Surviving The Drop: How to cope with relegation from the English Premier League
The Economist- 26 March 2016 It is beginning to look very lonely at the bottom of the Premier League for Aston Villa. Fans of the Midlands side—the fifth most successful English team of all time in terms of league titles—are now preparing for life in the Championship, the second tier of English football.
A footballing philosopher: Remembering Johan Cruyff, Total Football’s chief interpreter of space
26 March 2016- The present epoch will perhaps be above all the epoch of space,” wrote Michel Foucault in 1967. Even while the French philosopher was composing “Of Other Spaces”, an exploration of human spatial awareness, his suspicions were being confirmed in the unlikeliest of ways.
January 18, 2016• Sports Industry• by Timothy ChanTo an extraterrestrial visitor versed in economics but unfamiliar with the feeling of being a fan, the business of the NFL must seem peculiar.
The Economist-Feb 27th 2016- Big spending on foreign football players has a political aim, too...CHINESE demand for the world’s commodities may be sputtering, but not for the most vital ingredient of football: its players.
Fifa presidential election: 'Why 'F' is for football and not Fifa'
By Tom Fordyce/29 February 2016 Football is a simple sport. It is why it has taken hold in so many disparate cultures and environments across the world.
When La Liga was just as unpredictable as this season's Premier League
Mark Sochon/The Guardian- 17 February 2016 The 1999-2000 La Liga season was as tumultuous as this year’s Premier League. Deportivo La Coruña won the title, a Racing Santander striker was top scorer and Deportivo Alavés goalkeeper Martín Herrera picked up the Zamora Trophy...By Mark Sochon for These Football Times, part of the Guardian Sport Network
Nokta Haber- Fatih Vural -10 Şubat 2016 Ege Üniversitesi sosyoloji bölümünde görev yapan Doç. Dr. Ahmet Talimciler ile Futbolun sosyolojisi, dünü ve bugünü üzerine Nokta dergisi'nden Fatih Vural'ın yaptığı röportajı aşağıda sizinle paylaşıyoruz.
Reuters- 2 Şubat 2016 Finansal açıdan duvara toslayan futbol kulüpleri için hem mali disiplin hem de gelirlerin büyütülmesine yönelik çalışma başlatıldı.