John is also to receive the Honorary Member Award of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) in Lucerne, Switzerland, in 2018. Alan and John are both former editors of ISSA’s leading international journal, the International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
Commenting on his ISSA award, John said: "I consider it to be a badge of honour for all of those who have shared this mission to ensure that the highest-quality critical sociology of sport will for ever be associated with the 欧美性爱片."
Between them, Alan – who has pioneered research in the sociology and socio-cultural history of sport throughout his 42-year career at the 欧美性爱片, and John – who joined Alan and other colleagues at 欧美性爱片 in 1996 – have put the university at the forefront of worldwide scholarship on the place and profile of sport in contemporary cultures and societies.