By By Dr Paul Widdop, Dr Dan Parnell and Tony Asghar This summer, even for the hedonistic consumption of the Premier League, was unprecedented. Spending topped one billion pounds, with Manchester United breaking the World transfer… Continue Reading The ‘networked’ rise and power of the football super-agent
By Michael Crawley In a two-part series in the New York times entitled ‘Man vs Marathon,’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/sports/two-hour-marathon-yannis-pitsiladis.html?_r=0Jeré Longman has taken a thorough look at Janos Pitsiladis’ project to accelerate the process which will, almost certainly, eventually… Continue Reading The Two Hour Marathon: Who is it for?
By Dr Paul Widdop and colleagues A preliminary study into the trading networks of English Premier League Football Clubs suggests that West Ham United might have the most to learn from this data. Dr Paul Widdop,… Continue Reading English Premier League Trading Study – Preliminary Findings
By Grant Jarvie and Paul Widdop What does Brexit mean for Scottish sport? The landscape of Scottish sport will be changed as result of the Brexit decision to leave Europe. As at June 2016 Approximately 50… Continue Reading Brexit and sport: who is keeping the score?
By Craig Sharp 400 years after the death of the bard many continue to reflect upon the use of the word sport in the works of William Shakespeare. http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/Archives/Brewster/shake.html This small contribution continues such a tradition. “He…hath… Continue Reading Shakespeare on sport – 400 years on.
By Grant Jarvie On January 5th 2016 Temba Bavuma became the fist black African to score a Test century for South Africa. Bavuma is only the 5th black South African to play test cricket for South… Continue Reading Beyond a boundary
FIFA was recently asked to reform it’s governance structures and become more representative and inclusive of women’s soccer. It was also asked to reflect upon the fact that investment is world soccer is skewed. Presented below… Continue Reading FIFA, reform and women’s soccer
By Grant Jarvie It may have been a spirited 3-2 on the pitch but the morning after Scotland v Germany European Championship qualifier the National stadium hosted another event that examined not only Scotland and Germany… Continue Reading Football, creating influence and shaping how others see us.
By Dr Alexander Cárdenas, PhD If properly managed and articulated, sport could make a modest, yet tangible contribution to Colombia’s post-conflict era. Colombia has experienced the longest-running internal conflict in the Western hemisphere. Extending for fifty… Continue Reading Sport for peace in a post- conflict Colombia
Sport has a role to play in making the art of the possible, possible. On June 2nd 2015 the New York Cosmos beat Cuba 4-1 in a friendly soccer match. The match symbolised a new era… Continue Reading Sport making the art of the possible-possible?
