Finance in Football: Summer Spending Season and beyond
Anna Hynes Financial Fair Play (FFP) is a concept that’s been implemented since 2011, but is a massive topic in the world of football currently. UEFA introduced FFP as a regulator to…
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Controversial Calls and Criticism: VAR technology
VAR: Video Assistant Referee. Every week, it seems like another team has had a controversial call made against them due to this technology. Introduced to try and support referees, does…
Tackling Taboos: Triumphs and Tribulations of Women’s Football
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has banned former vice president of UEFA Luis Rubiales for three years from all football-related activities. This follows his unconsensual kiss on the lips with Jenni…
Hillsborough Heroes and Help for Honesty: The Hillsborough Disaster
The Hillsborough Disaster on April 15 1989, was a fatal human crush of Liverpool football fans, with 97 deaths and hundreds of injuries at the hands of police mistakes. Over…
Get in the Game: Football explained following National Sports Day
It is now exactly a month after National Sports Day, which took place on October 16th. Football is arguably the most popular sport in the world, with an exponential rise…