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In Turkish society today, women have become more and more invisible under the rule of President Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party, illustrated by the absence of female supporters in Turkish football stadiums. This has not always been the
After the backlash in response to plans for a European Super League, and numerous protests targeting the wealthy owners of clubs such as Everton recently, it seems that big business and football fandom are increasingly at odds with one another.
Matchday atmospheres are often the subject of taunts from rival fans, as supporters of Manchester City and Arsenal will know; a lack of chanting and other expressions of support is associated with a lack of passion and enthusiasm for the game,
In this episode, we’re looking at the growth of ‘football tourism’ in the English Premier League.Between 2008 and 2017, companies in the tourism sector became the number one investors in sponsorship spending in the English, Italian, Spanish, a
This week, we’re looking at the political and economic issues concerning a controversial chant used by Mexican football fans. During the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Mexican Soccer Federation was fined $10,000 after fans of the national team
Accounts of violence in Argentinian football run all the way back to the late 19th century, and violence still plagues domestic football today. In a study exploring the predominance of such violent behaviour, William Huddleston writes that ‘Vio
Since the creation of the Premier League in 1992, collective identities developed in resistance to the commercialisation and commodification within football. These in turn have developed into more distinct ‘project identities’ that seek bring a
In this episode, we’re looking at unpaid work in football scouting in men’s professional football in England, joined by Jacob Griffiths of the University of Chester. While football in England has long been professionalised, with all but two of
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known as the FARC) were formed in 1964, and for over half a century they were locked in a gruelling, bloody struggle with Colombia’s government. During this time, the Colombian authorities attempted t
In 2018, statistics showed that nearly 400,000 girls in the US played high-school soccer, making it the fourth most-played sport among girls. However, those playing the sport skew towards those who live in areas that are whiter, less black or L
The rivalry between the two Glasgow-based teams Celtic and Rangers is one of football’s fiercest, and one that has been marred by sectarian divisions between the city’s Catholic and Protestant communities in the past. But how do Glaswegians fro
Éder Lopes’s goal in the 2016 European Championship Final won Portugal its first ever major football trophy, and catapulted him to the status of a ‘national hero’. A recent article argues that the celebration of Éder, born in the former Portu
In 2016, Iceland stunned the footballing world with its performance in the European Championship Finals. The nation of 340,000 reached the quarter-finals of their first-ever major tournament, claiming the scalps of England and Austria along the
In 2011 the FA Women’s Super League was created, affording female footballers the opportunity to practice the sport professionally for the first time in English football history.Today we’re joined by Dr Alex Culvin to discuss the lived realit
In the 1980s, the president of the African Football Confederation stated that 'African football must make a choice' with regards to the exportation and retention of homegrown talent. Yidnekatchew Tessema was highlighting concerns still present
The first FIFA video game was released by EA Sports on 15th July 1993, and since then it has become the most popular and successful soccer video game ever. While in most countries FIFA's popularity followed the popularity of soccer itself, in t
Over the past 20 years Qatar has hosted international tournaments in a range of sports including tennis and golf, but it has never hosted a sporting mega event such as the football World Cup. The 2022 Men’s World Cup, to be held in Qatar next y
In Indonesia, soccer is everywhere: on newsstands, a city’s soundscape, fashion boutiques, and in the graffiti and murals of city walls. While in recent years violence has erupted between fans and corruption scandals have rocked the domestic le
In recent years, the money invested in sports betting has reached staggering levels. In the EU alone, the value of online betting is estimated at £16.5 billion. But it’s not only in Europe that sports betting has become so widespread. Soccer-be
In the past three decades, English men’s football has undergone considerable structural and social change. Ongoing commitment by the footballing authorities to tackle discrimination has led to the diversification of fandom inside English stadia
For most of us, it’s been over a year since we were last able to go and see our team play alongside fellow supporters. But many fans support their club from afar for much longer periods, sometimes from the other side of the world.Dr Tegan Bake
Club Deportivo Palestino was founded in 1916 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile. After a decade of success in the 1970s, the club has retained a loyal following and stayed among the top teams in Chilean football, though success on the pitch is
The revenue generated by gambling sponsorship for English Premier League teams rose to nearly £350 million in the 2019-20 season. The logos of gambling companies are ubiquitous when watching professional football; on players’ shirts, along the
In recent years, political tensions between China and Hong Kong have boiled over, leading to mass protests in the streets of Hong Kong and a clampdown on activists by the Chinese authorities. But how has this played out on the football pitch?T
In 1992, there was just one Muslim player in the English Premier League. Twenty years later, there were 40, and Muslim players like Mohammed Salah are now counted among the superstars of Europe’s most lucrative domestic league. Muslims’ partici
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