Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira Filho,José Hildo de
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Vibrant
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Resumo: Abstract Outside of Europe’s top football leagues, migrant athletes are often subjected to short-term contracts, poor housing conditions, isolation and the ever-present risk of premature career termination due to injuries. This paper is part of a current multi-sited ethnography on Brazilian futsal and football migrants in Central and Eastern Europe. It is based on life-history interviews with migrant players and uses transnational lenses to approach sports migrants’ movements in these regions. The study conceptualises futsal and football as an ethnographic continuum. Football and futsal players participate in similar processes of early professionalisation. However, at the ages of 16 or 17, athletes become professionals in either football or futsal, seeking specialisation. The role that borders, families, injuries and emotions play in the lives of sports migrants are also analysed. The current study presents a diversified narrative of contemporary sports migration movements.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
title Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
spellingShingle Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
Oliveira Filho,José Hildo de
Borders
Central and Eastern Europe
futsal migration
football migration
title_short Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
title_full Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
title_fullStr Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
title_full_unstemmed Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
title_sort Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives
author Oliveira Filho,José Hildo de
author_facet Oliveira Filho,José Hildo de
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira Filho,José Hildo de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Borders
Central and Eastern Europe
futsal migration
football migration
topic Borders
Central and Eastern Europe
futsal migration
football migration
description Abstract Outside of Europe’s top football leagues, migrant athletes are often subjected to short-term contracts, poor housing conditions, isolation and the ever-present risk of premature career termination due to injuries. This paper is part of a current multi-sited ethnography on Brazilian futsal and football migrants in Central and Eastern Europe. It is based on life-history interviews with migrant players and uses transnational lenses to approach sports migrants’ movements in these regions. The study conceptualises futsal and football as an ethnographic continuum. Football and futsal players participate in similar processes of early professionalisation. However, at the ages of 16 or 17, athletes become professionals in either football or futsal, seeking specialisation. The role that borders, families, injuries and emotions play in the lives of sports migrants are also analysed. The current study presents a diversified narrative of contemporary sports migration movements.
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