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 >
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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 >
BBC Sport: League Two: University of Reading experts predict how table would have looked
See here on the BBC Sport website for the full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646128 17 May 2020 Weighted points per game? Unweighted points per game? Going with the table as it stands?…Read More >
Football returns in empty stadiums – research shows home advantage disappears
Carl Singleton, Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading, James Reade, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Reading, and Dominik Schreyer, Assistant Professor of Sports Economics, WHU – Otto Beisheim School…Read More >
