The beautiful game has never seemed uglier. But it also can bring joy and togetherness, even to the most desperate.
- Reader in Sociology of Sport, Loughborough University
You can’t understand the Euro 2016 violence without looking at police failings and trouble caused by fans from other countries.
French efforts to dismantle the Jungle migrant camp are leaving crucial volunteer services at risk.
The terrible reputation of cheaters, divers, fraudsters and hooligans in the Premier League and beyond may be placing an artificial cap on the growth of the sister sport
Blatter has stepped down, but this may not be the last we see of him.
UEFA might lack the members to out-vote FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, but it’s got a lot of power in other forms.
The big beasts of European club football have missed a chance to make a Champions League style land grab from the sport’s governing body.
The news that three major sponsors have ceased their partnership with FIFA could potentially damage its reputation, and more importantly, its finances. Reports on Friday revealed that Castrol, Continental…
Two recent events in European football have highlighted the continued spectre of discrimination in the game. In July, the president-elect of the Italian football federation, Carlo Tavecchio, lamented the…
The section of the crowd behind the goal was awash with red and white when Switzerland took on Ecuador in their opening World Cup match. Faces were painted; many had white crosses painted onto red cheeks…
In an unusual attempt to pre-empt England’s inevitable World Cup failure, the FA has published a report to investigate problems affecting the national team. The report represents the findings of the England…
The Italian Cup final has come to serve as a magnifying glass for Italian football’s worst problems. The 2014 final between Fiorentina and Napoli, marred by violence which left three people in hospital…
The signs did not augur well for David Moyes. He began his career as the Chosen One, anointed by no less a person than Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in Manchester United’s history. Very…
The derby match between Salernitana and Nocerina started strangely. Played in the third tier of Italian football, the match saw three Nocerina substitutions after just three minutes. Soon, another Nocerina…
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