Tag: Tom Clifford
A thoughtful roadmap for achieving high performance in women’s football while prioritizing player welfare
The edited collection Women’s Football by Jacky Forsyth and Claire-Marie Roberts (Routledge) provides a thorough, yet straightforward and accessible, analysis of the key physiological, biomechanical and social-psychological issues that can be applied to achieve women’s footballing development. Our knowledgeable reviewer Payam Ansari in turn provides a useful introduction to this rich tome which offers cutting-edge insights into all aspects of women’s football, including match play, talent identification, eating disorders, and breast health.
Soccer & Society, Volume 23, 2022, Issue 6
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: Successes and failures of football diplomacy. a match between the USA and Iran as part of the World Cup in 1998 and the Palestinian-Israeli diplomatic mission of the FIFA president. vy Mieszko Rajkiewicz.