Coming in From the Margins: Ethnicity, Community Support, and the Rebranding of Australian Soccer

James Skinner; Dwight H Zakus; Allan EDWARDS

doi:10.1080/14660970802009007

Coming in From the Margins: Ethnicity, Community Support, and the Rebranding of Australian Soccer

James Skinner, Dwight H Zakus, Allan EDWARDS

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This essay traces the various changes to soccer in Australia as it seeks to move into the mainstream of national and international sport. A reorganized national sport governing body, the Football Federation of Australia, a new national professional competition in the A-League, new television revenues, and membership in the Asian Football Confederation point to the changes that will lead Australian soccer into the mainstream of the 'world game'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	394-404
Number of pages	11
Journal	Soccer and Society
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970802009007
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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