The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Master's Theses Summer 8-1-2021 Different Class: The Creation of the Premier League and the Commercialization of English Football Colin Damms Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses Part of the Cultural History Commons, and the European History Commons Recommended Citation Damms, Colin, "Different Class: The Creation of the Premier League and the Commercialization of English Football" (2021). Master's Theses. 848. https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/848 This Masters Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. REFER TO THE DOCUMENT GUIDELINES FOR ADDITIONAL FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS by Colin Damms A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Humanities at The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Approved by: Dr. Allison Abra, Committee Chair Dr. Brian LaPierre Dr. Kevin Greene August 2021 COPYRIGHT BY Colin Damms 2021 Published by the Graduate School ABSTRACT This project examines how English football evolved from a culture of hooliganism and poor upkeep into a popular and enterprising industry across the globe. The Premier League and its stars marketed the English game and its culture worldwide. Since the 1990s England has established itself as the leading club footballing nation. I argue that through football, and the culture and economics behind it, we can see the ways in which England attempted to change its image in the modern world.