2013
DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2013.790376
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London is Just Around the Corner: Belgium, Britain and Sport

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“…In a situation where mobility was far more complex, football was played 'in the village' or, for German and Belgian soldiers in the country, behind the front line. 211 In Belgium, it became a calling card for 'Poor little Belgium' 212 through the creation of a football team, the Front Wanderers, 213 who carried the good word of the Belgian authorities to British, French and Italian football grounds. All these factors explain the second rapid popularization and democratization that took place in the aftermath of the War.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a situation where mobility was far more complex, football was played 'in the village' or, for German and Belgian soldiers in the country, behind the front line. 211 In Belgium, it became a calling card for 'Poor little Belgium' 212 through the creation of a football team, the Front Wanderers, 213 who carried the good word of the Belgian authorities to British, French and Italian football grounds. All these factors explain the second rapid popularization and democratization that took place in the aftermath of the War.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, there are three daily sport newspapers, and several daily television debates and shows about soccer during the entire week. For Belgian people, cycling takes a similar central place in their national sport identity (12) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Sport was seen as very useful but only as a supplement to rational gymnastics. After various disciples of Swedish gymnastics had manifested themselves as pioneers of the sport movement in Belgium (Clément Lefébure, for example, founded the Belgian Olympic Committee in 1906), a tightening up took place after the 'excessive' Olympic Games in London in 1908 (Delheye, Knuts, & Ameye, 2013). Opposition to competitive and excessive sports was present already before the turn of the century, primarily in medical circles.…”
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confidence: 99%