Revenue divergence and competitive balance in a divisional sports league

The North American model of resource allocation in professional sports leagues is adapted for English (association) football. The theoretical relationship between revenue and competitive balance is shown to be robust with respect to changes in teams’ objectives and labour market conditions. Empirical revenue functions are reported for 1926-1999. These indicate a shift in the composition of demand favouring big-city teams and an increase in the sensitivity of revenue to performance. An analysis of match results in the FA Cup competition suggests an increase in competitive imbalance between teams at different levels of the league’s divisional hierarchy, as the theory suggests

Effect of a health-improvement pilot programme for older adults delivered by a professional football club: the Burton Albion case study

Older adults are a priority within policy designed to facilitate healthy lifestyles through physical activities. Golden Goal is a pilot programme of physical activity-led health improvement for older adults, 55 years and older. Activities were delivered at Burton Albion Football Club. Sessions involved weekly moderate to vigorous intensity exercise sessions including exer-gaming (exercise-orientated video-games), indoor bowls, cricket, new age curling, walking football, and traditional board games and skittles. Secondary analysis of data collected through the original programme evaluation of Golden Goal investigated the impact of the intervention on participants. Older adults completed self-reports for demographics, health screening/complications and quality of life. Attendees, n = 23 males (42.6%) and n = 31 females (57.4%) with a mean age of 69.38 (±5.87) (n = 40), ranging from 55-85 years took part. The mean attendance was 7.73 (±3.12) sessions for all participants, (n = 51). Older adults with two or more health complications (n = 22, 42.3%) attended fewer sessions on average (6.91 ± 3.322) compared to those reporting less than two health complications (8.65 ± 2.694). Self-rated health was higher for women (87.32 ± 9.573) vs. men (80.16 ± 18.557), although this was not statistically significant (U = 223.500, p = 0.350). Results support the potential of football-led health interventions for recruiting older adults, including those reporting health problems. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis

Score a goal for climate: Assessing the carbon footprint of travel patterns of the English Premier League clubs

Football is the most popular sport, globally and in the United Kingdom. However it generates a range of negative environmental impacts, such as climate change, due to an extensive amount of travel involved. The growing contribution of football clubs to the global carbon footprint has been recognised, but never consistently assessed. This study assesses the carbon footprint of the English Premier League (EPL)clubs, using the patterns of their domestic travel in the 2016/2017 season as a proxy for analysis. The study shows that, within the 2016/17 season, the EPL clubs produced circa 1134 tonnes of CO 2- eq. as a result of their travel, where transportation accounts for 61% of the carbon footprint. To reduce this carbon footprint, a careful review of the current corporate travel and procurement practices in the EPL clubs is necessary. This is in order to optimise the travel itineraries, prioritise more climate-benign modes of transport and contract budget accommodation providers with the ‘green’ credentials

A major initiative in support of football

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English football fans at the European Championships 1988

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Time Trails: presencing digital heritage within our everyday lives

The Time Trails project is a collaboration between the Centre for Intermedia at the University of Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, 1010 Media, and Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). It is a mobile  web app to allow users to follow, annotate and create trailsusing text, images and videos, and to respond to them via social media. Two trails narrating the history of Exeter City Football Club and its Supporters Trust, used for mobile learning and as part of sport and cultural tourism experiences are presented. We show how Time Trails can be used as a presencing tool to establish new ways of encountering and learning on digital heritage within our daily lives.Le projet Time Trails est le résultat d’une collaboration entre le Centre for Intermedia de l’University of Exeter, le Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, le 1010 Media et l’Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). C’est une application web conçue pour des dispositifs mobiles etqui permet aux usagers de suivre, de commenter et de créer des scénarios en utilisant du texte, des images et des vidéo, diffusés via les réseaux sociaux. Deux scénarios racontant l’histoire de l’Exeter City Football Club et de son Supporters Trust sont présentés et utilisés pour l’apprentissage via mobile. Ils font partie d’une expérience sur le tourisme sportif et culturel. Nous montrons aussicomment le Time Trails peut être utilisé en tant qu’outil de présence pour établir de nouvelles manières de rencontre et d’apprentissage sur le patrimoine numérique dans notre quotidien.O projeto Time Trails é uma colaboração entre o Centre for Intermedia da University of Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, 1010 Media e Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). Trata-se de um aplicativo da web para dispositivos móveis que permite aos usuários seguir, comentar e criar roteiros usando texto, imagens e vídeos, respondendo via mídias sociais. São apresentadosdois roteiros, narrando a história do Exeter City Football Club e de seu Supporters Trust, que são usados para aprendizagem via celular e como parte de experiências em turismo esportivo e cultural. Mostramos como o Time Trails pode ser usado como uma ferramenta de presença para estabelecer novas maneiras de encontro e aprendizagem sobre patrimônio digital em nosso dia a dia.

Time Trails: presencing digital heritage within our everyday lives

The Time Trails project is a collaboration between the Centre for Intermedia at the University of Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, 1010 Media, and Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). It is a mobile  web app to allow users to follow, annotate and create trailsusing text, images and videos, and to respond to them via social media. Two trails narrating the history of Exeter City Football Club and its Supporters Trust, used for mobile learning and as part of sport and cultural tourism experiences are presented. We show how Time Trails can be used as a presencing tool to establish new ways of encountering and learning on digital heritage within our daily lives.Le projet Time Trails est le résultat d’une collaboration entre le Centre for Intermedia de l’University of Exeter, le Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, le 1010 Media et l’Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). C’est une application web conçue pour des dispositifs mobiles etqui permet aux usagers de suivre, de commenter et de créer des scénarios en utilisant du texte, des images et des vidéo, diffusés via les réseaux sociaux. Deux scénarios racontant l’histoire de l’Exeter City Football Club et de son Supporters Trust sont présentés et utilisés pour l’apprentissage via mobile. Ils font partie d’une expérience sur le tourisme sportif et culturel. Nous montrons aussicomment le Time Trails peut être utilisé en tant qu’outil de présence pour établir de nouvelles manières de rencontre et d’apprentissage sur le patrimoine numérique dans notre quotidien.O projeto Time Trails é uma colaboração entre o Centre for Intermedia da University of Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, 1010 Media e Exeter City Football Club Supporters Trust (2013). Trata-se de um aplicativo da web para dispositivos móveis que permite aos usuários seguir, comentar e criar roteiros usando texto, imagens e vídeos, respondendo via mídias sociais. São apresentadosdois roteiros, narrando a história do Exeter City Football Club e de seu Supporters Trust, que são usados para aprendizagem via celular e como parte de experiências em turismo esportivo e cultural. Mostramos como o Time Trails pode ser usado como uma ferramenta de presença para estabelecer novas maneiras de encontro e aprendizagem sobre patrimônio digital em nosso dia a dia.