Tag: Conferences: Football

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.

As one of the largest, most important sporting events in the world, football’s World Cup has a complicated history. It has transformed from a small 13-team event into a commercial enterprise.. The aim of this symposium is to bring researchers together to present on different topics relating to the history of the World Cup to further understand the significance of the tournament in a contemporary setting, and to address and challenge controversies surrounding the modern-day event. Submissions are welcomed from both the UK and further afield.

This event will bring together scientists, students and practitioners working within soccer from all over the world for three days of wonderful opportunities for learning, professional growth and collaboration all taking place in a unique football environment. Submissions to present at  WCSS 2025 are invited for either oral or poster presentation and they must be made online via the Online Submission Platform. All submissions should be in English and authors of accepted abstracts are required to pay the full registration fee.

Join us in Reykjavík, Iceland, on May 21-22, 2025, for the second edition of the Nordic Football Research Conference, hosted by Reykjavík University and the Football Association of Iceland. This prestigious event, held in collaboration with the football associations of Finland, Denmark, Sweden, the Faroe Islands and Norway. This version is dedicated to research related to helping associations, clubs, and coaches achieve results on the field. The focus is research and applied presentations on coaching, performance, analytics, and sport psychology.

The 2025 International Football History Conference will take place at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland and will be held over two days (Friday the 13th & Saturday the 14thof June 2025). This is a call for papers for those who wish to present at the conference. There will be an opportunity to present on any topic relating to the history of football of all codes. This includes, but is not limited to: Association Football, Rugby Union & Rugby League, Gaelic Football and Aussie Rules.

Like the world around it, football is subject to shifting and growing power imbalances. As these grow, critical thinking about the game has never been more necessary. The Collective can lead the way not only in holding people and organisations to account, be they clubs, governing bodies, the media or others, but also pursue new thinking and shape the future. Therefore, this year the Football Collective conference will seek to answer the question “How can football take on tomorrow?”.

This conference arises from the desire to promote a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and revitalized discussion on football fandom and supporter culture. The objective is not merely to share case studies deepening our understanding of these social practices already outlined into the advocated four key areas of focus, but also to reflect on the intricate ways in which they interact with various aspects of the current world. Shifting our initial analytical focus to fans’ commitment and involvement with their clubs can offer a fresh perspective on what we can perceive as the constitutive processes of contemporary communities.

The 2024 annual International Football History Conference will take place at Cardiff City Football Club, Cardiff, Wales and will be held over two days (June 7–8, 2024). This is a call for papers to be presented at the conference. There will be an opportunity to present on any topic relating to the history of football of all codes. Keynote speaker is Florence Ayisi, a Professor of International Documentary Film at the Faculty of Creative Industries, University of South Wales, best known for films on women playing soccer in Zanzibar.

In recent years, the European Sport Model has become a prominent theme in EU political, legal and policy discussions. As European football continues to be at the centre of these debates, this conference examined the organisation of football in Europe from legal and economic perspectives. The aim of this conference was to provide analysis and commentary to ongoing developments, including the European Super League case currently pending at the Court of Justice of the European Union.

The 2023 annual International Football History Conference will take place at Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9BA and will be held over two days (30 June and 1 July 2023). This is a call for papers to be presented at the conference. There will be an opportunity to present on any topic relating to the history of football of all codes. Abstracts for the following presentation styles are welcomed: Short Form (7 minutes); Twenty Minutes; Panels.