The first full-length study of FIFA (the Federation Internationale de Football Association) and its role in framing and controlling world football draws on exclusive documentary sources to show FIFA's importance in an increasingly global consumer culture. The book examines the origins and organization of FIFA and of the European and South American federations, and considers how new and powerful players have emerged in FIFA in the wake of the collapse of empires.
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The first full-length study of FIFA (the Federation Internationale de Football Association) and its role in framing and controlling world football draws on exclusive documentary sources to show FIFA's importance in an increasingly global consumer culture. The book examines the origins and organization of FIFA and of the European and South American federations, and considers how new and powerful players have emerged in FIFA in the wake of the collapse of empires.
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