Foreign Players and Football Supporters

What is it about?

Foreign footballers have been accused of destroying the link between clubs & supporters. Foreign players and football supporters is the first academic book to look at this question. It shows 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 supporters’ attachment to their club in the European Union.

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Why is it important?

Divided into three case studies on Glasgow (Celtic & Rangers), Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal, the book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to chart the evolution of the link between supporters and club between 1995 and today. It is based on extensive research through the press, as well as interviews. It provides an excellent read for students & researchers in Sports Studies, Politics, European Studies, French Studies and other Social Sciences, or to anyone interested in mass spectator sport