Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

“Vonnard’s publication on UEFA is both in empirical and conceptual terms a pioneering work for the research on European football. It is the first comprehensive source-based study on UEFA and offers new insights into the working methods and self-images of a key player in European cooperation. At the same time, the book provides a wealth of information for the historical analysis of international sports organisations.” — Jürgen Mittag, Jean Monnet Chair of Political Science and Sport, German Sport University Cologne, Germany "While it may not presently be possible to get inside the walls of UEFA's world, we do have this granular account of the organization's early days and origins. Vonnard has gone beyond the obvious to find sources in all sorts of places and retell the story with great professionalism and meticulousness. It is a history about one of the very few examples of detente years before there was detente." —Robert Edelman, Professor of History at the University of California San Diego, USA “Vonnard demonstrates the vital role that football played in integrating Europeans and European society in the turbulent post-war era of decolonisation and the Cold War, helping to bridge the gap between the Western and Eastern blocs, and lay the basis for decades of European cooperation in sport and beyond.” — Matthew Taylor, Professor of History, De Montfort University, UK Philippe Vonnard is SNSF Senior Researcher at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Soccer --- Association football --- English football --- European football --- Football (Soccer) --- Football --- History.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Although soccer had long been the world's game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. But as Agovino himself passionately pursued soccer, Americans got wise and turned it into one of the most popular sports in the country. Agovino's love affair with soccer is a portrait of the game's culture and an intimate history of the sport's coming of age in the United States.Agovino's quest takes him from the unkempt field in the Bronx where he taught himself to play

Soccer --- Association football --- English football --- European football --- Football (Soccer) --- Football --- History.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The Football Association of England has become a multi-billion pound industry. But how did English football become not only the defining sport of the nation but also one of the most successful sports in the world? With The Leaguers, football historian Matthew Taylor tells the story of the early days of professional football in England, revealing the distant origins of today's game. Making extensive use of archival materials from football clubs, unions, and associations, Taylor presents a compelling picture of football teams and players in the early days of the twentieth century, tracing the development of the system of professional teams from the hundreds of town, club, and school teams that dotted the countryside. The top tier of those teams comprised the Football League that, by the 1920s, was synonymous with the very idea of professional football in the minds of fans and sportswriters alike. The Leaguers illuminates the role played by the Football League-and by successful clubs in the League such as Arsenal and Aston Villa'as the rules, standards, and structure of the modern game were being codified. Taylor also considers the careers and influences of early players, including such well-known names as Billy Meredith, "Dixie" Dean, and Alex James. As football's popularity grew and sports media proliferated, players found themselves becoming national stars, their portraits on cigarette cards bought by fans throughout England. The first full-length history of the early days of the Football League, The Leaguers will be essential reading for football fans who want to know how their favorite sport grew from modest origins to the worldwide phenomenon that is English football today.

Soccer --- Association football --- English football --- European football --- Football (Soccer) --- Football --- History. --- Football League --- English Football League

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Comment expliquer la popularité du football à l'échelle européenne ? Une des pistes pour répondre à cette question est d'étudier le rôle de l'Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA) qui n'a eu de cesse d'agir en vue de renforcer les échanges footballistiques au niveau européen. À partir du dépouillement d'archives inédites, ce livre répond à un vide historiographique en proposant de retracer la genèse et la formation de l'UEFA dans une perspective globale et qui privilégie le long terme. Nous défendons ici la thèse que la mise en place de cette organisation au milieu des années 1950 est un tournant dans l'histoire du football européen. Trois axes principaux complémentaires sont développés tout au long de cet ouvrage. Le premier traite du rôle de la FIFA (Fédération internationale de football association), puis de l'UEFA dans le développement d'une dynamique européenne du jeu. Le deuxième questionne la possibilité qu'ont les dirigeants du football de créer un organisme qui transcende les barrières de la Guerre froide (à sa fondation, l'UEFA compte une trentaine de pays européens). Finalement, le troisième interroge les raisons de la constitution de l'UEFA durant les années 1950 ainsi que le modèle d'organisation choisi par ses promoteurs.

Football --- History. --- Union of European Football Associations --- Fédération internationale de football association --- History

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Soccer --- Football --- History --- Social aspects --- Histoire --- Aspect social --- History. --- Social aspects. --- Association football --- English football --- European football --- Football (Soccer)