Tag: football

The World Cup offers a rich site for psychoanalytic inquiry. Whether in relation to nationalism, fandom, desire, identification, embodiment, spectacle, media, race, gender, inequality, anxiety, enjoyment, failure, or collective belonging, the tournament continues to generate profound emotional investment across players, fans, nations, and media institutions. This provides an important opportunity to think critically about why sport matters, and why football, in particular, continues to occupy such a powerful place in our social and subjective lives.

Soccer is more than a game—it is a global force that shapes economies, influences politics, drives technological innovation, and unites (and divides) communities across continents. From neighborhood pitches to the world’s largest sporting stages, soccer offers a powerful lens through which to understand some of the most pressing issues of our time. The Journal of Multidisciplinary Research is excited to announce a special issue dedicated to cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship on soccer.

The Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland is pleased to announce our next FREE ONLINE SEMINAR, which will take place on the 20th of May at 5pm CEST. The theme for this seminar is “The 2026 World Cup: Human Rights, Sportswashing, & Authoritarian”, featuring Drs Jules Boykoff and Callum McCloskey.

This special issue seeks contributions that explore the histories of women in football in all their complexity and at all levels. We welcome papers that expand, challenge, and reimagine dominant historical narratives, that highlight lesser-known experiences from across the world, and speak to the experiences of all who shape the sport. In particular, we encourage authors to situate their work in relation to the political, social, and cultural significance of major tournaments past and present, including the rapidly evolving global profile of the women’s game leading into 2027 and 2028.

Soccer, a.k.a (association) football is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Public funding of Russian football clubs: historic formation and implications of the current system Timur Absalyamov & Mathias Schubert (open access).

Camilla Strömbergs doktorsavhandling Att vinna utan att förlora (Malmö universitet) handlar om barn- och ungdomsfotbolls­tränarnas balansgång mellan å ena sidan att låta alla få vara med, å andra sidan att vinna matcher. Idrottsrörelsen har – påhejad av staten – en ambition om att idrott ska vara till för alla. Men tävlingsidrott i en prestationskontext utmanar ledarna när de ska förhålla sig till denna ambition. Syftet är att visa hur spänningsförhållandet mellan ”idrott för alla” och tävlingsidrottens prestationslogik tar sig uttryck i barn- och ungdomsidrotten.

Soccer, a.k.a (association) football is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world. Special Issue: British Ambassadors in Soccer Kit or Transnational Actors? Football League Clubs on Close Season Foreign Tours, 1900-1939.

The organisers of the International Football History Conference AKA FootyCon are pleased to announce that their 2026 annual conference will take place at Craven Cottage, Fulham Pier, Fulham Football Club, London, England on Friday the 12th & Saturday the 13th of June 2026. The organisers also welcome delegates to join them for a welcome social event on the evening of Thursday the 11th of June 2026. The conference organisers welcome any topic relating to the history of football of all codes.

Soccer, a.k.a (association) football is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: A double-edged sword: understanding the influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on viewer experience in the English Premier League from a team identification perspective by Ryan Chen, Yang Xu, James Du & Joshua I. Newman.

This Special Issue of Football Studies explores the multifaceted impact of the expanded FIFA World Cup. It welcomes contributions that address athlete preparation, scheduling and workload management, performance analysis and training methodologies, environmental sustainability, infrastructure and urban planning, media and digital engagement, fan culture and experience, as well as governance, policy, and legacy debates.