19世纪末20世纪初足球运动的全球化

The Globalization of Football in Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century

足球运动兴起于19世纪下半叶的英国,20世纪上半叶传遍世界而逐渐发展成一项全球性体育运动。足球走出英国扩散到全球,首先是传播到欧洲国家如瑞士、德国、法国等,然后这些国家与英帝国一道推动了足球运动的全球化,美洲、亚洲和非洲的主要国家在20世纪初都接受了足球运动。西方学者在探讨足球运动全球化的动因之时,都比较强调英国人在其中扮演的角色。但笔者认为,应将足球运动全球化置于近代欧洲扩张的背景下来理解,而且足球运动全球化的过程,并不是简单的主导一传播模式的文化单向输出,其中也充满了不同主体间的互动和交流,不同地区、不同背景的传播者或对抗或合作,共同推动了足球运动的发展。

Football arose in the United Kingdom in the second half of the 19th century.It spread throughout the world in the first half of the 20th century and gradually developed into a global sport Football first spread to European countries such as Switzerland,Germany,France,etc.Then these countries and the British Empire promoted the globalization of football.The major countries in America,Asia and Africa all accepted it in the early 20th century.When discussing the causes of the globalization of football,Western scholars emphasize the role played by the British.However,the essay argues that the globalization of football should be understood in the context of the expansion of modern Europe.The globalization of football cannot be simply analyzed with dominant mode of communication.It consists of interaction and communication of various subjects.The communicators in different regions and different backgrounds may confront or cooperate to promote the development of football.