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The League of Ireland - An Historical and Contemporary Assessment (Hardcover)
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The League of Ireland - An Historical and Contemporary Assessment (Hardcover)
Series: Sport in the Global Society - Contemporary Perspectives
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2021 saw the centenary of the formation of the League of Ireland,
the Republic of Ireland's primary professional association football
league. This new collection draws on the work of a number of
leading historians of Irish soccer and seeks to examine a number of
previously under-researched aspects relating to the league. The
book examines the initial growth of clubs in Dublin and the Free
State League's early turbulent history, while the impact of Irish
players and administrators on the development of soccer clubs at
home and abroad is also assessed. Following the partition of
Ireland in 1921, players continued to move from Dublin clubs to
those in Northern Ireland and this is also discussed, particularly
in light of the Troubles of 1968-1998. Despite the migration of
many Irish-born players to Britain, the League of Ireland has also
attracted internationally based players and the impact of this is
also examined. The role of the league in the provision of players
for the Irish Olympic team is also explored, as is the work of SARI
in its attempts to eradicate racism from Irish sport. This
publication aims to commemorate some of those who have strived to
maintain the League of Ireland's presence against the backdrop of
what has become the world's most attractive football league,
located in Ireland's neighbour, England. It will be of interest to
researchers and advanced students of Sports, History, Sociology and
Politics. This book was originally published as a special issue of
the journal, Soccer & Society.
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