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An analysis on 4.761 footballers
Researchers of the Sport and Nation Programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam conducted an analysis on 4.761 footballers, derived from the fifteen national teams that competed in at least ten editions of the World Cup between 1930 and 2018, which comprises of 301 foreign-born football players.
Explore their data, findings and conclusions in this article in Comparative Migration Studies.
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We. We are the best
Helping students define nationalism by looking at photos of football matches and reflecting on the main expressions of it in the stadiums.

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How is the gender pay gap reflected in women’s football and what can be done to change it? How do we help students reflect on this?

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How did football evolve over time in both the Congo and Belgium? How has football (environments) been used beyond playing a sport? This is a learning activity to help students explore these topics.

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Students can explore 19th and 20th century global history through the cultural spread of the game.
We. We are the best
Helping students define nationalism by looking at photos of football matches and reflecting on the main expressions of it in the stadiums.
Equal Pay for Equal Play
How is the gender pay gap reflected in women’s football and what can be done to change it? How do we help students reflect on this?
Football, Colonialism, and Migration
How did football evolve over time in both the Congo and Belgium? How has football (environments) been used beyond playing a sport? This is a learning activity to help students explore these topics.
Spread of football as cultural history
Students can explore 19th and 20th century global history through the cultural spread of the game.
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