Team GB, or No Team GB, That Is The Question: Olympic Football and the Post-War Crisis of Britishness

Neil Ewen

doi:10.1080/17460263.2012.681357

Team GB, or No Team GB, That Is The Question: Olympic Football and the Post-War Crisis of Britishness

Neil Ewen

University of Winchester

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Abstract

This article explores the furore surrounding the proposed creation of a ‘Team GB’ football team for the London 2012 Olympics, contextualizing it historically within the post-war crisis of Britishness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-324
Journal	Sport in History
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17460263.2012.681357
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2012

Keywords

Britishness
Team GB
London 2012 Olympics

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