Soccer Vs. The State 2nd Edition

Preface to the second edition -- Foreword by Boff Whalley -- Introduction -- History: truths and myths about football as a working-class sport -- Radical debates on football -- Football and politics -- Football's role as an 'opiate of the masses' -- Nationalism and sectarianism -- Fan violence -- The commercialization of the game and the 'new football economy' -- Bigotry in football culture -- Radical interventions in the professional game -- A stage for protests -- Social justice campaigns -- Personalities -- Teams -- Supporters -- Clubs as cooperatives, not as corporations -- Alternative football culture -- Grassroots and underground football culture -- Football for radicals -- Conclusion -- Extra time: appendix to the second edition -- Ultras in MIddle East uprisings: 2011-2013 -- Protest, intervention, change: activism in soccer -- The FIFA scandal of 2015 -- Keeping it real: alternative football cont. -- Challenging male dominance one strike at a time: the women's soccer rebellion -- Reflections and outlook: three interviews.