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The Cultural Significance and Evolution of Football Around the World
TLDR Football has evolved from its working class origins to become a global cultural phenomenon, serving as a unifying force for diverse populations and raising questions about identity and ownership. Despite challenges such as hooliganism and wealth distribution, football continues to attract a wide audience and is gaining popularity in women's football.
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Football has become a universal cultural phenomenon and is worthy of study by historians due to its widespread influence and presence in societies around the world.
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Football is a significant cultural phenomenon that captures the attention and emotional investment of a large portion of the population, and the way a culture plays football can reveal insights about that culture.
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The tension between the working class origins and elite public school origins of football has always been present, leading to arguments over professionalism and the codification of the game in the 19th century.
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Football emerged as an industrial sport for workers in industrial towns and cities, with the early successful clubs being located in the Midlands and North of England, and later success in other countries also being focused on industrial cities rather than the capital.
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In 1913, Racing Club becomes the first Argentinian champion, marking a symbolic moment as Britain begins to retreat from Argentina and the country asserts its own independence, with football serving as a unifying force for the diverse population.
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Football in Argentina, particularly the "pee bay" style of play, predates Diego Maradona and has deep cultural significance, while the globalization of the sport raises questions about the identity and ownership of football clubs.
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English football was in decline in the 70s and 80s due to hooliganism and tragedies like the Bradford fire, Hillsborough, and Heysel, but it began to change in the early 90s with the Taylor report, which improved stadium safety, attracted different people, and made football more comfortable and appealing to a middle-class audience.
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The 90s saw an increase in middle-class attendance at football games, as well as a shift in football literature and media coverage, making football more appealing to a wider audience.
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The Bosman ruling in 1996 gave players more power to determine their own futures, and footballers in the past did not earn as much money as they do now, but the distribution of wealth in the game is still a contentious issue.
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The chairman of Juventus has suggested that football is not gaining popularity among 18 to 24 year olds due to modern attention spans, and has proposed selling subscription packages where viewers only watch the last 15 minutes of games, but there is still a growing interest in women's football.
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The ban on women's football in England was not lifted until 1968, and the women's Superleague only became fully professional two or three years ago.
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