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Poli, Raffaele
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Global study of football expatriates (2017-2023)
2023-05-10, Poli, Raffaele, Besson, Roger, Ravenel, Loïc
This report studies the presence of expatriate footballers in 2,200 clubs participating in 135 leagues around the world: 83 from UEFA member associations and 52 from associations belonging to other confederations. In total, we analysed the origin of 62,610 players who were in the first team squad of their employer club on May 1st, including 14,405 expatriates.
Production de footballeurs, réseaux marchands et mobilités professionnelles dans l'économie globale: le cas des joueurs africains en Europe
2008, Poli, Raffaele, Piguet, Etienne, Praichaux, Jean
Cette thèse de doctorat en géographie humaine étudie le commerce et les migrations internationales des footballeurs africains vers et à l‘intérieur de l’Europe à travers un cadre théorique relationnel. L’objectif est de mieux comprendre à travers l’étude de cas des joueurs africains différents mécanismes ayant plus largement cours dans le contexte de l’économie globale, tels que la nouvelle division internationale de travail, la mise en place de réseaux de production globaux et la segmentation des marchés du travail. La thèse plaide pour la prise en compte de l’enracinement social de l’action économique et des réseaux comme unité analytique fondamentale pour comprendre le processus de globalisation.
Migrations and trade of African football players : historic, geographical and cultural aspects
2006, Poli, Raffaele
Professional football clubs worldwide are recruiting an increasing number of African players. While the underlying vested interests for profit and business are important, it is on a cultural level that this phenomenon has its greatest impact. The African football player as a popular icon, ambassador and mediator, is invested with a triple role, which is often difficult for him to assume. Indeed, of the multitude of young candidates who exile them-selves for football, only a handful of them manage to pursue a successful career. However, due to the prevailing context of media over-exposure of football, millions of young Africans dream of leaving their country by playing this sport. In many sub-Saharan African countries football is being increasingly considered as a separate career path altogether.