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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ranc, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--Scotland--Glasgow--History.

Soccer.

Soccer--Great Britain--History.

Soccer--France--Paris--History.

Celtic (Soccer team)--History.

Celtic (Soccer team).

Rangers (Soccer team)--History.

Rangers (Soccer team).

Arsenal Football Club--History.

Arsenal Football Club.

Paris-Saint-Germain-Football-Club--History.

Paris-Saint-Germain-Football-Club.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

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? Foreign players and football supporters: The Old Firm, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain is the first academic book to look 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 ma

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.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784990046

1784990043

9781781702246

1781702241

9781847794277

1847794270

OCLC:

818847561