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Sport Diplomacy: FLN Football team in Yugoslavia

In March 1961 football team of the Algerian nationalist movement, "Front de libération nationale" (FLN) played a total of five matches in Yugoslavia. In the paper, the event is studied as a tool of sports diplomacy, where both sides aimed at creating a positive image of the Algerian fight for independence among the public of the host country. For the FLN it meant gaining international support, while Yugoslav side tried to explain and justify its vast diplomatic and material aid provided to the Algerians. Yugoslav side also tried to impress the Algerian football delegation in an attempt to influence the leadership of the FLN, which they were convinced would soon lead the independent Algerian state

Yugoslavia ; Algeria ; Front de libération nationale ; Football ; Public diplomacy

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