Football and Diaspora - Connecting Dispersed Communities Through the Global Game

This is the first book to examine football (soccer) through the lens of diaspora studies. Presenting case studies from across four continents, it considers how diasporic minorities develop a sense of belonging between their national and transnational ethnic communities through an active participation in football.

List of contents

Introduction, 1. Football and Diaspora: A Theoretical Framework, 2. Soccer Boundaries and Social Capital: How Fútbol Unites and Divides Ethiopian Diasporic Immigrants in the United States, 3. Croatian Australian Identity and Soccer Since 1945, 4. The Bolivian Diaspora in the Rise and Fall of the First Supporters Group in Major League Soccer: Losing Home, 5. Football Fandom and the Basque Diaspora in the United States: A Modern Passion with an Old-World Identity, 6. Morocco's Atlas Lions and Diaspora Support in the 2022 FIFA World Cup: "Dima Maghrib (Morocco Forever)!", 7. Reimagining National Pride and Patriotism: Online Fan Cultures of Zimbabwe Men's Football Team Fans Outside the Country, 8. Football and the Emergence of Diasporas: Representing Post-Soviet Conflict States Beyond Europe, 9. The Irish Diaspora and Celtic Football Club in Scotland: Power, Protest and Prejudice

About the author

Jeffrey W. Kassing is Professor of Communication Studies in the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University, USA. His research interests include sport and identity, sports media, and soccer. He is the co-director of the Sport, Media, and Culture Research Group at Arizona State University.
Sangmi Lee is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Arizona State University, USA. She received her Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in anthropology at the University of Oxford, UK. Her research focuses on diaspora, transnationalism, nationalism, and multiculturalism based on ethnographic approach.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey W. (Arizona State University Kassing
• Assisted by: Kassing Jeffrey W. (Editor), Sangmi Lee (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032366067
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236606-7
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Critical Research in Football
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Sociology: sport & leisure, history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, Colonialism and imperialism, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects