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Transfer patterns in the Swedish football clubs – a gift economy of loyalties and emotions

Herd, Katarzyna LU orcid (2023) In Soccer & Society
Abstract
This article explores how football players and scouts in Sweden narrate their stories of transfers within the Swedish football system. This article presents first-person narrations as male players as well as scouts from elite clubs were interviewed in connection to transfer patters to, from and within Sweden. The aim is to analyse how the transfer system takes shape in stories presented by scouts and players, and what it can tell about the football transfer market. The interviewed persons present story logic while constructing a narrative of transfer patterns. Theoretically, the study is framed using Marcel Mauss concept of gift economy.
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Swedish football, football players, transfer system, gift economy
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Soccer & Society
publisher
Taylor & Francis
external identifiers
  • scopus:85168494969
ISSN
1743-9590
DOI
10.1080/14660970.2023.2247350
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Transfer Patterns in Swedish Football
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English
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2023-08-21 10:36:53
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