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Description: FIFA (Fdration Internationale de Football Association) by Alan Tomlinson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterizing the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for analyzing this important organization. Publisher Description FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) was founded in 1904, in Paris, by representatives of sporting or football organizations of six European nations. The football associations of the UK were conspicuous by their absence: led as they were by the FA (Football Association [of England]), they arrogantly declared that there was no need for any international organizational body. Two years later though, with the new initiative faltering, the British Associations did join, taking up the leadership role when the Englishman Daniel Woolfall became the second of FIFAs presidents. Sport, as an expression of what Roland Robertson has called the third phase of globalization, was becoming increasingly internationalized. Football featured (in its amateur forms) in early Olympic Games, the British initially dominant. As the game grew in popularity around the world, Uruguays calculated football triumphs in the Olympics challenged, and superseded, the performance and competitive levels of any purist or idealist model of amateurism. The British Associations withdrew from FIFA in 1926/8 in disputes over amateur status and Olympic eligibility.FIFAs first World Cup in 1930 was both hosted and won by Uruguay, already double Olympic champions. A South American federation could by then claim to have been in operation for 14 years. By 1930, then, the power struggles and rivalry between Europe and South America were framing the worldwide development of the game. The foundation of other federations after World War Two stimulated the worldwide growth of football in new markets and for new or previously neglected constituencies, but simultaneously generated intensified worldwide rivalries in the politics of the game.In this book, the history and underlying political dynamics characterizing the growth of FIFA and its relationships with global-regional federations and international associations provide a foundation and focus for: understanding the growth and development of what is wildly accepted as the worlds most popular sport shedding light on the shifting politics of nationalism in the post-colonial period revealing opportunistic forms of personal aggrandizement shaping an increasingly media-influenced and globalizing world in which international sport was both a harbinger and an early reflection of these trends and forces. Author Biography Alan Tomlinson is Professor, Chelsea School, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of Brighton Details ISBN 0415498317 ISBN-13 9780415498319 Title FIFA (Fdration Internationale de Football Association) Author Alan Tomlinson Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 196 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:139880015; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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