Ellen Jackson and Grant Jarvie Girls United, Community and Empowerment is a synopsis of one of two Academy of Sport reports that considers how community focused organisations in London use football to empower girls and… Continue Reading Sports Observations 1: Girls Football, Community and Empowerment in London
By Grant Jarvie, Paul Widdop, Jake Barrett, Danny Bisland and Jen Malone Football is a hugely important part of Edinburgh’s social fabric and its potential for building connections between people at home and abroad has still to… Continue Reading Edinburgh Futures, Football and the City
By Dr Paul Widdop University of Manchester At times like these it is worth checking the calendar. It has been quite a season for Manchester City, ending as English Premier League Champions on home soil, at… Continue Reading All Part of the Masterplan: Manchester City and its Consumable Past
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?
The progressive march of women’s football offers a different story from that of corruption, governance and the FIFA arrests of May 2015. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place in Canada from 6th… Continue Reading FIFA 2015, myth, equality and women’s football
