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Global and Local Football

In Malta football is a national obsession. Social and political events come second to World Cup fixtures. Those about to be wed in holy matrimony avoid clashing with football fixtures, thereby ensuring that their guests will be both present (and attentive), and in good humour. Political rallies in Malta are shifted so as not to clash with a big game (be it club or national team) broadcast on satellite TV from England or Italy. The Malta Parliament has even had its sittings adjusted to suit the international football calendar. The greatest participatory commercial event in Malta – the annual Trade Fair – which one-third of the Maltese population. | Global and Local Football Politics and Europeanisation on thefringes of the EU Gary Armstrong and Jon p. Mitchell i Routledge Taylor 8 Francis Group Global and Local Football What can the history of a nation s football reveal about that nation s wider political and socio-cultural identity How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful international forces at play within the modern game Based on long-term and detailed ethnographic research this book uses Malta as a critical case study to explore the dynamics of contemporary football. Situated on the fringes of the EU and with a very poor record in international competition the Maltese are nevertheless fanatical about the game. This book examines Maltese football in the context of the island s unique politics culture and national identity shedding light upon both Maltese society and on broader processes both local and global within the international game. The book explores a range of key issues in contemporary football such as the dynamics of international player migration football corruption and ethics the politics of sponsorship and TV deals the global appeal of footballing brands such as Manchester United Juventus and Bayern Munich. This book is essential reading for students and researchers working in Sports Studies Sociology of Sport Football Globalisation Politics and Ethnic Studies. Gary Armstrong is Reader in Sociology at Brunel University London. Jon P. Mitchell is a Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex Brighton. Routledge Critical Studies in Sport Series editors Jennifer Hargreaves and Ian McDonald University of Brighton The Routledge Critical Studies in Sport series aims to lead the way in developing the multi-disciplinary field of Sport Studies by producing books that are interrogative interventionist and innovative. By providing theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded texts the series will make sense of the changes and challenges facing .