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VAR: Premier League watchers say it's still working badly, and making games less enjoyable to watch
Desire to listen in on match officials’ discussions has risen in wake of VAR fail at Liverpool-Spurs
7 months agoArticle
One in three in England are interested in women’s football following 2023 world cup
Interest in England has risen significantly thanks to Lionesses’ strong showing in the tournament
9 months agoArticle
Four in ten English people intend to watch the 2023 women’s world cup final
Seven in ten English people say they will be pleased if the Lionesses win, amid growing interest in women’s football
9 months agoArticle
Can sportspeople be an LGBTQ+ ally while playing in a country where it is illegal to be gay?
Most LGBTQ+ Britons say you can, so long as you continue to speak out on LGBTQ+ rights while you are there
9 months agoArticle
How many supporters of men’s Premier League teams also support their club’s women’s team?
Chelsea fans are the most likely to back the women’s side
10 months agoArticle
How many England fans support the Lionesses?
Almost half of fans actively say they support the England women’s football team, including a majority of female fans
10 months agoArticle
How many European football fans will follow the 2023 women’s football World Cup?
Between a third and half say they are likely to follow at least a fair amount
10 months agoArticle
Charting the global landscape of esports viewership
Ahead of the first ever Olympics eSports week in June 2023, we explore how esports followership varies globally.
12 months agoArticle
Britons say BBC was wrong to suspend Gary Lineker
The public holds a favourable view of the presenter
about 1 year agoArticle
Britons’ views of Qatar remain very negative following 2022 World Cup
Opinion of FIFA is now even more negative following their handling of the tournament
over 1 year agoArticle
One in five football fans in England believe the World Cup is coming home
One in seven of the wider population think England will lift the trophy
over 1 year agoArticle
One Love armband row damages FIFA and FA reputations
English football fans continue to have a favourable view of the FA, however
over 1 year agoArticle
Across Western Europe, FIFA still suspected of corruption
Three quarters of Britons, Germans, Spaniards and French people believe there has probably been corruption in FIFA in recent years
over 1 year agoArticle
One in eleven workers who intend to watch England’s first game will skive off to do so
The productivity of more than a third of those who intend to watch the match will be lost entirely, the equivalent of 13% of the workforce in England
over 1 year agoArticle
A quarter of Scots want England to do badly at the World Cup
Just 2% say the same of Wales
over 1 year agoArticle
Football fans in England would support Qatar boycott
Seven in ten Britons say it is unacceptable for Qatar to host international sporting events
over 1 year agoArticle
Europeans and Americans on hosting the World Cup in Qatar
There is disapproval for hosting the tournament in Qatar, net support for boycotting it in several countries, and a tendency to believe that international supporting institutions are too willing to work with undemocratic governments with poor human rights records
over 1 year agoArticle
Half of Britons likely to watch women's football following Lionesses triumph
With the England women's football team securing its first ever major trophy in a nailbiting 2-1 victory against Germany yesterday at the Euros, a new YouGov poll shows that approaching half of Britons (46%) say they are likely to watch women's football in future.
almost 2 years agoArticle
Half of football fans say homophobia is a serious problem in the sport
Fans, and the wider public, expect gay footballers to receive a warm welcome from their teams and supporters, but are more worried about the behaviour of opposing fans
almost 2 years agoArticle
Should Ukraine get automatic qualification to the World Cup? Scottish and Welsh fans say no
Fans think there should be no changes to the qualifying process
almost 2 years ago