Прегледни рад UDC: 316.4, JEL: F2; F22; O20 Vol. 22, број 2/2020, стр. 31-50 31 EXPATRIATION ATHLETES IN SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL: THE STATE OF THE ART Ivan Wallan Tertuliano 1 Anhembi Morumbi University, São Paulo, Brazil Bruna Alves Santana 2 Adventist University, São Paulo, Brazil Vivian de Oliveira 3 University Center IESB, Brasília, Brazil Afonso Antonio Machado 4 São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil José Maria Montiel 5 São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil Abstract: The number of athletes acting outside their countries of birth grows every year, as do those who also choose to defend another national team. Faced with this phenomenon, the objective of this study was to conceptualize the process of expatriation in two sports (Soccer and Volleyball) through an essay, in which qualitative research was used from the perspective of documentary analysis, pointing out the state of the art in this subject. The results indicate that the main reasons given by athletes to justify the expatriation process are economic and professional, such as salary and career opportunities improvement. On the other hand, the difficulties found by athletes in the process are closely related to the lack of family with the athlete after expatriation. With this, the literature points to the need for multidisciplinary preparation and monitoring for those who decide to leave their country, to avoid damages in sports performance. Keywords: Expatriation, Globalization, Sports, Athletes 1. INTRODUCTION Globalization and the new business dynamics of sport have made the number of athletes who leave their countries for professional reasons increasing (Tertuliano, Oliveira, & Santana, 2019). Football is the modality where the exchange of countries by athletes is most evident, as can be seen in the data of the Brazilian Football Confederation between 2003 and 2013. In 2003 there were 804 players who left Brazil and in 2013 there were 1.530, an 87% increase in the number of players "exported" and marketed (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol, 2016). Tertuliano (2016) points out that Pelé law contributed to this expatriation process through the free pass. Due to Pelé law, athletes and 1 Correspoding author. ivanwallan@gmail.com 2 brunnasantna@gmail.com 3 vivian_oliveira58@hotmail.com 4 afonsoa@gmail.com 5 montiejm@hotmail.com