Boffins at The University of Didcot have undertaken a bold experiment to establish the effects that different football teams have on spectator behaviour. Clinical Sociologists at the university played footage of football matches to spiders and recorded the effects that these matches had on their patterns of web construction. Dr Kold Porij from the University […]
After the Paraguay game, in which he was constantly penalised by a pedantic referee for leaning on defenders, England striker Peter Crouch stated: “It was a worry to pick up a booking, but I’m not going to change my game, although I may have to adapt it a bit.”
This statement has sent a ripple of excitement […]
A groundbreaking new initiative is set to be implemented by the FA which will improve both football and the broader community. The scheme has been devised by the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions in conjunction with university eggheads. The intellectual architect of the programme, Dr Hilary Lindsay (Clinical Sociologist at the University of Middlesex) […]
WCH can exclusively reveal a new motivational ploy that is being applied to the England squad this year. The FA has recruited a Knowledge Management (KM) specialist, Dr Stephen J. McElroy III, to review the England team’s approach. Herr Hippo contacted Dr McElroy III and he had the following to say:
“The England soccer set-up certainly […]
In a new irregular feature, World Cup Hippo analyses how key sociologists would apply their theories and beliefs to modern football. Sociology sets out to be the study of human social life, groups and societies. This week we explore what sociologist Emile Durkheim would do if he was England manager.
French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) […]
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