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Football and Migration presents in-depth case studies of migration in elite men's football globally, exploring the role of established leagues in Europe and South America and the emerging leagues of North America and Asia. Exploring and analysing the movement of groups that migration studies have rarely researched, including female professionals, elite youth players, amateur players and their families, drawing on important new research in Ghana, England, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This book is engaging reading for any student or scholar with an interest in sport, sociology, human…mehr

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Football and Migration presents in-depth case studies of migration in elite men's football globally, exploring the role of established leagues in Europe and South America and the emerging leagues of North America and Asia. Exploring and analysing the movement of groups that migration studies have rarely researched, including female professionals, elite youth players, amateur players and their families, drawing on important new research in Ghana, England, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This book is engaging reading for any student or scholar with an interest in sport, sociology, human geography, migration, international labour flows, globalization, development or post-colonial studies.
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Richard Elliott is Associate Professor and Director of the Lawrie McMenemy Centre for Football Research at Southampton Solent University, UK. He received his PhD from Loughborough University. His expertise lay in the areas of globalisation and migration in football where he has published widely. Regularly consulted by the professional football industry, he has worked in conjunction with the Football Association, the Premier League, the Professional Footballers' Association, the League Managers Association and professional clubs. He also provides expert opinion for the media, appearing in print, on radio and television in the UK and internationally John Harris is Reader in International Sport & Event Management at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK where he also leads the Sport and Identities Research Cluster. He is author of Rugby Union and Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and has published work on numerous aspects of international football