The fully revised and updated version of this classic text examines the link between three
key obsessions of the 21st century: the media, sport and popular culture. Gathering new …

La primera versión de Fútbol y patria se editó hacia fines de 2002. Había sido mi tesis de
doctorado, que defendí en febrero de ese año, y la generosidad de Raúl Carioli quiso …

Sometimes I think that I'm happiest in an empty stadium in the hours before the action
begins, when the place is filled with a sense of what might be about to happen. Or when the …

Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the
principles and practical skills that underpin the running and hosting of major sports events …

Tabloid Britainexamines four popular tabloid newspapers and uncovers the variety of
linguistics strategies they use to depict contemporary Britain. These strategies are shown to …

The Language of the News investigates and critiques the conventions of language used in
newspapers and provides students with a clear introduction to critical linguistics as a tool for …

The story of British football's journey from public school diversion to mass media
entertainment is a remarkable one. The Association Game traces British football from the …

A paradox exists at the heart of sports journalism. On one hand, it has over the years often
been viewed as the poor relation within journalism, lacking the integrity that journalists often …

This distinctive Handbook covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-
and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture …

We review the research conducted to date on media events and media spectacles. We posit
that the main phenomena challenging the current conceptualizations of media event and …