The Football and Society Podcast

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Episodes: 45

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Each week, Ash, Chris and Norman explore societal issues through the lens of the beautiful game. From the ethics of gambling sponsorship and soccer’s relationship with nationalism to the experience of female officials and the hidden language of goal celebrations, we’ll be covering it all each week with expert guests from the worlds of sports journalism and sociology. Listen from 9 December and don’t forget to subscribe.

Episode Date
The wilting of the Purple Violets: How female football fans have become marginalised in Turkey
Apr 01, 2023
Kissing the badge: The challenges of rebranding a football club
Mar 01, 2023
The sound of silence: How Chile's football authorities are trying to marginalise vocal fans
Feb 01, 2023
A scarf of two halves: the growth of tourism in the Premier League
Jan 01, 2023
Deconstructing '¡puto!’: What football terrace chants tell us about the state of Mexican manhood
Sep 01, 2022
Are football chants naturalising violence in Argentina?
Aug 01, 2022
From Fanzines to Foodbanks: football fan activism in the age of anti-politics
Jul 01, 2022
Unpaid football scouts in England: a route into the industry, or exploitation?
Jun 02, 2022
Football as a peacemaker? How Colombia's government used sport to combat the threat of the FARC
Dec 15, 2021
'A rich white kid sport'? Rising inequality in women's soccer in the USA
Nov 24, 2021
Scotland's Old Firm and the experiences of fans of Pakistani descent in Glasgow
Nov 10, 2021
Football and the legacy of Portugal's colonial past
Oct 20, 2021
Iceland: the ‘Black Swan’ of international football
Oct 06, 2021
The lived realities of female footballers
Sep 22, 2021
Neo-imperialism in action? The experience of African football players in Europe
Sep 08, 2021
Re-born in the USA: How FIFA helped football conquer Stateside
Aug 25, 2021
Qatar, the 2022 World Cup and the country's status as a footballing 'other'
Aug 11, 2021
Football: Indonesia's number one cultural product?
Jul 28, 2021
The rise of soccer betting in Zimbabwe
Jul 14, 2021
The increasing visibility of gay male football fans
Jun 30, 2021
Far-flung fans: Keeping connection with a club from the other side of the world
Jun 16, 2021
Home away from home? Belonging and resistance on the terraces of Chile's Deportivo Palestino
Jun 02, 2021
Starting them young? How the gambling industry is targeting football fans from childhood
May 19, 2021
David vs Goliath - The footballing rivalry between Hong Kong and China
May 05, 2021
The challenges of being a Muslim football player in Europe
Apr 21, 2021
Pioneers: The legacy of Celtic's Lisbon Lions and what they tell us about Catholic identity in Scotland
Apr 14, 2021
Our thing?: Exploring the involvement of the Mafia in Italian football
Apr 07, 2021
You'll never watch alone: The culture of the sports bar
Mar 31, 2021
Walking contradictions: The rise of Poland's 'hooligan bourgeoisie'
Mar 24, 2021
Weaponising the sick-note: How managers maintain a position of power through their treatment of injured players
Mar 17, 2021
The world at their feet? The gendering of football's defining moments
Mar 10, 2021
An escape from violence? Youth football's fight against crime in South Africa's townships
Mar 03, 2021
Changing perceptions of disability in Zimbabwe through Blind Football
Feb 24, 2021
Challenging gender stereotypes through mixed-sex football
Feb 17, 2021
How President Erdoğan is co-opting and cracking down on football in Turkey
Feb 10, 2021
Women in black: Female referees and the battle against sexism in football
Feb 03, 2021
The game is over: Football and the state of exception in Pinochet's Chile
Jan 27, 2021
Do community football initiatives really help young people in our inner cities?
Jan 20, 2021
The rite stuff: Fans’ relationship with football as seen through the lens of magic
Jan 13, 2021
The rise, fall (and rise again) of Les Bleus: France's complicated relationship with its national football team
Jan 06, 2021
Home is where the heart is? How football fans react to a stadium move
Dec 30, 2020
Flying the flag: How football clubs build and reinforce regional pride
Dec 23, 2020
The hidden language of goal celebrations: politics, protest and personalities
Dec 16, 2020
The Auld Enemy? What England and Scotland’s football rivalry tells us about national identity in the 21st century
Dec 09, 2020
The Football and Society Podcast (Trailer)
Nov 29, 2020