Has the World Cup become more migratory? A comparative history of foreign-born players in national football teams, c. 1930-2018

Has the World Cup become more migratory? A comparative history of foreign-born players in national football teams, c. 1930-2018

Abstract While the presence of foreign-born footballers in national teams has a long history, it is often believed that the World Cup has become more migratory over time. The presumed increases in the volume and diversity of foreign-born footballers have, however, remained empirically untested. In t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gijs van Campenhout, Jacco van Sterkenburg, Gijsbert Oonk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Comparative Migration Studies
Subjects:
Migration
Citizenship
Nationality
Foreign-born
Diversity
History
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40878-019-0118-6

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