The Knowledge Bank

FIFA has become an international commercial behemoth, but it has been at the expense of the reputation of world football and without regard for the forgotten stakeholders of the game – the players and fans – argues the former...[more]

Facts and statistics strongly indicate that draws at the mens Grand Slam tournaments in tennis from 2008-2011 might have been fixed, argues Katarina Pijetlovic in an article that elaborates on a presentation given at Play the...[more]

It may seem unfair that sport more than any other cultural phenomenon must constantly explain its human and social values. There are however some very good reasons to demand a little more from sport than from other activities.[more]

Despite success for the Danish male national team at the 2011 World Championships in Sweden, the financial development in the Danish men’s and women’s Leauge clubs is worse than ever. Talks on financial fair play have to reach...[more]

It is widely recognised and broadly agreed that the clearest example of a mega-event, sporting or otherwise, is provided by the modern Olympic Games, with another sporting spectacle, the FIFA World Cup coming in second. There is...[more]

Over a good many years I have consistently argued that if we wish to understand patterns of drug use in sport then we need to examine the central role of sports physicians in the use of performance-enhancing drugs.[more]

The issue of corruption in sport is becoming ever more important and controversial, especially given the global reach sport has and the millions of dollars invested in sport by companies. The aim of this article is to define and...[more]

In his new book, Steve Menary looks into the creation of the Great Britain football team with both historic facts and interviews with former players. The story of British Olympic football is now becoming very relevant with...[more]

With the continuing dominance of football in British sporting life it may come as a surprise that the study of cricket features prominently in the university classroom. As recent Southampton Solent University Sports Writing...[more]

Presentation by Jens Sejer Andersen held at the UCSIA international workshop 'Sports, A Matter of Peace?' on FIFA, the ISL scandal and the need for an anti-corruption agency in sport.[more]

Sportsmen and women in the UK seem to be more and more eager to protect what they deem to be private information. A recent example is English footballer John Terry’s attempt to get an injunction order (Terry v Persons Unknown...[more]

The Vancouver Winter Games 2010 are being critically reviewed by Laura Robinson, who looks into the IOC and VANOC's spin on the women ski jumpers' right to inclusion, the degree of freedom of expression, the sustainabiblity of...[more]

This paper, by Professor Michael Schatzberg examines the microcosm of football by looking at the complicated relationship between the state, non-political societal organizations, and international institutions exemplified by a...[more]

The French journal Politique Africaine, has dedicated their latest issue to the World Cup in South Africa, featuring articles looking into political issues before, during and after the world’s largest football event has hit...[more]

This paper, by Dr. Gary Baines, looks into the way in which the hosting of 2010 World Cup matches has effected South African city Port Elizabeth. It also examines the potential legacy for the city, a legacy viewed as “likely to...[more]