Paradoxes of football professionalization in Sweden
A club approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12675879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Billing (Uppsala University, corresponding author), Mats Franzén (0000-0001-8022-5004, Malmö University), Tomas Peterson (Uppsala University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-99 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soccer and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14660970512331391014 |
| OpenAlex | W2169818945 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
The dismantling of the amateur rules of Swedish football in 1967 initiated the professionalization of the game in Sweden. This article analyses the impact and consequences of this development by using a comparative approach based on an examination of two clubs. The expected domination by Malmö FF in the new professionalized era is contrasted with the most unexpected success achieved by Hammarby IF. The paradoxical differences in the recent histories of these clubs reveal a differentiated picture of Swedish soccer professionalism
Amateur · Amateur sports · Club · Football · Football club · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |