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9780415498319 English 0415498317 FIFA (F d ration Internationale de Football Association) was founded in 1904, in Paris, by representatives of sporting or football organisations of six European nations. The football associations of the UK were conspicuous by their absence: led as they were by the FA (Football Association [of England]), they arrogantly declared that there was no need for any international organisational body. Two years later, though, with the new initiative faltering, the British Associations did join, taking up the leadership role when the Englishman Daniel Woolfall became the second of FIFA "s presidents. Sport as an expression of what Roland Robertson has called the third phase of globalization was becoming increasingly internationalized. Football featured (in its amateur forms) in early Olympic Games, the British initially dominant. As the game grew in popularity around the world, Uruguay "s calculated football triumphs in the Olympics challenged, and superseded, the performance and competitive levels of any purist or idealist model of amateurism. The British Associations withdrew from FIFA in 1926/8 in disputes over amateur status and Olympic eligibility. FIFA "s first World Cup in 1930 was both hosted and won by Uruguay, already double Olympic champions. A South American federation could by then claim to have been in operation for 14 years. By 1930, then, the power struggles and rivalry between Europe and South America were framing the worldwide development of the game. The foundation of other federations after World War II stimulated the worldwide growth of football in new markets and for new or previously neglected constituencies, but simultaneously generated intensified worldwide rivalries in the politics of the game. In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterising the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for i) understanding the growth and development of what is wildly accepted as the world "s most popular sport; ii) shedding light on the shifting politics of nationalism in the post-colonial period; iii) revealing opportunistic forms of personal aggrandizement shaping an increasingly media-influenced and globalizing world in which international sport was both a harbinger and an early reflection of these trends and forces., 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. Recent years however have been characterised by a series of crises leaving the organisation open to critique and exposure, and creating a soap operatic narrative of increasing interest to the global media. In this critical new account of one of the world s most important sporting institutions, Professor Alan Tomlinson investigates the history of FIFA and the underlying political dynamics characterising its growth. The book explores the influence of the men who have led FIFA, the emergence of the World Cup as FIFA s exclusive product, FIFA s relationships with other federations and associations, the crises that have shaped its recent history, and the issues and challenges that are likely to shape its future. Particular focus is given to selected moments in the post- Havelange administration and the way in which FIFA, its current president Joseph Blatter and some key close colleagues have responded to and survived successive scandals. The book provides a foundation for understanding the growth and development of what is widely accepted as the world s most popular sport; sheds light on the shifting politics of nationalism in the post-colonial period; and reveals the opportunistic forms of personal aggrandizement shaping an increasingly media-influenced and globalizing world in which international sport was both a harbinger and an early reflection of these trends and forces. Fascinating and provocative, this is essential reading for anybody with an interest in soccer, sport and society, sports governance, or global organisations. ", In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterising the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for analysing this important organization
9780415498319 English 0415498317 FIFA (F d ration Internationale de Football Association) was founded in 1904, in Paris, by representatives of sporting or football organisations of six European nations. The football associations of the UK were conspicuous by their absence: led as they were by the FA (Football Association [of England]), they arrogantly declared that there was no need for any international organisational body. Two years later, though, with the new initiative faltering, the British Associations did join, taking up the leadership role when the Englishman Daniel Woolfall became the second of FIFA "s presidents. Sport as an expression of what Roland Robertson has called the third phase of globalization was becoming increasingly internationalized. Football featured (in its amateur forms) in early Olympic Games, the British initially dominant. As the game grew in popularity around the world, Uruguay "s calculated football triumphs in the Olympics challenged, and superseded, the performance and competitive levels of any purist or idealist model of amateurism. The British Associations withdrew from FIFA in 1926/8 in disputes over amateur status and Olympic eligibility. FIFA "s first World Cup in 1930 was both hosted and won by Uruguay, already double Olympic champions. A South American federation could by then claim to have been in operation for 14 years. By 1930, then, the power struggles and rivalry between Europe and South America were framing the worldwide development of the game. The foundation of other federations after World War II stimulated the worldwide growth of football in new markets and for new or previously neglected constituencies, but simultaneously generated intensified worldwide rivalries in the politics of the game. In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterising the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for i) understanding the growth and development of what is wildly accepted as the world "s most popular sport; ii) shedding light on the shifting politics of nationalism in the post-colonial period; iii) revealing opportunistic forms of personal aggrandizement shaping an increasingly media-influenced and globalizing world in which international sport was both a harbinger and an early reflection of these trends and forces., 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. Recent years however have been characterised by a series of crises leaving the organisation open to critique and exposure, and creating a soap operatic narrative of increasing interest to the global media. In this critical new account of one of the world s most important sporting institutions, Professor Alan Tomlinson investigates the history of FIFA and the underlying political dynamics characterising its growth. The book explores the influence of the men who have led FIFA, the emergence of the World Cup as FIFA s exclusive product, FIFA s relationships with other federations and associations, the crises that have shaped its recent history, and the issues and challenges that are likely to shape its future. Particular focus is given to selected moments in the post- Havelange administration and the way in which FIFA, its current president Joseph Blatter and some key close colleagues have responded to and survived successive scandals. The book provides a foundation for understanding the growth and development of what is widely accepted as the world s most popular sport; sheds light on the shifting politics of nationalism in the post-colonial period; and reveals the opportunistic forms of personal aggrandizement shaping an increasingly media-influenced and globalizing world in which international sport was both a harbinger and an early reflection of these trends and forces. Fascinating and provocative, this is essential reading for anybody with an interest in soccer, sport and society, sports governance, or global organisations. ", In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterising the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for analysing this important organization