de Souza Iuri Salim, Morbi Murilo Dos Reis, Alves Illgner Veber Garcia, Ricci Christiano Streb, Marques Renato Francisco Rodrigues
University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Marista School, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Front Sociol. 2025 Jun 4;10:1487326. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1487326. eCollection 2025.
This study investigated the association between social inequality and the sport labor career development opportunities in Brazil. We analyzed the interrelation of Brazilian men's elite futsal players' birthplaces, the clubs' locations, and the intra-national (domestic) migratory flow among regions and states within this country. Brazil is a Global South country with a high level of social inequality where futsal is a very popular sport, with one of the most relevant men's national leagues worldwide-the (LNF). This league commonly counts on around 20 clubs, all located in the South or Southeast regions of Brazil, which are socioeconomically wealthier and with a higher Human Development Index (HDI). The aims of this study were: (a) to analyze how men professional futsal players' migratory flow occurs in Brazil, considering and relating the athletes' birthplace and the clubs' location regions; (b) to investigate players' working period in the same club and the tendencies of instability/stability in job positions; (c) to analyze relations between the socioeconomic inequality in different Brazilian regions and the athletes' migratory flow.
With a quantitative research approach, we analyzed the birthplaces and migratory flow of LNF players between 2013 and 2022. Data discussion was based on Bourdieusian Reflexive Sociology. Results showed that: LNF clubs are located in Brazilian socioeconomic richest regions, with most players born there; a minority of athletes remained working in the same club for 3 years or more.
We concluded that Brazilian men's elite futsal context reproduces socioeconomic inequalities through a very regionalized athletes' migratory flow, and provides unstable labor conditions to players, who remain for short periods joining the same club.
本研究调查了巴西社会不平等与体育劳动力职业发展机会之间的关联。我们分析了巴西男子精英五人制足球运动员的出生地、俱乐部所在地以及该国不同地区和州之间的国内迁移流动之间的相互关系。巴西是一个社会不平等程度较高的南半球国家，五人制足球是一项非常受欢迎的运动，拥有世界上最具影响力的男子国家联赛之一——巴西国家五人制足球联赛（LNF）。该联赛通常有大约20家俱乐部，都位于巴西的南部或东南部地区，这些地区社会经济较为富裕，人类发展指数（HDI）较高。本研究的目的是：（a）分析巴西男子职业五人制足球运动员的迁移流动情况，考虑并关联运动员的出生地和俱乐部所在地区；（b）调查球员在同一俱乐部的工作年限以及工作岗位的不稳定/稳定趋势；（c）分析巴西不同地区的社会经济不平等与运动员迁移流动之间的关系。
采用定量研究方法，我们分析了2013年至2022年期间巴西国家五人制足球联赛（LNF）球员的出生地和迁移流动情况。数据讨论基于布迪厄反思社会学。结果表明：巴西国家五人制足球联赛（LNF）的俱乐部位于巴西社会经济最富裕的地区，大多数球员出生在那里；少数运动员在同一俱乐部工作3年或更长时间。
我们得出结论，巴西男子精英五人制足球环境通过高度区域化的运动员迁移流动再现了社会经济不平等，并为球员提供了不稳定的劳动条件，他们在同一俱乐部停留的时间较短。
