Fanatics

Taylor & Francis

Combining new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments, Fanatics offers a comprehensive and timely examination of the state of European football fandom as the game prepares itself for the next millennium. > Embracing studies of football fans across Europe, this book tackles questions of power, national and regional identities, and race and racism, highlighting the changing role of fans in the game. Combining new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments of the commercialization of the game, this fascinating book offers a comprehensive and timely examination of the state of European football supporters culture as the game prepares itself for the next millennium.The contributors, all leading figures in sports studies, consider:* whether football remains the peoples game, or if it is now run entirely by and for club owners and directors who have overseen the flotation of clubs on the stock exchange, a new focus on merchandising and the es