Race and position may be factors in football player heart risks

Research indicates some college football players may be at risk for heart-related complications, based on race, the position they play, and more.

Janet Christenbury-Emory • futurity
Sept. 17, 2021 • ~6 min

Why fans cover their faces when football players take penalties – a psychologist explains

Fans feel some of the same emotions as players – and sometimes it can all be too much.

Gillian Cook, Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
July 14, 2021 • ~5 min

England players suffer from stereotype they can't win penalty shootouts, research suggests

England players may be affected by the negative stereotype that they're terrible in a penalty shootout.

Jessica Salvatore, Associate Professor of Psychology & STEM Division Head, Sweet Briar College • conversation
June 28, 2021 • ~7 min

What the Euro 2020 Panini sticker album can teach us about probability

We used probability to find out what collecting all 678 stickers might cost you.

Craig Anderson, Lecturer in Statistics, University of Glasgow • conversation
May 13, 2021 • ~7 min

Baseball stadiums are filling up – but an analysis of the NFL’s 2020 season holds a warning about COVID-19 case spikes

Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.

Justin Kurland, Director of Research, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, The University of Southern Mississippi • conversation
April 2, 2021 • ~7 min

What baseball can learn about COVID-19 case spikes and crowd size from the NFL’s 2020 season

Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.

Justin Kurland, Director of Research, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, The University of Southern Mississippi • conversation
April 2, 2021 • ~8 min

Without crowds, football teams still have a home advantage: new study

Pressure from the crowd causes referees to make different decisions.

Richard Buscombe, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of East London • conversation
March 31, 2021 • ~5 min

When football clubs are less successful, fans are more loyal to each other

Some fans even said they would be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, giving their own lives to save other supporters of their team.

Martha Newson, Cognitive Anthropologist, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 21, 2021 • ~6 min

Football: 'The wall' can make it harder to save free kicks – new research

While a line of defensive players complicates a free kicker's task to shoot on target, new research suggests it could also impede the goalie.

Theofilos Valkanidis, Early Stage Researcher, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
Dec. 26, 2020 • ~6 min

Study points to health disparities among former NFL players

Black, other athletes of color report more pain, physical impairment, mood disorders and cognitive problems than white peers.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Aug. 12, 2020 • ~6 min

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