Over the past century, the impact of football on Germany has been manifold, influencing the arts, political debates, and. English Pages [] Year The Emergence of Football fuses sports history into mainstream economic, social and cultural history, setting the develo. Germany did not have professional players or a national league until the s, yet it became one of the most successful.
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Description: First Edition. New York : Berghahn Books, Cultural relations—Germany. Discrimination in sports—Germany. Soccer—Germany—Social aspects. Germany—Social life and customs. G4 ebook DDC Emonds Chapter 8. And such a sport is supposed to be desirable, even necessary for our German people? We are not as rich as other nations in national symbols and events which provide a strong collective experience. Therefore, we are all the more grateful for every event that mediates such a real sense of community to us.
It occupies heads and hearts, it turns Germany into another place, just as in a summer fairy tale, a spellbound, happy country under a black, red, and gold scarf. There has not been a party like this since November But at that time, the Germans celebrated with themselves and now they celebrate with the entire world. The game, however, was not an overnight success and took time to grow out of its predominantly middle-class enclaves.
