What is it about?
This article argues that the FIFA World Cup in 1966 served as a platform for articulating and experiencing the provincial north of England by highlighting how post-war Sheffield utilised the 1966 World Cup to promote multiple identities spanning that of a traditional, northern industrial centre to one of a modern, forward-thinking city.
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Why is it important?
This article highlights the ways in which the FIFA World Cup has been used as a mechanism for place promotion, sharing of local identity, engaging with national and international identities and challenging perceptions of the industrial city.
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This page is a summary of: Northernness, Sheffield and the 1966 World Cup: The “Steel City” on Display, International Journal of Regional and Local History, July 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/20514530.2017.1400717.
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