Date 06 June 2024
Pages 140
Format cm 14 x 19
Price € 6.00
EAN 9782264084569
Publisher Website www.lisez.com/1018/16

Political Soccer

Publisher 10/18
GENRE Essay
Keywords Soccer - Crisis
How can we reconnect high-level sports to social values that promote togetherness and inclusivity?

Misconduct in sport, especially soccer, is increasingly common in our society. Can you still be a fan of professional sports, or is high-level athletic competition doomed to reflect the world of vice that surrounds it? From the starting point of these observations, Pauline Londeix explores what sports give us communally and individually. She also examines potentially positive ways forward, drawing on examples like women's soccer. Based on firsthand accounts and select initiatives in amateur soccer, Pauline Londeix demonstrates that other athletic models are possible.