ABSTRACT
The concept of social capital has acquired an influential position in the academic debate on the nature of contemporary sport. This is true not only within the field of sports studies, but also within the more general theor etical framework of social and political sciences. Cooperation, trust, loyalty and respect for rules and adversaries are all considered natural outcomes of social interaction during sport practice or participation in sport governance activities. For this reason, sport practice is considered a ‘school for democracy’.
