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With an estimated 26 million female players globally (6 million based in Europe), the evolution of football has been dramatic. Growth in the women's game has led to more widespread player migration as new forms of professionalism emerge. This work explores those patterns of movement into, and out of, Europe using new archival evidence and player interviews.
Sports governing bodies, governments and European institutions highlight the inclusive power of sport and its capacity to foster a sense of belonging among youth of immigrant background. At the same time, sport at youth and grassroots level can be as much an exclusionary as an inclusive experience. As a country of relatively short immigration history and with a great passion for sport, particularly football, Italy makes a compelling case on which to situate an analysis of sport participation of youth of immigrant background and issues of representation in relation to national identity. The book originates from 40 in-depth interviews with young players aged seventeen to twenty-three, born in Italy to immigrant parents or raised in Italy since their childhood. It further collates over thirty interviews and conversations with coaches, club and league administrators, educators, and migrants' rights activists. Analysis of official documents and media analysis further contribute to the construction of a specific body of knowledge which sheds an unprecedented light on issues which are at the forefront of policy discussions and media discourses across Europe.
Cet ouvrage regroupe une dizaine de contributions qui, pour la plupart, ont été présentées lors d¿un colloque qui s¿est tenu en février 2017 à l¿Université de Neuchâtel. Dans un contexte dans lequel l¿emprise économique et sportive des grands championnats nationaux européens ne cesse de s¿étendre, les «petits» pays, dont les équipes ont de plus en plus de peine à s¿illustrer sur la scène continentale, semblent relégués au rang de faire-valoir. Le monde scientifique reproduit ce déséquilibre en focalisant ses recherches sur les acteurs dominants. Consacrer un colloque et un ouvrage aux footballs belge et suisse traduit la volonté de rompre avec ces approches. Du reste, les deux pays ont joué un rôle éminent dans l¿histoire du football européen, et ce, tant au niveau sportif qüinstitutionnel. Bien que marginalisés, les championnats belge et suisse attirent chaque week-end des dizaines de milliers de spectateurs dans les stades. A ce titre, ils sont confrontés à de nombreux enjeux quant à leur organisation, au mode de gestion des supporters ou à la lutte contre le racisme et la discrimination, autant d¿éléments qui peuvent amener un regard nouveau à la recherche consacrée au football.
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