Association football (Soccer)

Considering the celebrity-like status of the professional football manager, surprisingly little is known about their role.

Football is undoubtedly the sport with the largest following in the world, attracting billions of fans across the globe.

Football is undoubtedly the sport with the largest following in the world, attracting billions of fans across the globe.

This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades.

This book aims to provide an extensive overview of how football is organized and managed on a European level and in individual European countries, and to account for the evolution of the national, international and transnational management of football over the last decades.

These essays provide a critical investigation of football cultures, examining local and national impacts of the game's new millennial order over five continents.

These essays provide a critical investigation of football cultures, examining local and national impacts of the game's new millennial order over five continents.

This book includes all the papers presented at a second World Congress of Science and Football (Liverpool 1987) (Eindhoven).

This book includes all the papers presented at a second World Congress of Science and Football (Liverpool 1987) (Eindhoven).

This is the first in-depth global study of women's football across the world.

This is the first in-depth global study of women's football across the world.

Telling an important story about the development of modern Turkey, this fascinating book examines the place of football in Turkish society and the relationship between Turkish sport, nationalism, and globalization.

World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade.

World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade.

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body.

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body.

How can the skills of the sport psychologist be put to best use within a football club?

How can the skills of the sport psychologist be put to best use within a football club?

The place of football in the colonial and post-colonial past is explored and both British and Portuguese influences on the development of the game are considered.

The place of football in the colonial and post-colonial past is explored and both British and Portuguese influences on the development of the game are considered.

This examination of changes taking place in the world of football focuses on its growing commercialization.

This examination of changes taking place in the world of football focuses on its growing commercialization.

This book examines the construction of national, regional, and group identities in the football journalism of five European countries: England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

This book examines the construction of national, regional, and group identities in the football journalism of five European countries: England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup.

The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup.

Can we truly call football England's 'national' game?

Can we truly call football England's 'national' game?

Football is unquestionably the world's most popular and influential sport.

Football is unquestionably the world's most popular and influential sport.

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world.

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world.

This book is a practical guide and concise sports medicine reference, written exclusively for the sport of soccer.

This book is a practical guide and concise sports medicine reference, written exclusively for the sport of soccer.

Drawing on research from Britain, Europe, Argentina and the USA this volume examines the culture and loyalties of soccer players and crowds and their relationships to social order, disorder and violence.

Drawing on research from Britain, Europe, Argentina and the USA this volume examines the culture and loyalties of soccer players and crowds and their relationships to social order, disorder and violence.

Embracing studies of football fans across Europe, this book tackles questions of power, national and regional identities, and race and racism, highlighting the changing role of fans in the game.

Embracing studies of football fans across Europe, this book tackles questions of power, national and regional identities, and race and racism, highlighting the changing role of fans in the game.

Founded in 1904 by representatives of the sporting organisations of six European nations then expanding into the Americas, Asia and Africa FIFA has developed to become one of the most high profile and lucrative businesses in the global consumer and cultural industry.

Founded in 1904 by representatives of the sporting organisations of six European nations then expanding into the Americas, Asia and Africa FIFA has developed to become one of the most high profile and lucrative businesses in the global consumer and cultural industry.

Professional football is one of the most popular television 'genres' worldwide, attracting the support of millions of fans, and the sponsorship of powerful companies.

Professional football is one of the most popular television 'genres' worldwide, attracting the support of millions of fans, and the sponsorship of powerful companies.

Global popular culture and big business have revolutionised the East in a generation.

Global popular culture and big business have revolutionised the East in a generation.

Originally published in 1948, having written the first three books of this series alone, Hankinson is here joined by a colleague, A.

Despite myriad popular and journalistic expositions, up to this point there have been virtually no academic discussions of the Manchester United phenomenon.

Despite myriad popular and journalistic expositions, up to this point there have been virtually no academic discussions of the Manchester United phenomenon.

The story of the creation of Britain's national game has often been told.