Paper Title: The Imperialism of Football: A Global Mapping of Power Dynamics

• Direct Access: Google My Maps
• How to use it:
  • Auto-update via API pulls from ESPN or FlashScore.
  • Allow users to "claim" blocks by signing in with their Reddit or Twitter account.
  • Track historical empire sizes over the timeline of a season.

  to create and share custom imperialism layouts where they can manually edit boundaries and add team logos. : A popular choice for a cleaner, region-based look is

  I created an interactive CFB Imperialism Map that updates daily

  A football imperialism map is a visual game where teams "conquer" the territory of their opponents. Usually starting with a map divided by the closest team to each geographic area, the rules are simple:

  The appeal lies in the "Land-at-Stake" narrative. It adds an extra layer of tension to every game. A bottom-tier team might have no playoff hopes, but if they pull off an upset against a team that has conquered half the country, they suddenly become the biggest landowners in the league. It turns every matchup into a "title belt" fight for geographic dominance.