摘 要

英国，作为现代足球的发源地和公认的足球强国，从足球在这片土地上兴起以后就逐渐创造和发展起了历史悠久而多元化的足球文化。它的主要特点是其对骑士精神，绅士风度和公平竞赛的追求。其次英国作为一个联合王国，它的组成部分都在足球领域保持着高度的独立性和自我认同。英格兰球迷对自己所在区域或城市的球队保持着绝对的忠诚，以此作为他们的信仰，并且如果一座大城市拥有许多大俱乐部，这将是城市区域区分的重要标志。正是因为有这样独特而又丰富的城市足球文化，英格兰的许多城市得以更好地发展。同时，高度发展的球迷文化也带来了一系列的问题，比如足球流氓和骚乱。本文通过研究英国足球发展过程中的优势和不足，旨在为我国体育产业的发展提供宝贵的经验。

关键词：英国足球；球迷文化；足球文化；文化建设

Abstract

England, as the origin of modern football and an acknowledged strong football country, possesses a time-honored and highly diversified football culture, which was created and gradually developed since football became popular in this nation. Its main features is the pursuit of Chivalry, Gentility and fair competition. Moreover, as a united kingdom, the components of UK have kept their high independence and self-recognition in the field of football. England football fans are unconditionally loyal to their beloved clubs, and regard them as the beliefs of life. If a large city possesses more than one big club, than these clubs will become the symbol of different areas. It is the unique and diversified football culture that brings the further developments of many cities in England. Meanwhile, the highly developed fan culture has also caused many problems, such as football hooligans and riots. By analyzing the advantages and deficiencies of the development of British football, this thesis aims at providing more precious experiences for the development of our own sport industry.

Key Words: British football; fan culture; football culture; cultural construction

Contents

1. Introduction 1
2. The Features of British Football 2
   1. Foundation of British Football 2
   2. The Style of Gentility and Chivalry 2
   3. The Identities of Scotland and Wales 3
      1. The Identity of Scotland 3
      2. The Identity of Wales 3
3. Fan Culture in England 5
   1. A Belief of the Locals 5
   2. Clubs Distribution in One City 5
   3. City Soft Power 6
4. Conservatism: the Stumbling Block of English Football 8
   1. Match Tactics 8
   2. Players Transfer 9
      1. Players Incoming 9
      2. Players Outgoing 9
   3. Relationship with FIFA 10
5. The Dark Side of British Football Culture 11
   1. Riots and Hooligans 11
   2. Racial Discrimination 11
6. The Implications for Developing Chinese Football Culture 13
   1. The Cultural Construction of Urban Football 13
   2. Support from the Government 13
7. Conclusion 15

References 16

Acknowledgements 18

British Football: The Emblem of British Culture and Society

Introduction

Football, as the world’s most popular sport activity, enjoys high reputation on every continent, especially in Europe. It is not only a match event, but also a carrier of culture that represents the characters of a particular society. Football culture can be regarded as a complexes of different morphological features, which is created by football activities.

Therefore as a part of football culture, fans culture can reflect fans’ beliefs, values, life pursuits, mental outlooks as well as behavioral patterns, and it is the concentration and embodiment of fans’ personalities.