| FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association): The Men, the Myths and the Money Subjects: Sports and Leisure; Politics & International Relations; International Relations; Sport and Leisure Studies; Sports Development; Sport and Leisure Management; Individual Sports; Olympics and Paralympics; Sociology of Sport; Sport and Politics; Sports History; Elite Sport Development; Sports Policy; Sports Management; Football; Founded in 1904 by representatives of the sporting organisations of six European nations then expanding into the Americas, Asia and Africa FIFA has developed to become one of the most high profile and lucrative businesses in the global consumer and cultural industry. Recent years however have been characterised by a series of crises leaving the organisation open to critique and exposure, and creating a soap operatic narrative of increasing interest to the global media. Fascinating and provocative, this is essential reading for anybody with an interest in soccer, sport and society, sports governance, or global organisations. Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies at the University of Brighton. His most recent roles have been Director of Research & Development (Social Sciences) and Director of Postgraduate Studies (Arts). His research interests are in the sociology and socio-cultural study of sport and leisure cultures and the sociology of consumption, in particular the politics and culture of the sport spectacle. Recent books include the Dictionary of Sports Studies (Oxford University Press), The World Atlas of Sport (Myriad/New Internationalist), Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation (Routledge, edited with John Sugden), and Understanding Sport: A socio-cultural study, Second Edition (Routledge, co-author with John Horne, Garry Whannel, and Kath Woodward). |