FIFA and the "Chinese Question", 1954-1980: an exercise of statutes

Abstract: Mainly concentrating on FIFA internal documents the article analyses how the world football federation reacted to the People's Republic of China’s claim to exclusive representation; this claim was a problem because the football association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) had been affiliated to FIFA in 1954. How did FIFA, despite its "one country – one association" rule, succeed to integrate permanently both Chinese football associations into its constituency? It is argued that both FIFA's statutes and the vicissitudes in the global political setting contributed to this success. After much debate and a contemporary withdrawal in 1958 the People's Republic rejoined FIFA in 1979/80 although they had failed in ousting Taiwan from membership

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: FIFA and the "Chinese Question", 1954-1980: an exercise of statutes ; volume:31 ; number:1 ; year:2006 ; pages:69-72 ; Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; Historical social research ; 31, Heft 1 (2006), 69-72

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Geschichte

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Homburg, Heidrun

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.12759/hsr.31.2006.1.69-72
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-50071
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:54 MESZ