Media, Big men and Power Struggles in Football Bodies: Framing the Impasse between the ZIFA and PSI leadership in Selected Media

• Published in: Critical arts Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 69 - 84
• Main Authors: Bare, Kudzai Sheryl, Ncube, Lyton, Chibuwe, Albert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durban Routledge 04.03.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Big men; Factionalism; Football; Frame analysis; Framing; Journalists; Leadership; Mass media; Media; Men; Power; PSL; Sports; ZIFA; Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe

Power struggles, factionalism and chaos in football management bodies are a common phenomenon in Zimbabwe. Journalists and the media play a crucial role in these power struggles. However, growing literature on communication and sport in Zimbabwe has under-theorised the subject. Deploying framing the...