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Football's Dark Side: Corruption, Homophobia, Violence and Racism in the Beautiful Game

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  • © 2014

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  1. Ellis Cashmore

    1. Staffordshire University, UK

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  2. Jamie Cleland

    1. Loughborough University, UK

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 1-13

  3. Corruption

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 14-28

  4. Homophobia

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 29-45

  5. Violence

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 46-63

  6. Racism

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 64-80

  7. Conclusion: Why Study the Dark Side?

    • Ellis Cashmore, Jamie Cleland
    Pages 81-89

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 90-106
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Association football is the richest, most popular sport in history with a multicultural global following. It is also riven with corruption, racism, homophobia and a violence that has for decades resisted all attempts to tame it. Cashmore and Cleland examine football's dark side: the unpleasant, sleazy and downright nasty aspects of the sport.

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“This book offers a series of theoretical perspectives on the ‘dark side’ of football which will be of great interest to students of cultural studies and sociology. The book will also be of interest to people who follow the game beyond academia. … a unique and invaluable resource for understanding the negative aspects of football culture.” (Steven Harkins, San Francisco Review of Books, sanfranciscoreviewofbooks.com, May, 2017)

"This research is driven throughout by a mass online survey of football supporters and this approach makes the book a unique and invaluable resource for understanding the negative aspects of football culture." - LSE Review of Books

"Amid widespread contemporary expressions of positivity regarding football's assumed social value, one might be forgiven for thinking that the game's deleterious aspects are being consigned to history. Football's Dark Side provides a critical and timely rejoinder, demonstrating that beyond the glamour and spectacle an array of serious problems and exclusions endure." Daniel Burdsey, School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Staffordshire University, UK

    Ellis Cashmore

  • Loughborough University, UK

    Jamie Cleland

About the authors

Ellis Cashmore is Professor of Culture, Media and Sport at Staffordshire University, UK. is the author of Beckham; Tyson; Making Sense of Sports and other books on social and cultural aspects of sport. You can find out more about Ellis at http://bit.ly/EllisCashmore.
 
Jamie Cleland is a Lecturer in Criminology at Loughborough University, UK. He has published widely on contemporary football fandom and identity. You can find out more about Jamie at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/staff/cleland-jamie.html.

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