scholarly journals “A Tale of Two Croatias”: How Club Football (Soccer) Teams Produce Radical Regional Divides in Croatia’s National Identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Dustin Y. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Football Fans ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
North And South

Abstract Croatia’s monumental second-place finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup represents the highest football achievement to date for the young nation. This victory, however, masks violent internal divisions between its domestic club football teams. This article examines the most salient rivalry between Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, two teams that have evolved to represent the interests of Croatia’s north and south, respectively. Using interviews with radical football fans, I argue that the two teams act as reservoirs for regional identity-building while violence between their fans is a microcosm for political and economic tensions between Zagreb and Split. More importantly, this rivalry exposes the dividedness of the Croatian state, as it continues to grapple with the complexity of its radical regional identities in the wake of its independence from Yugoslavia. This article contributes to the existing body of literature on sports identity and regionalisms/nationalism as well as how sporting teams shape the geographies of belonging.

scholarly journals Educational course "Basics of working with fans" as a factor in the objectification of perception of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and football fans in Russia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Alexandrovna Dihor ◽  
Nina Borisovna Serova ◽  
Dmitry Yurievich Narkhov
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Past ◽  
Physical Education Departments ◽  
Football Fans ◽  
Educational Course

The FIFA 2018 World Cup is a significant event for Russian society. Ministries carry out various actions to promote football in the country. The Russian society of sociologists conducted a survey (4703 respondents) to understand the attitude to the Championship. Further, the teachers of the Ural Federal University conducted a survey of the attitude to football fans. Scientists have found that over the past 7 years, citizens have become more positive about fanaticism, but there is a problem of lack of objective information. To solve this problem, teachers at the Institute of physical culture of the Ural Federal University have developed a special course "Basics of working with the fans". The course is designed for students, postgraduates and teachers of physical education departments of universities, as well as stewards and volunteers. Since September 2017, 118 students have been trained in this course. The course consists of two parts: theoretical – describing the types of fans, information about the differences between fans from different countries; practical – reviewing the real situations of interaction with fans, communicating with Russian and foreign fans. Classes are conducted by a sports psychologist who studies football fans for 8 years.

Negotiating national identity through loss: Australian newspaper coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Nicholson ◽  
Emma Sherry ◽  
Angela Osborne
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup

scholarly journals Blogging the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon J. Dart
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Football Fans ◽  
Complex Forms ◽  
Media Event

This study focuses on the use of new technologies by the sports-media complex, looking specifically at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals. Combining the world’s single largest sports media event with one of the most current, complex forms of Web-based communication, this article explores extent to which football fans embedded in Germany used the Internet to blog their World Cup experiences. Various categories of blog sites were identified, including independent bloggers, bloggers using football-themed Web sites, and blogs hosted on corporate-sponsored platforms. The study shows that the anticipated “democratizing potential” of blogging was not evident during Germany 2006. Instead, blogging acted as a platform for corporations, which, employing professional journalists, told the fans’ World Cup stories.

The Impact of Hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Differences in TV Viewership Between Seasoned Football Fans and Occasional Watchers of Football Games in Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-280
Author(s):  
Daam Van Reeth ◽  
Nikita Osokin
Keyword(s):  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Football Fans ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Audience Size

This article explores Russian TV viewership for football games at seven international football tournaments from 2006 to 2018. The research goal is 2-fold. First, we identify the determinants of Russian viewership for football mega-events. We focus on patriotism effects, and we check for any hosting impact of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Second, we analyze how these determinants differ in explaining two distinct TV metrics: Audience Size and Reach. Results indicate that the metrics are partially driven by different determinants which can be linked to two types of viewers: seasoned football fans and occasional watchers of football games.

scholarly journals Question of national identity as a part of the cultural security of Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Emilia Kępka
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
The North ◽  
Diverse Cultures ◽  
North And South

The research subject discussed in the article is the main conditions of the cultural nationality of The Italian Republic. In the first part of the text, the notions of spiritual and material cultural heritage and the concept of national identity are described and explained. Next, the problem of Italian national identity is discussed. The Italian Republic is a young state with a strong regional identity and still weak national identity. Italy is inhabited by many ethnic groups, often characterized by diverse cultures and customs. The situation is complicated by the Italian Peninsula’s history, which contributed to the conflict of interest between the north and south. The author analyzes history, language, and religion, searching for common elements determining Italian nationality. Italian society, as mentioned above, has still been searching for its national identity. Unification of the nation is a process that is in progress. It is still a challenge for both the authorities and the citizens. Finally, the elements of Italian material cultural heritage are characterized, and the domains of cultural heritage and the institutions responsible for their security are described.

scholarly journals How do Elite Soccer Teams Perform to Ball Recovery? Effects of Tactical Modelling and Contextual Variables on the Defensive Patterns of Play

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Fernandes ◽  
Oleguer Camerino ◽  
Júlio Garganta ◽  
Raúl Hileno ◽  
Daniel Barreira
Keyword(s):  
Sequential Analysis ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Match Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Soccer Teams ◽  
Training Exercises ◽  
Regression Tests

AbstractResearchers in soccer match analysis have been using limited procedures to express the dynamics of the game and mainly focus on the attack. Therefore, the aims of this paper were to detect the successful teams’ ball recovery defensive patterns of play and study the influence of tactical modelling, halves, match status, opponent quality and stage competition on those patterns. The sample consisted of 1323 situations of defensive ball possession of the semi-finalist teams from the 2014 FIFA World Cup play-offs, which was collected by a valid and reliable observational instrument (Soccer-Defence). The Kruskal-Wallis H, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-square, Z-, multinomial logistic regression tests and sequential analysis (p < .05; z > 1.96) were used accordingly to test the differences and associations among and within teams of tactical modelling, tactical-technical behaviours and contextual variables to ball recovery. We found that among teams ball recovery differed in duration; H(3) = 14.958, p = .002. Germany were more likely to perform ball recovery by the goalkeeper than Argentina (p = .04; OR = 0.47) or the Netherlands (p < .05; OR = 0.50). Nevertheless, Brazil was the least likely to concede a shot off goal. Teams facing lower-ranked opponents were 0.63 times less likely to perform ball recovery by interception (p <.001). Additionally, sequential analysis illustrated that teams varied between central and lateral high-pressure zones before ball recovery in lower zones of the field. Finally, coaches could use such findings to design training exercises, create their own style of play, and set strategies.

The World Cup Is Ours!

2020 ◽  
pp. 198-220
Author(s):  
Euclides de Freitas Couto ◽  
Alan Castellano Valente
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
International System ◽  
National Policy ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
The World ◽  
Brazilian Identity ◽  
The Right ◽  
Mega Event ◽  
Rhetorical Myth

As part of his broader efforts to improve Brazil’s position within the international system, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) frequently invoked a rhetoric about national identity that relied heavily on football. These efforts helped Brazil win the right to host the 2014 World Cup, and Lula and his successor, Dilma Rousseff, continued to utilize rhetoric that emphasized a mythical Brazilian identity as well as the valuable legacies for the country from hosting this mega-event. Whereas this language may have helped achieve the diplomatic goals of the Workers’ Party presidents within the international system and FIFA, this rhetoric failed to persuade the domestic population, resulting in widespread protests and significant challenges inside the country. Nonetheless, by evoking rhetorical myth and elevating it within diplomatic endeavors, Presidents Lula and Rousseff used football and the hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a form of representation of identity and national policy, projecting a specific image of Brazil abroad to help achieve the goals of expanding and enhancing the country’s status.

General network analysis of national soccer teams in FIFA World Cup 2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipe Manuel Clemente ◽  
Fernando Manuel Lourenço Martins ◽  
Dimitris Kalamaras ◽  
P. Del Wong ◽  
Rui Sousa Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
General Network ◽  
Soccer Teams
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