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Quantifying Fútbol: Soccernomics with Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper
Soccernomics has been called “the Barcelona of football books” and the “Moneyball of soccer.” On Tuesday, April 16, FSF discussed this influential book with the authors Stefan Szymanski (in East Lansing) and Simon Kuper (via Skype). One of the most … Continue reading
FSF April: Soccernomics
On Tuesday, April 16, at 2pm Eastern Time (11am Pacific, 7pm GMT), FSF will meet to discuss Soccernomics by Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper. Combining an economist’s brain with a sports writer’s skill, the book applies serious data analysis to … Continue reading
Going Local: U.S. Soccer History
On Tuesday, February 26, FSF convened to discuss works by Steven Apostolov, Gabe Logan, and Tom McCabe on the history of American soccer in Massachusetts, Chicago, and northern New Jersey. David Kilpatrick, official historian of the New York Cosmos, skillfully moderated the 90-minute … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kilpatrick, Gabe Logan, history, Steven Apostolov, Tom McCabe, United States
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FSF cited in the Chronicle of Higher Education
The Football Scholars Forum has garnered national media attention as a venue for innovative and collaborative scholarship. On February 11, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a feature article on rethinking doctoral dissertations that quoted FSF co-founder Alex Galarza, a PhD. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Galarza, Chronicle of Education, Ed Murphy, FSF, Michigan State University
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What Will it Take for Women’s Pro Soccer to Survive?
On Wednesday, December 5, at 3:30pm EST, our final “game” of the 2012 season will feature Jun Stinson’s short film, The 90th Minute. The 20-minute documentary follows three members of FC Gold Pride, the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer champions. The … Continue reading
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From Aristotle to Zidane: Soccer and Philosophy
On Wednesday, November 7, at 1pm EST (the day after the U.S. presidential election), the Football Scholars Forum will convene to discuss Ted Richards’s edited book Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game. This session promises to expand … Continue reading
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Globalizing “El Tri”: Mexican fans in the U.S.A.
Our inaugural meeting of 2012-13 was an exciting affair. It revolved around Javier Pescador’s new work on Mexican fans of “El Tri” in the United States. The uses of wrestling masks, Aztec symbols, churros and other markers of Mexican-ness demonstrate … Continue reading
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Tagged El Tricolor, fans, globalization, Juan Javier Pescador, Mexico, US soccer
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2012-13 Season Gets Underway: Mexican Fans in the U.S. & the “El Tricolor” Brand
On Wednesday, September 26, at 1pm EDT, historian Juan Javier Pescador (Michigan State University) will participate in a discussion of his paper entitled “Global Fútbol, the Masked Fan and Flat Screen Arenas: Mexican Soccer Communities in the United States and … Continue reading
One Giant Leap Day for US Soccer
By David Kilpatrick, DKilpatrick [AT] mercy [DOT] edu “There are no friendlies in football” is a well-worn cliché of the game, one that supporters of the sport in the United States are resorting to in defense of their enthusiasm for … Continue reading
FSF Nov. 9: “Soccer in the Classroom” Draws Record Crowd
“Football/Fútbol/Soccer in the Classroom” drew 17 people, a new record for FSF! It was an extremely productive and fulfilling session. Peter Alegi, Tom McCabe, Steven Apostolov, Sean Jacobs, Alon Raab, and David Kilpatrick kicked off with brief comments on each … Continue reading
