The Relationship Between Sports and Politics According to the Theory of Gramsci

Correlation between sports and politics in modern history is clearly visible. Today, it is impossible to separate politics from sports and politics is connected with several indicators to sports. In the contemporary world, sports, government and politics are linked to each other. Today ,sports is presented as an important social factor. The role of sports in the social sciences, political science and international relations has been in deep scientific attention. This article is a descriptive-explanatory and tries to understand the social and political effects of sports. This article uses Gramsci's theory of hegemony and shows the role of sports in the building and consolidating national unity of government. This article shows the role of sports in nation building, social control, social integration. In this study we have used the method of data collection and electronic library. This article has a theoretical framework that can be used in the future studies of the relationship between sports and politics.