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FIFA World Cup Series

The stats will show that the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar was the most engaging Football World Cup of all time, with 5 billion people around the globe tuning in. The World Cup highlighted a number of interesting research topics, from the athleticism of the players, the aerodynamics of the ball, to more controversial political topics such as "sportswashing."

The Academic's FIFA World Cup Series showcases breakthrough research pertaining to football and the World Cup.

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Media & communication/Middle East studies/Sociology

The Global North hypocrisy: The death of 6,500 migrant workers in the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Umer Hussain
January 6, 2023

Does the Western media really care about the lives of South Asians or are they using these claims to push a specific agenda?

Sports science

Talent identification in soccer: Is it possible?

Kathleen Paulsen Brendon McDermott Michelle Gray Wen-Juo Lo Matthew Ganio
December 16, 2022

A new test - known as 30-15 IFT - in the talent identification process may save time and money and better measure the demands of real soccer performance.

Gender studies/Sexual health/Sports science

“I’m on my period”: how menstruation, pregnancy, and hormonal contraception affect women’s football

Jacky Forsyth Alexander Blackett Lorna Sams
December 7, 2022

What do footballers, managers, and coaches across Europe think about the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and hormonal contraception?

Sports science

Football tournaments hosted in multiple countries versus single countries: the end of sporting fairness?

Franck Brocherie
December 6, 2022

Multi-country hosting - like what is planned for the 2026 FIFA World Cup - is understandable for economic and sustainability reasons, but it may impact sporting fairness.

Education/Sports science

Professional footballers who later become head coaches are less successful if they don’t work as assistants first

Matteo Balliauw Matthieu De Wolf
November 21, 2022

Our research suggests that young, ambitious players should first gain lower level coaching experience before take their chances as professional head coaches.

Sociology/Sports science

Why do fans still love the FIFA World Cup if their national teams aren’t playing? Insights from Hong Kong

Chun Wing Lee
November 18, 2022

Through in-depth interviews with more than 50 football fans in Hong Kong, my research identified three important ways fans adhere to the competition even when their national teams are not playing.

Asian studies/History/Sports science

Still tied to its colonial past, Macao football makes little progress

Celia Gouveia
November 17, 2022

Macao's highest FIFA men's world ranking (156) to date came in 1997, while still under Portuguese authority.

Education/Philosophy/Race & ethnic studies/Sports science

Indigenous Australians’ footballing journey to Brazil: a pedagogy of courage against racism

Jorge Knijnik Jane Hunger
October 23, 2022

An excursion of young Aboriginal footballers from Australia to the Brazil provides critical insight into how sports education programs can improve participants’ voices and agency.

Business/Sports science

Will a European Super League ever work in football? Here’s what researchers say

Anthony Macedo
October 21, 2022

We analysed 192 academic studies mentioning the European Super League (ESL), aiming to establish a baseline for future ESL iterations.

Game studies/History/Sports science

Who invented football? From ‘The Simplest Game’ to ‘The Beautiful Game’

Malcolm Tozer
October 20, 2022

Who exactly invented the world's most popular sport? Much can be attributed to a nineteenth century English priest, John Charles Thring, who developed a football code called "The Simplest Game."

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