Members of the Football Research Group, James Reade and Carl Singleton, along with WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management’s, Dominik Schreyer, will have their latest research on spectator demand…Read More >
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New Journal Article: “Betting markets for English Premier League results and scorelines: evaluating a forecasting model”
Members of the Football Research Group, James Reade and Carl Singleton, along with the Nottingham Trent University’s Leighton Vaughan Williams, will have their latest research on forecasting football match outcomes…Read More >
New Working Paper: Causal effects of an absent crowd on performances and refereeing decisions during Covid-19
The Football Research Group has just produced its latest research paper from one of its projects, through members James Reade & Carl Singleton. It has been published as a working…Read More >
New Book Chapter: European football after COVID-19
The Football Research Group has just produced its latest research paper, through members Prof James Reade & Dr Carl Singleton. It has been published as a chapter in “A new…Read More >
New Working Paper: Stadium Attendance Demand During the Covid-19 Crisis: Early Empirical Evidence from Belarus
The Football Research Group has just produced its latest research paper from one of its projects, through members Prof James Reade & Dr Carl Singleton. It has been published as…Read More >
Manchester City v UEFA – Man City win after extra time and penalties…
9 July 2020 Manchester City v UEFA – Man City win after extra time and penalties… The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has overturned UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body’s (CFCB)…Read More >
The curious case of Wigan Athletic FC
9 July 2020 The curious case of Wigan Athletic FC Wigan Athletic is the first English club to go into administration post the COVID-19 induced lockdown and related suspension of football…Read More >
BBC Sport: League One: University of Reading experts predict ‘final table’ without coronavirus
University of Reading Sports Economists in the media: See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52689630 27 May 2020 There remains uncertainty about if and how…Read More >
Have Taller Footballers Shifted The Goalposts? STUDY NEEDS YOUR HELP TO FIND OUT
See here for coverage by BBC Sport and 10 daily Submissions can be made at rdg.ac/playerheights and should also include, wherever possible, a photo of the source, the player’s club at…Read More >
Is the English Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ test fit for purpose?
18 May 2020 Is the English Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ test fit for purpose? With the takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by a Saudi-backed consortium currently under review…Read More >
