W. J. Murray
Auteur de The World's Game: A HISTORY OF SOCCER (Illinois History of Sports)
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de W. J. Murray
Crisis, conflict, and consensus: Selected documents illustrating 200 years in the making of Australia (1984) — Auteur — 7 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Murray, William James
- Autres noms
- Murray, Bill
Murray, W. J.
Murray, William J. - Date de naissance
- 1937-09-15
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 60
- Popularité
- #277,520
- Évaluation
- 2.9
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 12
- Langues
- 1
“In the United States the apparent absence of violence around sports events is in marked contrast to its reputation for violence in daily life. U.S. sports culture, however, is quite unlike that of the rest of the world. Spectators at U.S. football matches are people rich enough to afford the high entry charges, including many females; the cult of the traveling fan is absent, and games are conducted mainly with the television audience in mind. The worst fan-related incidents in the United States seem to be in postmatch “celebratory” riots, where much of the trouble is caused by thugs with no interest in sports taking advantage of the situation. In contrast, most soccer-related violence involves people who are deeply attached to the game.” p. 168… (plus d'informations)