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The predominance of soccer in the sport and leisure habits of Spanish society
Ramón Llopis-goigsubject
Cultural Studiesmedia_common.quotation_subjectPhysical activityAdvertisingGender studiesFootballSpace (commercial competition)Style (sociolinguistics)Mass consumptionFootball teamPolitical scienceSituatedDreammedia_commondescription
The recent victories of its national football team in the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 Euro Cups have situated Spain in the first place in the FIFA worldwide ranking, and provided it with widespread international recognition for both its decisive wins and the team's playing style. These victories mark the culmination of a dream long pursued by numerous players and coaches in Spanish football, but also by a Spanish society that is passionate about football. This article provides a descriptive overview of Spaniards' attachment to football, and tries to show its predominance in the sport and leisure habits of Spanish society. This task has been approached using diverse secondary sources to examine the three dimensions that best define the sport today: its condition as a physical-sport activity; its character as a performance presented by professionals and directed towards mass consumption; and its configuration as a space in which strong identification dynamics are produced.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-31 | Sport in Society |