Provides in-depth information on the development and the situation of women's football in different European countries

Examines the experiences of female fans of men's football

Explores the experiences of top-level European women footballers

Autorentext

Gertrud Pfister is Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the author and editor of 17 books and more than 250 articles.  Her main research interest is in gender and sport.

Stacey Pope is Associate Professor at Durham University, UK. Her research interests include gender and sport, sports fandom and the sociology of football and rugby union.

Klappentext

This edited collection draws on social science approaches to provide insights into the world of women's football and female fans. Providing in-depth analysis of the development of the women's game in different European countries, it examines both the experiences of female fans of men's football and women's views, perceptions and evaluations of women's football.

Female Football Players and Fans will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of fields, including sports sociology, sport sciences, gender studies, women's studies and fandom and cultural studies.

Zusammenfassung

This volume draws upon social science and historical approaches to provide insights into the world of women's football and female fans. It gives an in-depth analysis of the development of the women's game in different European countries and examines the experiences of female fans. An overview about women's football in Europe shows the rise and development of the game and the increasing inclusion of girls and women in football and fan communities. To date, there has been a lack of research on female participation in football, but drawing on research studies from various European countries, the volume explores a range of issues, including how girls and women become football fans and players, how women combine football with their everyday lives, and how they may encounter stereotypes and barriers when they challenge male dominance by entering this traditionally male sport.

This collection will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of fields, including sports sociology, sport sciences, gender studies, leisure studies, women's studies as well as fandom and cultural studies.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Stacey Pope and Gertrud PfisterSection 1: Women's Football and Female Players2. It's Still a Man's Game? The Experiences of Top-Level European Women Footballers; Sheila Scraton, Kari Fasting, Gertrud Pfister and Ana Bunuel3. Women, Football and European Integration: Aims, Questions, Methodological and Theoretical Approaches; Gertrud Pfister4. The Beginnings of Women's Football in South-Western Germany: From a Spectacle to a Sport Event; Markwart Herzog5. Women's Football Leagues in Europe Organizational and Economic Perspectives; Marie-Luise Klein6. Outsiders on the Inside: Integrating Women's and Men's Football Clubs in England; Jo Welford7. 'Who Could Name an England Women's Footballer?': Female Fans of Men's Football and their Views of Women's Football in England; Stacey PopeSection 2: Female Football Fans and their Experiences8. A Socio-Historical Account of Female Experiences of Football's Golden Age in England; Stacey Pope and John Williams9. Is there a Life beyond Football? How Female Fans Integrate Football into their Everyday Lives; Verena Lenneis, Gertrud Pfister and Svenja-Maria Mintert10. 'One is not Born, but Rather Becomes, a Fan': The Socialization of Female Football Fans A Case Study in Denmark; Gertrud Pfister, Svenja-Maria Mintert and Verena Lenneis11. Women's Football Supporter Culture in Sweden; Aage Radmann and Susanna Hedenborg 12. Challenging or Accommodating the Football System? A Case Study of Female Football Supporter Communities in Spain; Ramón Llopis-Goig and Helena Flores13. Gender, Play and Identity: A Longitudinal Study of Structure and Agency in Female Football Fandom; Cornel Sandvoss and Emily Ball.