Thomas Adam is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas.

“The Global Spread of Football is Adam’s final puzzle piece, completing his extensive and insightful work on football and cultural transfer. Rather than writing yet another football history, Adam focuses on the moment the game left England, highlighting the mechanisms that made it a global phenomenon.” —Oliver Knabe, Assistant Professor of German, University of Dayton, USA, and Co-Editor of Football Nation (2023).“Thomas Adam’s book positions itself at the cutting edge of transnational histories of modern sport. This is a thoroughly researched and original study of the interconnections and complexities that governed the global spread of football in the late nineteenth century.” —Alan McDougall, University of Guelph, Canada.“A superb global history of football in the late nineteenth century. A must-read for scholars interested in sports or global history as well as everyone who genuinely likes history and football.” —Frank Jacob, Nord University, Norway.

• Preface ; Introduction; 1. The English Cradle of Modern Football; 2. From Rugby and Eton to Kornthal, Cannstatt, and Braunschweig; 3. From Rugby and Kornthal to Boston and Yale; 4. From Edinburgh to Buenos Aires; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Thomas Adam is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas.

“The Global Spread of Football is Adam’s final puzzle piece, completing his extensive and insightful work on football and cultural transfer. Rather than writing yet another football history, Adam focuses on the moment the game left England, highlighting the mechanisms that made it a global phenomenon.” —Oliver Knabe, Assistant Professor of German, University of Dayton, USA, and Co-Editor of Football Nation (2023).“Thomas Adam’s book positions itself at the cutting edge of transnational histories of modern sport. This is a thoroughly researched and original study of the interconnections and complexities that governed the global spread of football in the late nineteenth century.” —Alan McDougall, University of Guelph, Canada.“A superb global history of football in the late nineteenth century. A must-read for scholars interested in sports or global history as well as everyone who genuinely likes history and football.” —Frank Jacob, Nord University, Norway.

• Preface ; Introduction; 1. The English Cradle of Modern Football; 2. From Rugby and Eton to Kornthal, Cannstatt, and Braunschweig; 3. From Rugby and Kornthal to Boston and Yale; 4. From Edinburgh to Buenos Aires; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Thomas Adam is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas.

“The Global Spread of Football is Adam’s final puzzle piece, completing his extensive and insightful work on football and cultural transfer. Rather than writing yet another football history, Adam focuses on the moment the game left England, highlighting the mechanisms that made it a global phenomenon.” —Oliver Knabe, Assistant Professor of German, University of Dayton, USA, and Co-Editor of Football Nation (2023).“Thomas Adam’s book positions itself at the cutting edge of transnational histories of modern sport. This is a thoroughly researched and original study of the interconnections and complexities that governed the global spread of football in the late nineteenth century.” —Alan McDougall, University of Guelph, Canada.“A superb global history of football in the late nineteenth century. A must-read for scholars interested in sports or global history as well as everyone who genuinely likes history and football.” —Frank Jacob, Nord University, Norway.

• Preface ; Introduction; 1. The English Cradle of Modern Football; 2. From Rugby and Eton to Kornthal, Cannstatt, and Braunschweig; 3. From Rugby and Kornthal to Boston and Yale; 4. From Edinburgh to Buenos Aires; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index