Foreign players and football supporters : the Old Firm, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain / David Ranc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ranc, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer fans--Europe--Attitudes.

Soccer fans.

Soccer--Social aspects--Europe.

Soccer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Mercenaries', 'cheats', 'destroying the soul of (English) football', 'destroying the link between football clubs and their supporters': foreign football players have been accused of being at the origin of all the ills of contemporary football. How true is this? This text looks at supporters' reactions to the increase in the number of foreign players in the very clubs they support week in week out. It shows that football supporters identify with their club through a variety of means, which may change or be replaced with others, and provides the most comprehensive view on football supporters' attachment to their club in the European Union, following the increase in European legislation.

Contents:

Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Understanding partisan identification; 2. Researching partisan identification; 3. Glasgow: the Old Firm; 4. Paris Saint-Germain*; 5. Arsenal; Conclusion*; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2026).

ISBN:

9781784990046

1784990043

9781781702246

1781702241

9781847794277

1847794270

OCLC:

818847561