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  • Creating a United Europe of Football

    The Formation of UEFA (1949–1961)

    by Philippe Vonnard ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a historical study of the beginnings of the UEFA, demonstrating how the formation of the organisation was linked to the decentralisation experienced by FIFA, the world governing body of football. Vonnard examines why administrators created an association that transcended the barriers of the Cold War, and focused on the development of a network that promoted football outside the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Building Europe with the Ball

    Turning Points in the Europeanization of Football, 1905–1995

    Edited by Philippe Vonnard, Grégory Quin, Nicolas Bancel ...
    Series Book 7 - Sport, History and Culture
    Since 1990, football history has become increasingly important within the field of sport science, yet few studies have centred on the Europeanization of the game from the interwar period onwards. This period saw the creation of a sovereign institution dedicated to European football, the establishment of specific rules about players’ transfers and contracts and, in particular, the development of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

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  • The Year of Dreaming Dangerously

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  • Secret Science

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