Football, Community and Social Responsibility - Evertons Blue Family and Sport At the Service of Humanity

This book shines a light on the value and effectiveness of football clubs' community engagement work, the cultural value of sport, and the position sport plays within people's daily lives.

List of contents

1. Virtue Ethics, Sport for Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: Football and the Common Good, 2. Sport, COVID-19 and Lockdown: How the Football Industry Reacted to the Pandemic, 3. Football, Charity and Tradition: The Socio-Historical Context of Everton FC and Everton in the Community, 4. Emotional Labour and Authenticity in Sport for Development Work: Everton FC and its Employees, 5. Sport for Development and Insecurity in the Risk Society: What Lockdown Meant for Everton in the Community and its Participants, 6. Football Fandom, Devotional Leisure and Everyday Social Welfare: When the Meaning of Life (and Sport) is Questioned, 7. Solidarity, Civil Welfare and Football at the Service of Humanity: Reflections on the Meanings of Football and its Future for the Common Good

About the author

Chris Stone is a Research Fellow at The University of Nottingham, UK and was previously Research Associate at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Chris (University of Nottingham Stone, Stone Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032048000
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204800-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Critical Research in Football
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), Sports management & facilities, Sports management and facilities, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects