Are England in the most difficult group at the 2014 World Cup?
Since the final draw for the 2014 World Cup on 6 December, there has been discussion of which group is the toughest, the so-called group of death or, […]
Read More →Since the final draw for the 2014 World Cup on 6 December, there has been discussion of which group is the toughest, the so-called group of death or, […]
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The “gloomy” stadium scenarios exhibited by Italian football is one of the most debated issues in the country’s sporting context. Data on individual match and season tickets show […]
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The introduction of Financial Fair Play (FFP) by UEFA has been widely criticised for the suggestion that UEFA’s aim of prohibiting clubs from running up large losses will […]
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Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” Gary Lineker, BBC Sport presenter and former England […]
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In the biggest ever study of its kind, carried out by Coventry University’s Centre for the International Business of Sport (CIBS), nearly 16,000 football fans from across China […]
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The FIFA World Cup (hereafter WC) is not only a tournament between national teams, but also a contest between kit suppliers. The WC is the largest sporting event […]
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Yet another expenditure record While the heart-stopping finish of the World Cup preparations is keeping the world’s eyes on Brazil, troubles are quietly brewing in the next host […]
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Even though it is very interesting to compare the efficiency of the managers in different leagues at a certain point in a season, to the best of my […]
Read More →Third-party ownership (TPO) of football players (Chadwick & Hamil, 2009; Reck & Geey, 2011; Robatinho, 2014) is an emerging phenomenon in the international football industry (Baroncelli, 2004; Dobson, […]
Read More →Producing the world’s leading academy system Developing professional football players analysis and predictions is a complex process. Following an independent review of young player development published by the […]
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