“…Sports like football are part of these processes, moving money and players across borders (Campbell, 2011; Carter, 2013), and promoting images, celebrities, and brands through the global media (Cashmore, 2004; Gilmour and Rowe, 2010). Players and the media convey ideas about gender, race, and the nation (Falcous and Maguire, 2006; Maguire, 2011a, 2011b; Rowe, 2010; Silk and Andrews, 2001), especially in global spectacles like the Olympics or the World Cup (Horne and Manzenreiter, 2004). Football, therefore, is a complex, contradictory space where local actors can forge ‘transnational connections and global consciousness’ (Giulianotti and Brownwell, 2012: 214).…”