Books & Articles & News
Sports Data and Statistics
We learned from Factfulness that it's good to have data to inform how we view issues! Check out these reports about Sports Marketing and the impact of COVID on sports. And Statista is my new favorite data site!
- Richard K. Miller & Associates This link opens in a new windowClick on "Sports Marketing 2023" for the most recent report. Previous reports can be found by clicking the "Click here to view archive titles" link at the bottom.
- Sports: The Impact of the Pandemic (2021)This special report looks at COVID impacts on all aspects of the US sports market: leagues, betting, event venues, you name it.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatistics, studies and reports from over 18,000 sources. Includes data from businesses, government departments, market research concerns or associations and more.
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- SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new windowThe best site for news and scholarly articles about sports.
- Sociological AbstractsSociology is the study of people and societies, so lots of good interdisciplinary studies of soccer and how it affects people can be found here.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowSoccer in the media - news coverage as well as PR, movies, etc.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowInterested in the psychology of soccer? Whether athletes or fans, find it here.
- Hein Online Law Library This link opens in a new windowLaw review journals including the United Nations Law Collection and United States Code.
- ABI/Inform Collection This link opens in a new windowA good database for the business and economics of sports - marketing, revenue, sponsors, etc.
- Databases listed by subjectI can't list all of them! But if your topic doesn't seem covered by the databases listed above, click here to find more possibilities.
"Print" News
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowInstant access to 6000+ newspapers and magazines from 120+ countries in 60+ languages. These are usually daily papers; no archives.
- Onlinenewspapers.comA list of newspapers from all over the world. Select your continent to get started. Some of the papers are in English.
- World Newspapers OnlineAnother website that compiles online newspapers from around the world. Each title has a few lines of description.
- NPR Stories about SportsRecent stories about soccer from the radio news source.
- New York Times Soccer storiesSports and news from the NY Times.
- BBC Stories about FootballIt's not "soccer" here! See the difference in coverage.