Kevin Tallec Marston has researched, taught and written about sport since arriving at CIES in 2005. He holds a PhD in History from De Montfort University’s International Centre for Sports History and Culture (Leicester, UK) where he is a long-time Honorary Senior Visiting Researcher & Lecturer, as well as degrees in sports law (CAS from UNINE), sport management (FIFA Master), and a B.A. from the College of William & Mary. Kevin has published on the history of sport in relation to youth, Asia, geopolitics, international relations, memory and monuments, the Olympics, nationality & citizenship, ethnicity, and legacy as well as authored two books on European & global football governance. He has led the Research Methods & Final Project Dissertation Modules on the ‘FIFA Master’ for many years, as well as taught regular classes on the history & governance of sport. Since 2021 he has co-taught an undergraduate course (Management du Sport) at UNINE. He has been invited to lecture in multiple universities in Europe and beyond. Over the years, Kevin has directed a host of research projects and designed sports management educational syllabi & programmes for CIES and multiple international sporting organisations including UEFA, FIFA and CONMEBOL. He lectures in English, French, Italian, and, with assistance, Spanish.

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Selected bibliography

Tallec Marston, K., forthcoming (2023): Coubertin et les Jeux Olympiques de 1928 et 1932 (Amsterdam, Lake Placid, St. Moritz, Los Angeles) - La Société des Nations, le CIO et les Fédérations Internationales: Un podium cherche son vainqueur, Lausanne: Collection des documents de référence du Centre d’Études Olympiques.

Tallec Marston, K., forthcoming (2023): “One lady and two coasts – Veronica Chan’s presidential leadership in the context of women’s football, Hong Kong, and the ‘Two Chinas’” in Soccer & Society.

Tallec Marston, K., 2021: “A Century of Playing for the Flag: Historical Background and Evolution of the FIFA Regulations on Nationality and Eligibility (1904-2003)” in Football Legal, 15, 98-104.

Tallec Marston, K., and Cronin, M., 2021: “The Origins of foot-ball in America: Foundation myths, memorialization and rethinking the Oneida Football club” in Kioussis, G., Bolsmann, C. (eds): Soccer Frontiers: The Global Game in the United States, 1863–1913, Nashville: University of Tennessee Press, 19-45.

Tallec Marston, K., and Vonnard P., 2020: “Playing across the ‘Halfway line’ on the fields of International Relations: The journey from Globalizing Sport to Sport Diplomacy”, in Contemporary European History, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 29, 220–231.

Tallec Marston, K., and Vonnard P., 2018: “Building bridges between separated Europeans: The role of UEFA’s competitions in East-West exchanges (1955–1964)” in Vonnard, P., Quin, G. & Sbetti, N. (eds): Beyond Boycotts - Sport during the Cold War in Europe, Oldenbourg: De Gruyter, 85-108.

Tallec Marston, K., 2016: “European integration through sport: football, fraternity and politics at the UEFA youth tournament, 1957-72” in Ferréol, G., (ed): EGALITÉ, MIXITÉ, INTÉGRATION PAR LE SPORT / Equity, diversity, integration through sport, Bruxelles: EME Editions, 249-67.

Tallec Marston, K., 2016: “Rethinking ‘ethnic’ soccer: the National Junior Challenge Cup and the transformation of American soccer’s identity (1935–1976)” in Soccer & Society, 18:2-3, 330-47.

Tallec Marston, K., 2016: “Sincere Camaraderie’: Professionalization, Politics and the Pursuit of the European Idea at the International Youth Tournament, 1948–57’, in Vonnard, P., Quin, G., Bancel, N. (eds.): Building Europe with the Ball – Turning Points in the Europeanization of Football, 1905–1995, Oxford: Peter Lang, 137-61.

Tallec Marston, K., et al., 2004: “UEFA and Football Governance: A New Model” in International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ), 1-2, 81-87.

Selected Conferences and Communications

Kevin Tallec Marston, “The U.S.A. felt bitter-Amateurism, the 1932 Olympics & Soccer's absence”, Washington DC, USA, North American Society for Sport History 2023 Conference (NASSH), 26-29 May 2023.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “A very strong lady… – a biographical sketch of Veronica Chan”, Football Presidents: towards a typology of political cultures, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 15-16 September 2022.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “Sport for All: Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each person”, International Summit hosted by Pontifical Council for Culture, Vatican, Co-Moderator for the Francophone working group and Group Rapporteur, 29-30 September 2022.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “Beyond the Big Five: The Professionalisation of Football in Europe, from the 1960s to nowadays”, Chair for the Conference Synthesis, Université de Lausanne & RERIS-Réseau d’Etudes des Relations Internationales Sportives, 5-6 May 2021.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “Exploring Twenty Years of Economic History inside UEFA (1989-2009)”, RERIS-Réseau d’Etudes des Relations Internationales Sportives - Economic Issues in International Sports Relationships - Historical approaches, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 27-29 August 2021.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “High Level Policy Dialogue Corruption in Sports Governance”, European University Institute (Online), Invited expert for seminar under Chatham House Rules, 14-15 December 2020.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “Pueritia ludens – What can the history of childhood in the 20th century learn from a history of age categories in youth football in France 1919-2000?”, CESH 22nd International Congress of the European Committee for Sports History, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland, 12-14 September 2019.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “Immigrant President: The Story of Dr. Gus Randolph Manning, US Soccer’s First President”, Society for American Soccer History Conference, National Soccer Hall of Fame, Frisco, TX, USA, 20-21 October 2018. Available online.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston, “L’histoire du football européen au prisme de l’évolution de l’aviation”, Journée d’étude - Les circulations européennes sportives, LabEx-Encyclopédie pour une histoire nouvelle de l'Europe, Sorbonne Université, Maison de la Recherche, Paris, France, 13-14 September 2018.

 

Kevin Tallec Marston and Nejat Haciömeroglu, “Rethinking the Sport Governance Landscape: An état des lieux to Redefine and Conceptualize the Fundamental Questions”, ISLJ Annual International Sports Law Conference, T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, Netherlands, 25-26 October 2018.

Membership

Peer Reviewer for following journals – Les Sports Modernes; Storia dello sport; STAPS-revue internationale des sciences du sport et de l'éducation physique ; Sport in Society ; Soccer & Society; International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport.

Member of Editorial Board CIES and editorial lead for select Peter Lang & CIES publications.

Member of Comité de Rédaction, Les Sports Modernes (Alphil).

Member of FIFA/CIES Research Scholarship Evaluation commission.

Member of research groups: RERIS- Réseau d’Etudes des Relations Internationales Sportives, Society for American Soccer History, Sport&EU.

Member of SportBusiness International Rankings Academic Advisory Board (2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023).

Director of Executive Board of the Society for American Soccer History (2018-2021).