World Cup 2022: footballers run either like gazelles or grizzlies – here’s how our research can help coaches
Players can optimise their energy resources by adopting different styles when running in short bursts or longer periods.
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Media focus on Africa for match‑fixing is cause for concern
An interesting media flip-flop took place this week. Cameroon went from being forced to investigate match-fixing claims made in German news magazine Der Spiegel to FIFA saying there was no evidence of…
Mind games: the psychiatrist hoping to help England stay in the World Cup
England play Uruguay tonight in a crucial match that, if lost, could leave the team with one foot already on the flight home. It’s for situations like these that Steve Peters, England’s sport psychiatrist…
The Beautiful Game: a film about the Homelessness World Cup that’s a testament to how football can change lives
The Homelessness World Cup is a real tournament that has helped hundreds of people all around the world.
England out of the World Cup, but this team may have helped redefine a nation
It could be time for a new idea of what Englishness really means – and footballers are helping to shape it.
The 2026 World Cup has been a tournament where alcohol brands hoped to win influence through sponsorship
Tournament sponsors have a captive audience.
Geometry, football and the World Cup final
Spain’s passing triangles did more than create space: they forced France into making constant choices.
Rugby referees are quitting. It’s time to show some compassion
One of the most pressurised roles in the pressure cooker that is the Rugby World Cup is the referee. Threatening fans are causing them to quit the game at all levels.
The Lionesses had a terrific World Cup, but women’s football in England is on shaky economic ground – new research
Women’s Super League clubs face troubling levels of debt.
Lionel Messi: why his arrival in Paris is a key part of Qatar’s game plan
It’s all about winning in 2022.
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