Creating a global identity and collapsing local identities – example of Premiership

The subject of research and the purpose this paper is to determine effects globalization on identity change within one most popular sports today, football. In order avoid generalizations in analysis, English Premiership, famous football leagues, was chosen as a case study. theoretical framework related identification local changes under influence global process, predominantly social political. time covers period from creation i.e. 1992 until today. selected influences League’s development will try clarify resulting interaction two main geographical segments - space people. With help economic financial indicators, League, which present past, into an increasingly pronounced be presented. conclusion, it found that mentioned league excellent example growing impact process sports, especially when comes world-famous