Short description:

Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena.

This book examines European football journalism from throughout the last century to present a unique cross-cultural analysis of changing European national and regional identities.

Building on detailed research into original language sources from across Western Europe, from the early 20^th century to the present day, Football and European Identity traces this fascinating evolution.

The resulting cross-cultural analysis of national identity in Europe provides the basis for a unique study of the interplay between football, society, politics and the print media, in three parts:

Part 1: Old Europe national identity in the football writing of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

Part 2: Nations within a State examines the status of Corsican, Catalonian and Basque identities

Part 3: New (Football) Worlds explores the response of Europe?s presses to the emergence of Africa, South East Asia and the USA as major forces in world football

Long description:

Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena.

This book examines European football journalism from throughout the last century to present a unique cross-cultural analysis of changing European national and regional identities.

Building on detailed research into original language sources from across Western Europe, from the early 20^th century to the present day, Football and European Identity traces this fascinating evolution.

The resulting cross-cultural analysis of national identity in Europe provides the basis for a unique study of the interplay between football, society, politics and the print media, in three parts:

Part 1: Old Europe national identity in the football writing of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

Part 2: Nations within a State examines the status of Corsican, Catalonian and Basque identities

Part 3: New (Football) Worlds explores the response of Europe?s presses to the emergence of Africa, South East Asia and the USA as major forces in world football

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction PART I Old Europe 2 England: theirs is not to reason why 3 France: the style counsel 4 Germany: past performance equals future value 5 Italy: high drama, fine art, classic design 6 Spain: land of hope and fury PART II Nations within states 7 One nation, one team, one image: Catalunya and the Basque Country in Spain 8 Beauty or the beast? The Corsican question PART III New (football) worlds 9 The colonial shadow: Africans in the French imagination 10 Only in America: representations of the USA national team 11 Marshalling art: the portrayal of North East Asian football