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This book explores various social, cultural, political and economic
issues through the lenses of various sport mega-events in the
twenty-first century, including the Olympic Games, and the World
Cup and European Championships in football. In a time where sport
mega-events are closely followed by controversies, legacy
discourses and questions of their governance, the chapters within
this book showcase why sport mega-events continue to ignite
important questions for scholars, commentators, fans and sport and
political authorities. By covering various topics emerging around
sport mega-events such as physical activity, legacies, rhetoric,
media coverage, environmental impacts, diplomacy and spectators'
experiences, this book breaks new ground as it considers a range of
longstanding and emerging socio-political issues relating broadly
to the staging of spectacular sport mega-events in the present-day.
This is a fascinating reading for students and researchers situated
in sociology, sport management, event management, political
science, sport studies, sport business, urban studies and leisure
studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a
special issue of Sport in Society.
Showcasing some of the most important current research in football
studies, this book demonstrates the value of social theory and
sociology in helping us to better understand the world's favourite
sport. This book sheds critical new light on key issues in
contemporary football, with each chapter using a different
theoretical lens, drawing on the work of key thinkers from Elias
and Foucault to Hall and Maffesoli. It explores issues and topics
central to the study of modern football, including homophobia,
feminist-informed coaching practice, the racialised experiences of
black professional footballers, the concussion crisis and the role
of identity in online football communities. It also looks ahead at
the issues that are likely to define the research agenda in
football studies in years to come. This is fascinating reading for
any student or researcher with an interest in football, the
sociology of sport, social theory or social issues in wider
society.
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth.
This book is the first to focus on the business and management of
the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding
and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the
eventual legacies of the competition. The book introduces the
global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the
history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical
background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place.
It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the
tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the
media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the
event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement.
Analysis of the Women's World Cup is also embedded in every
chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup
tournaments at age-group level. No sport business or management
course is complete without some discussion of the FIFA World Cup,
so this book is essential reading for any student, researcher or
sport business professional looking to fully understand global
sport business today.
Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More
than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture.
This book examines the significance of football for, and in,
popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music,
film, and social media. Football and Popular Culture plots a new
path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries
including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The
book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives,
exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport
and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest.
It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among
Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the
Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand
the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture. This is
fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport
studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or
contemporary history.
This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show
how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the
world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in
countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico,
Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary
perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the
study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and
national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to
political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating
reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies,
political science, sociology or contemporary history.
Soccer is the world's most valuable sport, generating bigger
revenues, as well as being watched and played by more people, than
any other. It is virtually impossible to understand the business of
sport without understanding the football industry. This book
surveys contemporary football in unparalleled breadth and depth.
Presenting critical insights from world-leading football scholars
and introducing football's key organisations, leagues and emerging
nations, it explores key themes from governance and law to strategy
and finance, as well as cutting edge topics such as analytics,
digital media and the women's game. This is essential reading for
all students, researchers and practitioners working in football,
sport business, sport management or mainstream business and
management.
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth.
This book is the first to focus on the business and management of
the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding
and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the
eventual legacies of the competition. The book introduces the
global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the
history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical
background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place.
It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the
tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the
media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the
event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement.
Analysis of the Women's World Cup is also embedded in every
chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup
tournaments at age-group level. No sport business or management
course is complete without some discussion of the FIFA World Cup,
so this book is essential reading for any student, researcher or
sport business professional looking to fully understand global
sport business today.
It is beyond dispute that physical activity is good for us, but
what are the benefits, challenges and impacts of sport on health?
This is the first book to focus on football in the context of
health from individual, public and population-level perspectives.
Football as Medicine examines the effects of football training on
the three main types of fitness (cardiovascular, metabolic and
musculoskeletal) and on specific target populations (for example,
children, type 2 diabetes patients, cancer patients, people with
mental health conditions, the socially deprived and older people).
It discusses the significance of football for public health and
assesses the efficacy of football interventions by clubs and
community sport development programs. With its multi-disciplinary
approach, this is a valuable resource for students, researchers and
practitioners working in physical activity and health, public
health, health promotion and medicine, as well as football and
sport business management, sport and exercise science, and the
sociology of sport.
This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show
how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the
world are enmeshed with politics. It draws on original research in
countries including England, Scotland, Ireland, Poland, Mexico,
Algeria and Argentina and includes both historical and contemporary
perspectives. It explores some of the most important themes in the
study of sport, including sectarianism, migration, fan activism and
national identity, and shows how football continues to be tied to
political events, symbols and movements. This is fascinating
reading for any student or researcher working in sport studies,
political science, sociology or contemporary history.
Football is ubiquitous and a permanent fixture of modern life. More
than a sport, it frequently manifests in broader popular culture.
This book examines the significance of football for, and in,
popular culture across a wide range of forms, including music,
film, and social media. Football and Popular Culture plots a new
path in Football Studies, drawing on original research in countries
including England, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Yugoslavia. The
book includes both historical and contemporary perspectives,
exploring some of the most important themes in the study of sport
and culture, including identity, nationalism, fandom, and protest.
It presents diverse case studies ranging from sonic violence among
Brazilian torcidas organizadas to fanled commemoration of the
Munich air disaster, which together help us to better understand
the intersection of sport, society, and popular culture. This is
fascinating reading for any student or researcher working in sport
studies, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, or
contemporary history.
There is developing interest in the use of sporting settings as a
channel to connect people to health improvement services and an
emerging body of research highlights football as being associated
with positive motivational and social elements that support the
maintenance of a physically active lifestyle. This text provides
insights into a range of issues surrounding the role of football as
a vehicle for health improvement for different groups. The
contributors to this volume share some of the challenges and the
benefits of using professional football settings as a channel for
connecting people to health improvement opportunities. These
chapters will be of interest to a range of stakeholders involved in
research, policy and practice who stand to benefit from building
partnerships with colleagues with expertise in (I) conducting
evaluation and (II) reporting evaluation and research outcomes in
peer-reviewed mediums, reflecting the value of partnerships between
football-led health improvement and evaluators. This book was
previously published as a special issue of Soccer & Society.
This special issue addresses the complex reality of English
community football organisations, including Football in the
Community (FitC) schemes, which have been attending to social
agendas, such as social inclusion and health promotion. The
positioning of football as a key agent of change for this diverse
range of social issues has resulted in an increase in funding
support. Despite the increased availability of funding and the
(apparent) willingness of football clubs to adopt such an
altruistic position within society, there remains limited empirical
evidence to substantiate football's ability to deliver results.
This book explores the current role of a football and football
clubs in supporting and delivering social inclusion and health
promotion to its community and seeks to examine the philosophical,
political, environmental and practical challenges of this work. The
power and subsequent lure of a football club and its brand is an
ideal vehicle to entice and capture populations that (normally)
ignore or turn away from positive social and/or health behaviours.
The foundations of such a belief are examined, outlining key
recommendations and considerations for both researchers and
practitioners attending to these social and health issues through
the vehicle of football. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Soccer & Society.
It is beyond dispute that physical activity is good for us, but
what are the benefits, challenges and impacts of sport on health?
This is the first book to focus on football in the context of
health from individual, public and population-level perspectives.
Football as Medicine examines the effects of football training on
the three main types of fitness (cardiovascular, metabolic and
musculoskeletal) and on specific target populations (for example,
children, type 2 diabetes patients, cancer patients, people with
mental health conditions, the socially deprived and older people).
It discusses the significance of football for public health and
assesses the efficacy of football interventions by clubs and
community sport development programs. With its multi-disciplinary
approach, this is a valuable resource for students, researchers and
practitioners working in physical activity and health, public
health, health promotion and medicine, as well as football and
sport business management, sport and exercise science, and the
sociology of sport.
Public health is a key priority for developed and developing
nations. Indeed, many countries have sought strategies to promote
health and reduce health inequalities. A 'settings approach' to
promoting health has been endorsed by the World Health
Organization, which has seen settings such as workplaces, schools,
hospitals and prisons utilised to promote health. Alongside this,
sport has received increasing pressure to consider its social role
within the societies and communities in which it operates. Healthy
Stadia is a European focused initiative with lessons relevant for
global audiences to develop: (i) healthier stadium environments for
fans and non-matchday visitors (e.g. smoke-free environments), (ii)
healthier club workforces (e.g. bike to work schemes) and (iii)
healthier populations in local communities (e.g. child obesity
interventions). This book outlines lessons and insight from
practitioners and empirical research for those seeking to learn and
research stadia as a settings approach to health promotion. The
areas covered include: practical considerations for health
promotion in sports stadia; empirical research on the sports stadia
as a setting for public health promotion; research on physical
activity and health promotion programmes delivered by the outward
facing community trusts attached to sports clubs; an analysis of
the policy considerations for health promotion by sports clubs in
school based settings and critical insight and discussion
surrounding the use of physical activity and sport interventions to
promote physical activity and public health. The chapters in this
book originally published in a special issue of Sport in Society.
It is a common assumption that sport is good for us and that
participation in sport embodies public health benefits. With sport
being increasingly used to deliver public health interventions
worldwide, this book critically examines the rationale and evidence
for sport as a public health policy tool. Featuring contributions
from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Australia, it
sheds new light on an emerging field of research which has
significant implications for public health across the globe. Each
chapter looks at the effectiveness of sport interventions across
the lifespan for biological, psychological and social benefits,
including those that utilise a settings-based approach to health
promotion such as schools and professional sport clubs. Drawing on
cutting-edge research which examines policy and practice at
community and elite levels, this book addresses key topics such as
education, engaging children and young adults, mental health, sport
sponsorship and volunteering. Sport and Health: Exploring the
Current State of Play is important reading for all students,
scholars and policy makers with an interest in the sociology of
sport, physical activity and public health.
Public health is a key priority for developed and developing
nations. Indeed, many countries have sought strategies to promote
health and reduce health inequalities. A 'settings approach' to
promoting health has been endorsed by the World Health
Organization, which has seen settings such as workplaces, schools,
hospitals and prisons utilised to promote health. Alongside this,
sport has received increasing pressure to consider its social role
within the societies and communities in which it operates. Healthy
Stadia is a European focused initiative with lessons relevant for
global audiences to develop: (i) healthier stadium environments for
fans and non-matchday visitors (e.g. smoke-free environments), (ii)
healthier club workforces (e.g. bike to work schemes) and (iii)
healthier populations in local communities (e.g. child obesity
interventions). This book outlines lessons and insight from
practitioners and empirical research for those seeking to learn and
research stadia as a settings approach to health promotion. The
areas covered include: practical considerations for health
promotion in sports stadia; empirical research on the sports stadia
as a setting for public health promotion; research on physical
activity and health promotion programmes delivered by the outward
facing community trusts attached to sports clubs; an analysis of
the policy considerations for health promotion by sports clubs in
school based settings and critical insight and discussion
surrounding the use of physical activity and sport interventions to
promote physical activity and public health. The chapters in this
book originally published in a special issue of Sport in Society.
There is developing interest in the use of sporting settings as a
channel to connect people to health improvement services and an
emerging body of research highlights football as being associated
with positive motivational and social elements that support the
maintenance of a physically active lifestyle. This text provides
insights into a range of issues surrounding the role of football as
a vehicle for health improvement for different groups. The
contributors to this volume share some of the challenges and the
benefits of using professional football settings as a channel for
connecting people to health improvement opportunities. These
chapters will be of interest to a range of stakeholders involved in
research, policy and practice who stand to benefit from building
partnerships with colleagues with expertise in (I) conducting
evaluation and (II) reporting evaluation and research outcomes in
peer-reviewed mediums, reflecting the value of partnerships between
football-led health improvement and evaluators. This book was
previously published as a special issue of Soccer & Society.
It is a common assumption that sport is good for us and that
participation in sport embodies public health benefits. With sport
being increasingly used to deliver public health interventions
worldwide, this book critically examines the rationale and evidence
for sport as a public health policy tool. Featuring contributions
from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Australia, it
sheds new light on an emerging field of research which has
significant implications for public health across the globe. Each
chapter looks at the effectiveness of sport interventions across
the lifespan for biological, psychological and social benefits,
including those that utilise a settings-based approach to health
promotion such as schools and professional sport clubs. Drawing on
cutting-edge research which examines policy and practice at
community and elite levels, this book addresses key topics such as
education, engaging children and young adults, mental health, sport
sponsorship and volunteering. Sport and Health: Exploring the
Current State of Play is important reading for all students,
scholars and policy makers with an interest in the sociology of
sport, physical activity and public health.
This special issue addresses the complex reality of English
community football organisations, including Football in the
Community (FitC) schemes, which have been attending to social
agendas, such as social inclusion and health promotion. The
positioning of football as a key agent of change for this diverse
range of social issues has resulted in an increase in funding
support. Despite the increased availability of funding and the
(apparent) willingness of football clubs to adopt such an
altruistic position within society, there remains limited empirical
evidence to substantiate football's ability to deliver results.
This book explores the current role of a football and football
clubs in supporting and delivering social inclusion and health
promotion to its community and seeks to examine the philosophical,
political, environmental and practical challenges of this work. The
power and subsequent lure of a football club and its brand is an
ideal vehicle to entice and capture populations that (normally)
ignore or turn away from positive social and/or health behaviours.
The foundations of such a belief are examined, outlining key
recommendations and considerations for both researchers and
practitioners attending to these social and health issues through
the vehicle of football. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Soccer & Society.
Soccer is the world's most valuable sport, generating bigger
revenues, as well as being watched and played by more people, than
any other. It is virtually impossible to understand the business of
sport without understanding the football industry. This book
surveys contemporary football in unparalleled breadth and depth.
Presenting critical insights from world-leading football scholars
and introducing football's key organisations, leagues and emerging
nations, it explores key themes from governance and law to strategy
and finance, as well as cutting edge topics such as analytics,
digital media and the women's game. This is essential reading for
all students, researchers and practitioners working in football,
sport business, sport management or mainstream business and
management.
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