I’ve tried to ignore the patronising viral “Rules for Women during the World Cup” tweets, I am ignoring Facebook offers to go to a spa for “girly bubbles” to escape the football. But the idea of actually…
Tracking technology using video or GPS chips have transformed the ability of coaches in elite team sports to monitor the physical contributions of players in games. This type of data is usually highly…
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
Blatter’s re-election reflects the powerful rejoinder he’s made to the Eurocentric view of football. But he’ll be hard pressed to outlive the latest crisis.
The marketing wizardry used by sports multinationals to sell these little round things by the truckload.
Research shows the strength of team loyalty.
The lesson from other sports is clear: women’s football must be broadcast on free-to-air if it isn’t to disappear.
There are now only a few months to go until the biggest sporting event of 2014 – the FIFA World Cup in Brazil – and questions are being asked. Will the stadiums be ready? Are the airports ready for the…
Thousands of fans packed out stadiums for the 1971 women’s World Cup, but it has been virtually erased from history.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
