National Anthem and Nationalism in Football

摘要

The transformation of the nationalism can be traced through almost any social activity. Nationalism is also unique. It is frequently appear during international sport event, such as Olympics, World Cup, and Grand Slam Tennis Tournament. This case show that the important of us to think about relation between politics and national identity in the context of globalization, especially trough football game. Today, in the international football events such as European Cup, World Cup and Asian Cup, football can demonstrates the enduring importance of the nation as a basis of social solidarity and mobilization as community. That is why football is not only just a game, but also representation of everything that associated to nation or state. This phenomena also dynamic to constant reformulation based on "what", "who and with who" and "where", all about these. Finally, Nationalism trough national anthem, national flag and any symbols of nation can turn and also transform into spirit in football game.