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Sacrifice for success: How coaches, athletes and managers normalise commitment and conformity in Scandinavian elite football

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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Abstract

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 507-526, May 2026.
This study examines how coaches, athletes and managers influence and reproduce cultural expectations of performance within their teams, and how athletes respond to these expectations. Methodologically, the study is based on qualitative interviews with ...