The book is devoted to the phenomenon of football in the Balkans. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the political instrumentalisation of football and its social significance in the region.

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Dariusz Wojtaszyn is Professor of Modern History at the University of Wroclaw (Poland), Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna (Austria), a member of the Expert Board for the history of football in the GDR at the German Football Association, and a member of Sport History/Sport Studies Austria and ISHPES. Maro Melichárek is Assistant professor of Modern European and Balkan History at Pavol Jozef afárik University in Koice, Visiting Researcher at Balkan Studies Center (BSC)-International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a member of the Balkan History Association. Melichárek has received several domestic and international grants and is a two-time Visegrad scholarship holder.

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Table of Contents

1. Football between History, Politics, Society, and Culture: Introduction (MaroS Melichárek and Dariusz Wojtaszyn)

2. A Popular Game in Dracula's Land? A Socio-Historical Overview of Romanian Football (Andrei Antonie)

3. From Commons to Commodity and Back Again: Football's Great Transformation in Post-socialist Romania (Razvan Papasima)

4. Yugoslav Football from Tito's Death to the Breakup of Yugoslavia: Situation and Problems in the Climate of Political Conflict (Davor Kovacic)

5. Football and Politicians: Tito, Tudman, and MiloSevic and Their Political Instrumentalization of the Social Phenomenon of Football (Maciej Górski)

6. Competing for the Nation on the Football Pitch: Ideology and Sports in Mostar (Giordano Merlicco, Danilo Kovac and Luca Alteri)

7. Greek Football of the 70s and 80s in the Memories of Polish Coaches and Footballers (Artur Pasko)

8. The Odyssey of Greek Football: Politics, Corruption and the Spirit of Division (Theofilos Pouliopoulos)

9. Conclusions (MaroS Melichárek and Dariusz Wojtaszyn)

Notes on Contributors

Index