The connection between nationalism and sport seems at once both obvious and manifest,
with the most lavish praise of the nation often arising at sporting events. While a sizeable …

All the hot, sweaty bodies collapsed domino-like onto the searing heat of the concrete stand.
The home team, Livorno, had just scored against Pisa, their hated local rivals. The joy …

Football fans and football culture represent a unique prism through which to view
contemporary society and politics. Based on in-depth empirical research into football in …

At a time when issues of gender and sexuality are as prominent as they have ever been,
Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides an authoritative exploration of the …

Nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, early hopes for the integration of the
post-Soviet states into a" Europe whole and free" seem to have been decisively dashed …

This article examines the lack of political pluralism and the resurgence of nationalism among
football fans in Poland. As confirmed by quantitative surveys, Polish fans align with right-or …

This qualitative study analyses whistleblowing in relation to incidents of racism in one
Norwegian Premier Division FC. Focused on stakeholder management, the paper …

Recent scholarship studying the impact of race-based prejudice has emphasized its
rampant persistence throughout all aspects of modern society, including the world of sports …

In this study, we present three 'embodiments' of post-reform footballing China. Starting in
2015, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) initiated a series of reforms to advance player …

The article is dedicated to the issue of the online racism among football fans at the time of
the COVID-19 pandemic when due to national restrictions, participation in football matches …