Soccer Diplomacy
eBook - ePub

Soccer Diplomacy

International Relations and Football since 1914

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Soccer Diplomacy

International Relations and Football since 1914

About this book

Although the game of soccer is known by many names around the world—football, fĂștbol, Fußball, voetbal—the sport is a universal language. Throughout the past century, governments have used soccer to further their diplomatic aims through a range of actions including boycotts, carefully orchestrated displays at matches, and more. In turn, soccer organizations have leveraged their power over membership and tournament decisions to play a role in international relations.

In Soccer Diplomacy, an international group of experts analyzes the relationship between soccer and diplomacy. Together, they investigate topics such as the use of soccer as a tool of nation-state–based diplomacy, soccer as a non-state actor, and the relationship between soccer and diplomatic actors in subnational, national, and transnational contexts. They also examine the sport as a conduit for representation, communication, and negotiation.

Drawing on a wealth of historical examples, the contributors demonstrate that governments must frequently address soccer as part of their diplomatic affairs. They argue that this single sport—more than the Olympics, other regional multisport competitions, or even any other sport—reveals much about international relations, how states attempt to influence foreign views, and regional power dynamics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Playing on the Same Team: What International and Sport Historians Can Learn from Each Other
  9. Creating Football Diplomacy in the French Third Republic, 1914–1939
  10. Football, Diplomacy, and International Relations during Francoism, 1937–1975
  11. “The Finest Ambassadors”: American–Icelandic Football Exchange, 1955–1956
  12. “Because We Have Nothing”: The 1962 World Cup and Cold War Politics in Chile
  13. “Football More Important Than Berlin”: East German Football versus NATO, 1960–1964
  14. Sheilas, Wogs, and Poofters in a War Zone: The “Socceroos” and the 1967 Friendly Nations Tournament in Vietnam
  15. Entrenching Apartheid Football and Failed Sports Diplomacy: Recalcitrance, Reform, and Retreat, 1951–1977
  16. High Jack: Soccer and Sport Diplomacy in the Caribbean, 1961–2018
  17. The World Cup Is Ours! The Myth of Brazilianness in Lula’s Diplomatic Rhetoric, 2007–2014
  18. Conclusion: “Good Kicking” Is Not Only “Good Politics” but Also “Good Diplomacy”
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. List of Contributors
  21. Index