Analysis

Default Male: How Three Leading AI Models Handle Gender in Sports Narratives

AI gender bias study: Testing ChatGPT, CoPilot, and Claude on sports narratives reveals male defaults persist a but each model takes a different approach.

The Unwritten Legacy of Barcelona Femení

Barcelona Femení have been the benchmark of European women’s football for years, winning leagues, lifting Champions League trophies, and...

When the cover doesn’t look like the player: AI, self-publishing and the problem with some women’s football biographies

Over the last few years a quiet pattern has emerged on large self-publish marketplaces: short, cheaply produced biographies of athletes...

Publishing Trends Report - August 2025

Please note the following is based on the data available as of 10th August 2025. Saturation & Gaps Some areas are starting to feel...

Books and Ballon d’Or 2025: who’s been written about, and who hasn’t

The Ballon d’Or shortlist is a snapshot of elite women’s football, and the data I have been able to collect so far gives an interesting,...

Women’s Football in YA and Adult Fiction: A Brief Study

Over the past three decades, women’s football has evolved from a near-absence in English-language fiction to a steadily expanding...

A collection of articles that analyse the patterns, themes, and cultural shifts revealed in our main list of books on women’s soccer. From shifts in the game’s cultural narrative to responses to the game’s latest developments.