The Changing Face of Football: Racism, Identity and Multiculture in the English Game Book

The game of football has undergone massive changes in the past decades. One area that has attracted increasing interest in the media and amongst the pages of football magazines is the issue of race and racism in football. But until now, the complexities of the situation have often been neglected in the midst of moral activism. This highly readable book provides the first systematic and empirically grounded account of the role of race, nation and identity within contemporary football cultures. Focused around the four clubs on which the authors did their research, the book shows how different clubs understand and experience race in different ways. Looking at football at a national level, the authors trace the history of racism and hooliganism, and their impact on the contemporary game. The emphasis throughout is on the changing role of racial and ethnic identity in football over the years.Read More