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What does it mean to be included & participate in sport? This paper explores this question & more as it explores contemporary discourse about disability & sports participation through the lens of iconic rugby players Rob Burrow & Kevin Sinfield. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New regulations incoming for deliberate heading of the ball in youth football 👶⚽️

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As #Fifa announces Brazil as the host of the Women's World Cup in 2027, Khalida Popal & Najma Arefi tell me about their campaign to get the Afghan team included after players were exiled by the Taliban. Lord Bethell & Baroness Helena Kennedy KC chat #WTF

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Next week, Matthew J. Reeves is transporting us to the Middle East with his seminar "Building on sand? An examination of the football ecosystem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". 5 June, 3pm, Room 3.09/3.10, The Institute of Sport Building. All welcome, no reservation required.

As part of our 200th anniversary celebrations, we're honouring one of our most celebrated alumni, LS Lowry and renaming our Benzie Building, the modern home of Manchester School of Art, as the Lowry Building from 1 August 2024. ✨ Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4bRDCSp.

Congratulations to all 🫡👏 and well done to MSDer Ben 🤩🏆 Managing Strategic Operations assignment for Prof David Bamford up next! 😂🤓😬

I'm currently writing my Master of Sport Directorship (MSD) dissertation on structures and strategies for athlete health & performance in elite women's football. I'll be documenting the process and key points (like this one) on an IG account I created (handle: FemmeFC). Feel free to follow along! 7/7

Leeds Rhinos have appointed Ian Blease as their new sporting director. He is the first to hold the sporting director role at the Rhinos and they say he will "provide strategic direction, leadership and oversight of the rugby department". bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-le…

Brilliant to see this Matt Roberts - so good to see the excellent research from our MSDers translate into insight and impact 🔥🎯🚀 - thanks to Training Ground Guru for covering our MSD students yet again ☺️

MSDer Laura MacLeod shares her insights into studying on our programme, the underrepresentation of women in sporting leadership positions and some details about applying for our scholarship 👇💪🏏👩‍🎓 Laura MacLeod

The new managerial structure at Manchester United is taking shape - the Sporting Director’s Sporting Director… Dan Ashworth… is now in place… Some great insights into how he likes to work 👇 manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football…

New publication from Prof Yuhei Inoue and team on non-mega sport events (NMSEs). Their work illustrates the importance of NMSEs and identifies grassroots sport development legacy as an important mechanism that facilitates sport participation. Link to full paper below ⤵️

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We’re proud to share that the University is ranked in the top 15 in England for outstanding National Student Survey results! 🙌 Thanks to all staff for all your hard work and commitment over the last academic year in delivering an outstanding student experience. #McrMetProud

New article in International Sports Law Journal by Prof Jon Grix & me: 'The politicisation of sport and the principle of political neutrality: a contradiction in terms?' #sportslaw link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Well done Keith 👏👏👏 Fantastic achievement ✊✊✊ Thanks for sharing your learning journey with us ☺️☺️☺️

Prof Jonathan Grix and Mark James have published an article in The International Sports Law Journal titled, "The politicisation of sport and the principle of political neutrality: a contradiction in terms?" Link to full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100…