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Football, Community and Social Responsibility: Everton’s ‘Blue Family’ and Sport at the Service of Humanity book cover

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Football, Community and Social Responsibility Everton’s ‘Blue Family’ and Sport at the Service of Humanity

By Chris Stone Copyright 2025
230 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book shines a light on the value and effectiveness of football clubs’ community engagement work, the cultural value of sport and the position sport plays within people’s daily lives. The book considers the deep historical roots that many football clubs have as charitable institutions within their civic locales. Including original research carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, the book... Read more

1. Virtue Ethics, Sport for Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: Football and the Common Good

2. Sport, COVID-19 and Lockdown: How the Football Industry Reacted to the Pandemic

3. Football, Charity and Tradition: The Socio-Historical Context of Everton FC and Everton in the Community

4. Emotional Labour and Authenticity in Sport for Development Work: Everton FC and its Employees

5. Sport for Development and Insecurity in the Risk Society: What Lockdown Meant for Everton in the Community and its Participants

6. Football Fandom, Devotional Leisure and Everyday Social Welfare: When the Meaning of Life (and Sport) is Questioned

7. Solidarity, Civil Welfare and Football at the Service of Humanity: Reflections on the Meanings of Football and its Future for the Common Good

Biography

Chris Stone is a Research Fellow at The University of Nottingham, UK and was previously Research Associate at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

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