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The athlete as a commodity to be bought or sold to make a profit and the athlete as a machine, from which the maximum possible performance is expected. It is in these two metaphors that the phenomenon known internationally as football trafficking has its roots, a definition that includes both cases of trafficking and human trafficking in football. The problem, which affects thousands of young people from economically poor areas, is also widespread in other sports. The most popular narrative attributes the blame to self-styled agents and intermediaries, who take advantage of the lack of education of young people who see football and sport as their only possibility of social mobility. However, the reality is much more complex, with responsibilities shared by all the players in the system - clubs, the media, federations and national and international political institutions and, sometimes, even the families of the children involved.
L’atleta come merce da comprare o vendere per realizzare una “plusvalenza” e l’atleta come macchina, dalla quale ci si aspetta il massimo rendimento. È in queste due metafore che affonda le radici il football trafficking, definizione che comprende i casi sia di tratta che di traffico di esseri umani nel calcio e in molti altri sport e che riguarda migliaia di giovani originari di regioni povere. La narrativa che va per la maggiore attribuisce le colpe a sedicenti agenti e intermediari, i quali sfruttano l’ingenuità di giovani che nello sport intravvedono la loro unica possibilità di realizzazione. La realtà è però ben più complessa, con responsabilità condivise da tutti gli...
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