The work of professional football a labour of love?
A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most players a career in football is insecure and short-lived....
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
2006.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429712206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Football League descriptors; Introduction; 1. Professional football in context; 2. Attitudes to work in professional football; 3. Uncertainty and football injuries; 4. Injuries, stigma and social identity; 5. Transferring and the transformation of self; 6. Transfer markets and informal grapevines; 7. Control and the process of transferring; 8. The fate of idealism in professional football; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
