Entries for 'Sport'
My time at the ‘Fun’ games
John Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology discusses his recent experience at the Commonwealth Games and whether it will encourage young...
Lionesses roared to success
John Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology explores perception of women’s football and the importance of women’s sport now a final...
Reports from Euro 2020 (4): England’s fear of the penalty kick
What did we learn from the past month and the nation’s obsession with football, even if England fell once again...
Reports from Euro 2020 (3): Germany calling
Deep down, those football supporters among us probably knew, all along, that it would come to this. Of course, the...
Reports from Euro 2020 (2): The new nationalisms in football
Our second blog in the Euro 2020 series sees Prof. John Williams explore how new nationalisms in football go beyond...
Reports from Euro 2020 (1): Something scary in the state of Denmark
Last Saturday (12th June 2021) we all breathed a sigh of relief to see that Christian Eriksen had pulled through...
In Praise of the Foxes
My own club is Liverpool FC, but I think I know a little of what it is like to be a Leicester...
Fans 1, European Super League 0 (extra time being played)
The announcement of a proposed new European Super League for football earlier this month was but the most recent example...