Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the perceptions of Qatar's suitability to act a
successful sports event host and, in doing so, look ahead to some of the key organisational …

Rationale: This paper examines the development, politics and impact of the Confederation
of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA), which organises alternative “international” …

There have been significant recent developments in media produced by football fans, from
social media and online magazines to podcasts, YouTube channels and live events. 21st …

Since 1992, the English Premier League (hereon EPL) has emerged as a global institution
in the world of sport and beyond. Televised across the globe, the current day EPL …

ABSTRACT The English Premier League (EPL) has one of its largest national fanbases in
Nigeria. The city of Yola in Nigeria's North East State of Adamawa is home to numerous fans …

The Kanjuruhan tragedy is the biggest football tragedy in Indonesia, even the second largest
after similar catastrophe in Peru in 1964. The highlight of this tragedy was the shooting of …

This paper relates to scouting and recruitment in English men's professional football. The
article points to possible gaps in the literature and offers suggestions for subsequent studies …

This chapter offers analysis of Hungary's post-Soviet sporting transitions and how these
have been influenced by larger transformative processes including politics and the …

Football (soccer) and its extended culture have been studied extensively. In contrast, the
goal net, an essential part of the game's equipment, has undergone very little scrutiny in …

Framed under the resource-based theory (RBT), the purpose of the study is to predict on-
field team performances (OTP) at the English Premier League (EPL) from the 2013/14 to the …