Hard Evidence: how much is the Premier League worth?
This article originally featured in The Conversation Over the next nine months, countless people will marvel at Manchester City or berate Jose Mourinho without ever really grasping how powerful and...
View ArticleLessons from Charles Dickens for the New Premier League Season
Image: EPA/Wallace Woon Guest post by Simon Chadwick. Codified football probably appeared too late in his life for Charles Dickens to have become a hardcore fan, but there are prophetic messages in...
View ArticleWhy Football Embraces Migrants
Image: EPA/Sven Hoppe Guest post by Simon Chadwick If the European Union was a football team, right now it would be languishing in the relegation zone. The EU’s disjointed approach to the current...
View ArticleFootball and China’s World Cup Goal
By Simon Chadwick, Centre for Business in Society See original article here: http://www.policyforum.net/football-and-chinas-world-cup-goal/ When it comes to football, China has been a perennial...
View ArticleWhy Sticking with your Manager is Better for Football Clubs in the Long-Run
Calls are mounting for Jose Mourinho to get the sack. EPA/Andy Rain Guest post by Simon Chadwick You’re not special, you’re not special, you’re not special anymore! So, football fans have been...
View ArticleFootball United in the Face of Terror
Liberté, egalité, fraternité. Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley Guest post by Professor Simon Chadwick, Centre for Business in Society The beautiful game, the global game, the people’s game –...
View ArticleIs European Football Facing a Crisis?
We’ve entered the home straight to Euro 2016. EPA/Ian Langsdon Guest post by Professor Simon Chadwick, Centre for Business in Society It has been a busy, and often turbulent, time for football....
View ArticleWhy it’s so Hard to Kill Off a Football Club
Guest post by Dr. John Beech Football clubs rarely pass away into total, terminal, permanent death. Many face the reading of their last rites. Many leave their fans worrying about the wisdom of...
View ArticleFootball and Race Relations Have Progressed a Lot Since Cyrille Regis’ Day –...
PA/PA Archive Guest post by Paul Ian Campbell, Coventry University My earliest football memory is of being sat around an old black-and-white television with my older brothers watching Cyrille Regis...
View ArticleCan Coffee Improve Your Workout? The Science of Caffeine and Exercise
Guest post by Neil Clarke Caffeine is one of the most researched substances reported to help athletes perform better and train longer and harder. As a result, professional and amateur sportspeople...
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