Which football clubs or stadiums run university courses? | The Knowledge

Plus: free-kicks scored from way down town, the most managerial stints at one club (part II) and unlikely legends. Mail us your questions and answers or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU

“I work in university admissions and noticed that the International University of Monaco is based in the principality’s Stade Louis II. Have any other football stadiums (or clubs) hosted, or even run, universities (excluding allowing universities to use their pitches),” asks Ruairí Cullen.

Richard Jeffries has been studying hard to answer this question. “The obvious one that springs to mind is Bucks New University, which operates sports-related courses out of Wembley, Manchester City’s Etihad stadium and Burnley’s Turf Moor,” he writes. “In Wales, Cardiff Met university competes in the Welsh Premier League. While further afield, in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League, Bidvest Wits are another university-based club. And, slightly more tenuously, the Manchester United Class of 92 members are involved in a project to build a new university in Stretford.”

Continue reading...

from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/28/which-football-clubs-or-stadiums-run-university-courses-the-knowledge

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Newcastle’s transformation and reconnection testament to Howe’s coaching | Andy Brassell

Richarlison’s first Tottenham goals punish Marseille for Mbemba’s red card

Super Eagles player, William Troost-Ekong shows off his girlfriend on IG as she turns a year older today