Country Analysis Through Soccer

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Country Analysis through Soccer (Football)

Introduction
There is no way for the fans to get into the soccer field to see an unexciting or boring game. While the two biggest rivalries playing each other, the field usually will be full of fans and the tickets will be sold out earlier. Not only the fans want to get inside the field to support their own team, but also the athletes will play as hard as they can to win the game. For example, Red Sox and Yankees, Lakers and Celtics. Narrow down to the soccer teams, as known as the biggest rivals in Premier League are Liverpool and Manchester United, in La Liga, when Barcelona and Real Madrid playing the each other, always making the press, people or fans’ eye contact. In Japan professional soccer …show more content…

collectivism (IDV), Uncertainty avoidance index (UAI), Masculinity vs. femininity (MAS), Long-term orientation vs. short-term orientation (LTO), and Indulgence vs. restraint (IND). I am going to analyzing that the how those dimensions will influence the Japan’s soccer culture. According to the website Hofstede Insight, Japan’s score in each are Power distance index 54, Individualism 46, Masculinity 95, Long-term orientation 88. Indulgence 42. In section Masculinity and Long-term orientation Japan’s score are higher than the other country. The effect of these two is that men will have a higher social status, which will create a good social status if they play well in society. The majority of people are also male football, which is more popular in Japan. Again, it's long-term, and I think it means that the team is going to have to run a place for a long time and have a long-term plan, not a short one. I think Japan is now pushing its dependency on whatever sport it …show more content…

He told me even though he is not originally from Tokyo, he knew that these team are the rivalry. Because these teams are in the same division currently, the soccer fans have few chance to see Tokyo Derby. On the other hand, Yurina Enjo told me that they are same area’s team, they want to beat each other and represent “This team is real Tokyo’s team”. Second, each team have Talent players and their fans cheering for their own team. Also, she told me in J league also have another derby which is Seresso Osaka and Gamba Osaka. She had an been to seen Osaka derby that the game result is not important for her, is about the experience fans cheer for the player they like and the team. The fans are really royalty. In Japan, most of the fans are will follow the team for a long period. I ask about why she support Seresso Osaka, she told me that she watch with her father when in her childhood. When she grew up, it is nature that she become Sersso’s