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Premier League’s record spending could help make English football fairer and more competitive – but it depends on Liz Truss

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Premier League’s record spending could help make English football fairer and more competitive – but it depends on Liz Truss

admin September 13, 2022

Many industries are understandably cautious at the moment, as they steel themselves for more tricky economic times...

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A lucrative new African football league is coming: the pros and cons

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A lucrative new African football league is coming: the pros and cons

admin August 18, 2022

The Confederation for African Football (Caf) recently announced plans for a continent-wide Africa Super League. It will...

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#EmptyOldTrafford: why Manchester United’s attempt to recruit global fans may be backfiring

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#EmptyOldTrafford: why Manchester United’s attempt to recruit global fans may be backfiring

admin August 18, 2022

After years of underachievement on the field, Manchester United was supposed to bounce back this Premier League...

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Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets

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Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets

admin August 13, 2022

As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be...

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Superstars Sadio Mané and Mo Salah eclipse African football at home

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Superstars Sadio Mané and Mo Salah eclipse African football at home

admin July 21, 2022

Senegal’s Sadio Mané and Egypt’s Mo Salah are among 10 players nominated for the African Footballer of...

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Women’s Afcon final stage is underway with a new challenge – testosterone testing

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Women’s Afcon final stage is underway with a new challenge – testosterone testing

admin July 8, 2022

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) opened in Morocco with several storylines that include challenges...

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Euro 2022: why women’s football remains dominated by the men’s game

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Euro 2022: why women’s football remains dominated by the men’s game

admin July 1, 2022

Just over a hundred years ago, women in England were effectively banned from playing football. The Football...

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Panic, horror and chaos: what went wrong at the Champions League final – and what needs to be done to make football safer

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Panic, horror and chaos: what went wrong at the Champions League final – and what needs to be done to make football safer

admin June 2, 2022

Daniel Silverstone, a professor of criminology and an expert in policing studies, attended the Champion’s League final...

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Why football needs a gender revolution

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Why football needs a gender revolution

admin May 20, 2022

This July the UEFA women’s Euros kick off, and women’s football will be watched by millions of...

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Jake Daniels: how homophobia in men’s football is changing

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Jake Daniels: how homophobia in men’s football is changing

admin May 19, 2022

Blackpool forward Jake Daniels’ announcement that he is homosexual makes him the UK’s only active, openly gay,...

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