Football and F Guide - Resources and Review

Research Unit established in January 1995, under the directorship of Rogan Taylor, with the aim of conducting serious academic research into the social, cultural and political aspects of football past and present, both in the UK and abroad.
 
Explains and illustrates the coefficients and ranking system used by the European football governing body to determine qualification and seedings for its major club tournaments. Features a listing of the latest data, updated after each round of matches.
 
Set of illustrated articles on football topics such as hooliganism, the Taylor Report, black footballers in Britain, women and football, racism and football, fan power and democracy.
 
Extensive resource providing statistical data, news coverage, and football related images. Includes previews of up
coming fixtures in the English Premiership, an AFS database of team statistics, which includes Scottish, Spanish, and French clubs, as well as a section covering articles on the history of the game.
 
Established in 1990, the Scottish Football Museum aims to collect, preserve, and display representations of the sport from its origins to its present day status in popular culture. This resource provides background information on the museum, including exhibitions and collections, as well as articles addressing junior and women's football in Scotland.
 
Research centre funded by the Football Trust which since 1987 has been active in researching a wide range of football related topics.
 
Links to official and unofficial pages for football teams in the four main divisions in England and Scotland as well as the international teams of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
 
Official information from the organisers of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Features the latest news stories relating to the tournament, profiles of the competing teams, a match schedule, and details of qualifying results.
 
Official information from the governing body of European football. Includes details of draws, results of matches in UEFA competitions at both club and international level, and profiles of clubs and national teams from each of the member countries.
 
Roundup of UK football news, reports, fixtures and scores. Provides information and statistics on individual clubs, league tables, and a selection of interactive games.
 
Report examining the economics of English professional football. Includes sections on club profitability, salaries and transfer fees, stock market flotation of clubs, the gap between Premiership and Football League clubs, and the potential development of European leagues. The report is freely available in PDF format, though registration is required.
 
Collection of information on the history of the soccer world cup. Features details of every match in every tournament from 1930 onwards, a league table of all participating nations, profiles of football legends, and a selection of 'Top 10' listings rating best goals, players, and results.
 
American football resource depicting 'football minds' Bill Walsh, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Gibbs, Dom Capers, George Halas, and Tom Landry, the history of the NFL, rules, biographies of those involved in the progress of professional football, follies, the top 50 players organised by position played, facts, and a dictionary of related terms. A simulator is available to assess potential team management skills.
 
Searchable database of sports web sites in the UK and around the world. Also browsable sections on cricket, football, golf, horse racing, motor sports, rugby union, rugby league, sailing, scuba diving, tennis and windsurfing, with details of news, equipment, home pages, clubs and organisations for these sports.
 
Source of statistics on football, providing news articles and discussion forums. Includes links to regional and worldwide results and news, forecasts, a player index, and information on clubs and national teams.
 
International body for the promotion of football through development programmes. Supervises international competition, safeguards the sport and its good image against abuse of its rules and regulations, and ensures that football is played to one unified set of rules all over the world. Information available includes latest world rankings and World Cup news.
 
Includes data on club honours, league finishing positions, league and cup results, English clubs' participation in non
domestic competitions, player and manager awards, and the England national team.
 
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