PROUD TO BE TUKKER. A FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE BUILDING OF LOCAL IDENTITY: THE CASE OF FC TWENTE ENSCHEDE
PROUD TO BE TUKKER. A FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE BUILDING OF LOCAL IDENTITY: THE CASE OF FC TWENTE ENSCHEDE

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the role of football clubs in the process of local identity formation in the age of globalization. The empirical base is drawn from the data collected during the fieldwork research conducted among the fans of the Dutch football club Twente Enschede. Twente is deeply rooted in the tradition of the city and the region, and at the same time involved in European international competition and global football transfer market, being exposed to pressures stemming from growing commercialization and multiculturalism in the world of football. The consequences of these processes for the local fans and local community are discussed in the article.

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