Well done Stranraer FC for preserving your SPFL status. Shame I wasn't there, would have been an enjoyable day.

📢We're delighted to open the call for papers for this year's conference. We welcome papers across three broad areas of Football Society, Football Business and The Sport of Football.📢 Please email your abstract to [email protected] by Sunday 28th July #FC24

Alex Rodriguez asked a question. Reggie Jackson answered it. (Shouts to the producer and rest of the desk for staying out of Reggie’s way and just letting him talk. I doubt they expected this answer. But it’s a great few minutes of television.)

🚨 Just 10 days left to submit your abstract for our 2024 Conference: How Can Football Take on Tomorrow? We already have submissions from Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Spain, The Netherlands & the UK. Why not join the conversation? 📅 21 & 22 Nov 📍Newcastle 👇CFP info

A thread looking forward to our Scottish Pop Special at The Phoenix tonight. howdoesitfeel.co.uk/thephoenix.html My 50 favourite Scottish artists. 1. The Associates. From Scotland and also from another planet. Party Fears Two still sounds incredible, utterly fearless, completely magical.

We want our 2024 conference to be as inclusive as possible. So, we welcome abstracts from scholars at any career stage, but especially those underrepresented in the field, e.g. female, ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, disabled & neurodiverse academics. More info👇 northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

Had a wonderful time last week at the Media Engagement Summer Course in Gränna, Sweden on the banks of Lake Vättern. Meeting some wonderful experts on the subject and other fantastic PhD students. A wonderful time was had by all, and fantastic friendships made.

If all goes to plan we'll be issuing our call for papers next week for #Footycon25 in Belfast. Details of the conference can be found here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationa…

🔔Last day to register for this year's Football Collective conference🔔Check out all of our panels and all 80(!) presenters! Make sure you register by 5pm today to avoid disappointment: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…. We can't wait to welcome you to Newcastle!

Opportunity to attend an academic writers retreat in Gränna, Sweden, with two excellent academic scholars. I was there in August 2024 for a postgraduate course on media engagement. A fantastic experience. ju.se/academicwriter…

Some of the comments to this are wild. The reasons and excuses people use to justify their reasoning not to support either a local side or the national league of their country are crazy.

The Football Collective conference is coming to Belfast. It will be hosted by Ulster University Thursday 27th and Friday 28th November 2025. The venue is the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park. See you there. Further details will be posted here thefootballcollective.com/2025-belfast

Congratulations Aberdeen. Great result. Enjoy!

Call for Papers is now live! Join us in Belfast for The Football Collective Conference 2025, two days of critical debate, interdisciplinary insight & applied research shaping the future of football. 🗓️ 27–28 Nov 📍 Windsor Park thefootballcollective.com/2025-belfast #FootballCollective2025

Belfast calling. 📣 The Football Collective Conference 2025 🗓️ 27–28 November 📍 Windsor Park 🔗 thefootballcollective.com/2025-belfast Join us as we shape critical agendas in football — from identity to inequality, fandom to finance.

Morecambe fans are fighting to keep their club alive. Jason Whittingham has less than 2 days to sell the club. After that, Morecambe FC will cease to exist. There has been little media coverage of this, despite the outrageous actions by Whittingham. Morecambe fans need your

We’ve got 3 spaces left in August for article submissions. We’re planning something exciting. Run it back and write about football’s best stories. Every club has a heritage to talk about. If you want to take part, DM us or email [email protected] 🤝

✍️ New Article: A Football Journey Kicking off our year anniversary month of content is a thought-piece on the act of supporting. Everyone has their own football journey. They’re not always straightforward. Words: Brian Martin Read here ⬇️ footballheritage.co.uk/a-football-jou…

My football journey. An aticle I wrote for the Football Heritage. footballheritage.co.uk/a-football-jou…

My column on the great American sportswriting tradition and why the Washington Post's cull of reporters spells danger far beyond the ballpark. observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…