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      Sports migrants in ‘Central’ and ‘Eastern’ Europe: beyond the existing narratives Translated title: Atletas migrantes na Europa ‘Central’ e ‘Oriental’: para além das narrativas existentes

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          Abstract Outside of Europe’s top football leagues, migrant athletes are often subjected to short-term contracts, poor housing conditions, isolation and the ever-present risk of premature career termination due to injuries. This paper is part of a current multi-sited ethnography on Brazilian futsal and football migrants in Central and Eastern Europe. It is based on life-history interviews with migrant players and uses transnational lenses to approach sports migrants’ movements in these regions. The study conceptualises futsal and football as an ethnographic continuum. Football and futsal players participate in similar processes of early professionalisation. However, at the ages of 16 or 17, athletes become professionals in either football or futsal, seeking specialisation. The role that borders, families, injuries and emotions play in the lives of sports migrants are also analysed. The current study presents a diversified narrative of contemporary sports migration movements.

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          Resumo Longe das principais ligas de futebol da Europa, atletas migrantes são frequentemente submetidos a contratos curtos, condições precárias de moradia, isolamento e o risco de interrupção prematura de suas carreiras devido a lesões. Este artigo faz parte de um projeto etnográfico multi-situado com jogadores brasileiros de futebol e futsal que atuam na Europa Central e Oriental. O presente estudo conceitua o futsal e o futebol como um continuum etnográfico. Jogadores de futebol e futsal participam em processos semelhantes de profissionalização precoce. No entanto, aos 16 ou 17 anos, os atletas se tornam profissionais no futebol ou no futsal, buscando uma especialização. O artigo também analisa o papel das fronteiras, famílias, lesões e emoções na vida dos jogadores migrantes. O presente estudo tem como objetivo mostrar uma nova narrativa sobre os movimentos contemporâneos de migração esportiva.

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                Journal
                vb
                Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
                Vibrant, Virtual Braz. Anthr.
                Associação Brasileira de Antropologia (ABA) (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                1809-4341
                2020
                : 17
                : e17704
                Affiliations
                [1] orgnameCharles University in Prague Czech Republic
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                S1809-43412020000100704 S1809-4341(20)01700000704
                10.1590/1809-43412020v17d704
                2f310e39-5c7f-4650-bd4b-c1d4b81dd837

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 30 January 2020
                : 29 July 2020
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                Flows, Circulations and their Opposites: Ethnographic Perspectives and Theoretical-Methodological Challenges - Bodies and (in) flows

                Futsal,Borders,Central and Eastern Europe,futsal migration,football migration,Fronteiras,Europa Central e Oriental,Migração esportiva,Futebol

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