Moving with the Ball: The Migration of Professional Footballers

by Pierre Lanfranchi, Matthew Taylor, Matthew Taylor

As a universal game, association football has been particularly suited to the transfer of labour forces. It does not require the use of a specific national language, a recognized diploma or acquired qualification, and the rules are standardized across the globe. Thus the international football market could be considered an ideal example of a transnational and multicultural employment sector. Role models throughout the history of professional football...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859733077
• ISBN13: 9781859733073
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"