British informal empire and the origins of association football in South America

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 169-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Brown
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Association Football ◽  
Informal Empire

scholarly journals Welsh coal and the informal empire in South America, 1850–1913

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Boyns ◽  
Steven Gray
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Informal Empire

scholarly journals Translating the Rules of Football in South America, 1863-1914

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (68) ◽  
pp. 569-588
Author(s):  
Matthew Brown
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Early History ◽  
Association Football ◽  
Politics And Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rules Of The Game

Abstract This article explores the early history of Association Football in South America through the case study of the first translations of the rules of the game from English into Portuguese and Spanish. It demonstrates, by means of a comparison of the different temporalities and contexts of these documents, the connected and transnational nature of the sport. This has often been neglected in national paradigm studies of football pioneers and the first matches, clubs and leagues. The study of the translators suggests new avenues for the study of the interlinked histories of sport, politics and culture.

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