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Some key stats identified from the representation of players and where they spent their scholarship years.

A regression from Cat 1 and Big 6 club representations from U17's upwards. An increase in Cat 2 and below representation from U19's+.

Join for the 3rd Reading Football Economics Conference and the 7th Sports Economics Sports Management International Conference, Uni of Reading Uni of Reading Economics Department, May 7-8!

Draft schedule and info here: research.reading.ac.uk/economics/even…

Register here: store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-an…

The scenes in the Sacred Heart RC School if this would have happened at dinnertime.

My first article printed in the press- sadly it's Gramps' obituary, but what a life he led! They cut lots: him listening to his Jamaican grandfather play guitar in the slum he grew up in; how he wrote music for us all; his love of nature...a beautiful man
theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Júlia Belas Women Sport Australia IWG Women & Sport Super important conversation!! The Football Collective GIER Kim Toffoletti

My new book is coming soon! Ludopédio ⚽️📚✊🏴‍☠️ Museu do Futebol ⚽ Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui Lu M. Lauffer Andre Pagliarini Juca Kfouri Dr Penny Miles Football Beyond Borders The Football Collective #SouthAmerica SBS Portuguese SBS Spanish Futebol Albiceleste Follow @UruguayanHeroes Nemesia Hijós Gaby Garton New York Times Books

This is a really interesting move....

The rise of the Creative Directors in football....I reckon this is a first in UK

Good luck to all involved, blazing a path for fan engagement.

Pioneering move by Caernarfon Town Football Club....the first club in Britain to have a creative director.

caernarfontownfc.co.uk/en/news-events…

Special issue on football and mental health call for papers guest editors myself and Prof Andy Smith abstract deadline 30th April. Papers from academics and practitioners welcome. Details here. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…

The Football Collective

Next up is DrSeanJHudd discussing his fan-tastic - pun intended - research on fan media and the growth of The Anfield Wrap and A Celtic State Of Mind (ACSOM) for PSA Sport Politics The Political Studies Association annual conference.

When Nike made 1990s commitment to football it started long march to dominance

Now winning the battle

Generally, Nike global mkt share approx 30%, Adidas less than 20%

Some key markets, for example China - Nike 10% market share, Adidas 5%

Americanisation of football growing

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The postman delivered a cracker this morning from Football Collective book series 'Critical Research In Football's Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism

Football, Power, and Politics in Argentina

By Eugenio Paradiso

taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.…

If you you’re travelling to Dortmund for #EURO2024 , you should get down to the Fußballmuseum. It’s brilliant.

Fantastic free event.......

Call for Participation | The Cricket Research Network Webinar Series 2024 | March 26, 2024

Details here from The Editor

idrottsforum.org/call-for-parti…

Germany and Adidas are no more. Feels like the end of something much bigger.

Call for Papers Special Issue for Soccer & Society

Mental Health and Football: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions

Abstract Deadline 24

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…

On Sunday I went behind enemy lines, sitting in the home end for the Man United v Liverpool game.

I wrote this piece on tickets and fanzines, rivalry and disaster chants, and identity and blending in.

A new article for The Redmen TV

#LFC #MUFC #MUNLIV

theredmentv.com/behind-enemy-l…

PSA Sport Politics Eva Soares Moura and David Scott open on Sport, environmentalism and globalisation......some of this maybe of interest to The Football Collective and BSSH members