The Work of Professional Football: A Labour of Love?

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Author(s): M. Roderick

Language: English
Pages: 209
Tags: Физическая культура и спорт;Футбол;

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Football League descriptors......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
1. Professional football in context......Page 28
2. Attitudes to work in professional football......Page 46
3. Uncertainty and football injuries......Page 65
4. Injuries, stigma and social identity......Page 80
5. Transferring and the transformation of self......Page 96
6. Transfer markets and informal grapevines......Page 113
7. Control and the process of transferring......Page 126
8. The fate of idealism in professional football......Page 160
Conclusion......Page 183
Notes......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 196
Index......Page 207