Projects

At a time when football is not only a game but also a social phenomenon, attention needs to be paid to the relationship between sport and the law and the associated challenges. Football is plagued by several integrity issues, including violence, racism and match-fixing. Managing integrity and consequently creating a safe, inclusive and fair environment is essential for the future of any sport. Crucial to this is ...

This research will clarify the main characteristics and legal principles governing the labour market of football players and their clubs, governed by public regulation (labour and employment laws and EU law) and football regulation (including FIFA). The interplay of public and private rules and practices will be identified as hotspots (such as player transfers, contract stability, protection of minors, ...

Concept and aim: 20 million fans attend top division football games each week and many more watch on TV. Our social innovation is to attract people to lifestyle change through the personal connection and loyalty to the club they support. Our aim is to use this social innovation to change physical activity and sedentary behaviour, specially targeting low-SES groups, and men as well as women. EuroFIT is supported by UEFA and top football ...

The DoctorAl Training Network in Sport Ethics and Integrity (DAiSI) is an interdisciplinary network comprised of 5 prestigious universities (KU Leuven (Belgium, lead), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany, beneficiary), Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (Norway, beneficiary), Swansea University (Wales, beneficiary), and University of Lausanne (Switzerland, associated partner)) and 8 leading international sport federations, sport ...

The dynamic capture of situational awareness concerning crowds in specific mass gathering venues and its intelligent enablement into emergency management information systems, using smart communication devices and spaces is critical for achieving rapid, timely guidance and safe evacuation of people out of dangerous areas. Humans could be overwhelmed by fast changes of potentially dangerous incidents occurring at confined environments with ...