Precariousness in Portuguese football: social causes and risks to sporting integrity
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7458/SPP202410633392Keywords:
illegal precariousness, legal precariousness, objective precariousness, subjective precariousness, match-fixingAbstract
Based on documental analysis and professional footballers´ experiences and perceptions, this paper examines the social causes of precariousness in Portuguese professional football and the risks it poses to sporting integrity. It´s concluded that, more than the specific conditions of this professional activity, precariousness in Portuguese football is due above all to a set of organisational “bad practices” and illegal forms of contracting that exacerbate the circumstances in which footballers work and expose them to exploitative situations that are potentially harmful to sporting integrity.
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