GEOGRAPHY OF FOOTBALL: THE GLOBAL TO LOCAL

In Brazil, due to the importance of football, are territories that have their management facing the sport. However, little has been studied how these territories have been organizing themselves in space, and evaluating their dynamic evolution from its origins in England urban-industrial spreading by other continents. The work constitutes an exploratory study, showing a reflection of how football is organized, a sport of the English upper classes becoming a popular sport, present in much of the Western world. The historical covers information about a geographic look at which shows the expansion of football, as well as the organizations that made this expansion possible.