Research Excellent Initiative grant EUR (main applicant and PI ): Sport and National Identity: Changing Citizenship and the Global Battle for Talent. After competition with international reviewers. Co-applicants and collaboration with: Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Public Administration and Sociology, the research group Citizenship, Migration & the City (CIMIC): Prof.dr. G.B.M. Engbersen (co-applicant) Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication,Erasmus Research centre for Media Culture and Communication (ERMeCC): Dr. J.C. van Sterkenburg (co-applicant). The project includes the appointment of two PhD students.