Following the ball: African soccer players, labor strategies and emigration across the Portuguese colonial empire, 1949-1975

This article examines the experiences of African soccer players who relocated to Portugal from 1949 to the end of the colonial era in 1975, attempted to negotiate this politically-charged environment and strove to consolidate their post-athletic futures. I argue that despite the otherwise extraordin...

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Main Author: Todd Cleveland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2013-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cea/1109