Iceland. It is a book about football that strays from music to weightlifting; from five days on…
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Bangor 1876: a fan-owned team with a link to the 2018 Football Collective Conference
Football Collective member Jonathan Ervine looks back on the first season of North Wales fan-owned team Bangor 1876. When your side is trailing 12-0 in a pre-season friendly against opposition from a side that competes at a much higher level, managing to get onto the scoresheet in the final minute could seem like a very…
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The Football Collective submit evidence related to football governance to the UK Parliament
The written evidence submitted by The Football Collective concerns the Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Grassroots Football. The Football Collective is the largest global network of football scholars and aims to bring critical debate and informed solutions to our game. As the UK Parliament continues to make calls for evidence related to football, we encourage members…
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JBG? – HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA IN SPORT SURVEY.
‘message from Lindsay England from Just a BallGame?, Friday’s Football Collection session guest’ Violence, Harassment and repression of LGBT+ people still exists globally. Annually on May17th, IDAHOBIT- International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia is a coordinated International grass roots community date to raise awareness around LGBT+ visibility and inclusion, alongside encouraging society to take…
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Be careful what you wish for: the return of the Premier League juggernaut
By Mark Doidge The Premier League juggernaut has turned on the ignition. The engine is fired up after three months of sitting silent during covid-19. Their media partners will now inundate us with news stories about how the ‘Greatest League in the Universe’ ™ is about to restart and how the general public will be…
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Mapping Irish Football – Still Live!
This is a call for all football historians that may have come across references to Irish women’s football of any code prior to and including 1973. When this project first started in January 2019 it was commonly believed that women’s football governing bodies were established in Ireland from 1973 onwards. However, as there is little…
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Player heights – Can you help us?
by Adrian Bell, University of Reading; James Reade, University of Reading; Richard Steckel, Ohio State University; & John Wilson, University of South Australia Have football players been getting bigger over the years? Do we know enough about it? Do we care? Does it matter? Can you help us? Well, the answer to the first question…
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On this day: England women lose on penalties
Celebrating the anniversary of the first Final of the European Championship for Women 27 May 1984: England women’s national teams highest placing at a major tournament. Chaired by Alex Culvin, this session discusses England’s close defeat by Sweden in the Final of the inaugural Women’s Euros in 1984 with two England captains, Carol Thomas and…
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Paul Widdop announced as the new Chair of The Football Collective
In February 2016 we sat around a table, under glorious Manchester sunshine, talking about the problems friends and colleagues were facing in academia. These included isolation, lack of resources, limited departmental support, increasing demands for teaching and learning, an incessant narrative of publish in high impact journals or perish if you can’t do this. For…
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Andy Carmichael, Anthony May, Ryan Thomas and Dan Parnell discuss Grassroots Football
As part of our FBC Sessions we are running a number of grassroots football specials #GrassrootsFootball Each session will discuss a range of topics and research related to grassroots football. Joining this session was Anthony May, Ryan Thomas, Andy Carmichael. The session was chaired by Dan Parnell. Watch the full recording here.
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FBC Sessions: Interview with Maggie Murphy of Lewes FC with Alex Culvin and Dan Parnell
As part of our FBC Sessions we welcomed Maggie Murphy (General Manager at Lewes FC @MaggieMrphy) and also runs @EPFinitiative. Maggie is a very inspiring person and is a leader is a very unique football club, in that Lewes FC the first club in the world to pay its male and female players equally. Maggie…
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Cyclone hits the Bay of Bengal: an appeal to members
As the world is going through an unprecedented crisis as a result of Covid-19, people in Kolkata and its suburbs were in the forefront of a natural disaster, the Amphan Super Cyclone. It is the first Super Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal in the last 20 years and the resulting loss in property is…
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There are too many football pitches in England
By Andy Carmichael Thanks, nice knowing you, was he on a retainer from a housing developer…I think I should swiftly qualify the title of this article before I am ejected from the Football Collective and henceforth blacklisted from every football discussion held. There are around 40,000 football pitches in England. Of these the FA estimates…
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FBC Sessions: Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill
Grassroots football special – Josh Dean, Jim Keoghan, Les Crang, Dave Webber & Sean Hammill
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“There was no consultation, absolutely outrageous, someone just pressed a button and sent an email.” Covid-19 and Grassroots Football, Beckenham Town and beyond
By Les Crang In March 2020, Beckenham Town FC sat top of the Southern Counties East League Premier Division. On 25th March the National League asked the Football Association to close the season, making it null and void. (Non-league football: National League asks Football Association to close season, 2020). Beckenham Town Chairman Paul Faires made…
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