Research question: Spectating at sports events comprises on-pitch and off-pitch benefits.
Value may also derive from spectator-to-spectator interaction, however, we do not know …

Segregation is a threat to the aspirations of producing a cohesive society and modelling its
dynamics can be done in order to help design preventative measures. This work explores …

ABSTRACT In April 2016, the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched the" football
development plan in the medium and long term (2016-2050)." The Chinese Government's …

This paper lies at the intersection of scholarly literatures on forced migration, politically
engaged diasporas, and the use of online platforms and digital technologies for political …

In this study, we present three 'embodiments' of post-reform footballing China. Starting in
2015, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) initiated a series of reforms to advance player …

De acordo com a FIFA, a origem histórica do futebol se encontra na China Antiga, na prática
do cuju (蹴鞠), que remonta à Dinastia Han (206AC–220DC) e foi bastante popular durante …

The present study aims to characterize football fans and non-fans and to compare their
psychopathological symptoms with the latest normative values for the Portuguese …

chapter in the break-up of Yugoslavia. As with some other states, one tactic for recognition
has been to use the 'soft power'of sport, especially football, and to engender and promote an …

Özet Kültür bir grup insanın ortak değerlerini yansıtmakta ve yasayış tarzlarını, davranış
şekillerini, inanışlarını etkilemektedir. Futbol ise ulusal ve uluslararası seviyede …

While football does not generate discriminatory behaviour, it often replicates the very same
social issues that concern any given society. Evidently, football has witnessed an alarming …