Description
Book SynopsisThe first systematized analysis of FIFA and of the politics of world football. Much of the material is based on original research and is drawn from unique interviews and never-cited documentary sources. An accessible introduction to the contest for control of world football.
Trade Review"I feel quite convinced that your book will arouse the interest of many readers and I have no hesitation in congratulating you in advance on its success."
Dr Joao Havelange, FIFA President
"An academic study, but a gripping one, because the story they tell is an extraordinary one. Independent Sunday Magazine
"Insightful..." Total Sport
"Interesting and extremely well-researched study of the history and workings of this shadowy organization..." When Saturday Comes
"A fact-filled study of the history, ambitions and motives of the organisation behind the world's most popular sport. Highlights include chapters on Fifa's role in the choice of the host nation and their influence over television coverage and commentators." Independent on Sunday
Table of ContentsPreface.
1. Introduction: FIFA and the contest for world football - an interpretive and conceptual framework.
Part 1. FIFA and its Expanding Football Family: Background and Context. .
2. FIFA, Europe and South America: foundations and contradictions in the football family.
3. FIFA: an organizational and institutional analysis.
4. FIFA and its partners: media and markets.
5. FIFA's World Cup Finals: getting the event.
Part 2. FIFA and the Collapse of Empire.
6. FIFA and Africa.
7. FIFA and Asia.
8. FIFA and the former Soviet Union.
9. FIFA's final frontier - USA '94.
10. Conclusion: who rules the peoples' game?.
Afterword: FIFA and the Future of World Football.
Appendix: VISION for the Future Governance of Football.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.
