Informationen zum Autor Edited by Brown, Sean Klappentext Presents an investigation of how football supporters around the world express themselves as followers of teams. This book highlights how fans express themselves and their commonalities. It also presents a global picture of fan culture. It shows that the role of a football fan is laced with commonalities! irrespective of geography or culture. Zusammenfassung This collection brings together scholars from across the world and shows that while every group of fans around the world has its own characteristics, the role of a football fan is laced with commonalities, irrespective of geography or culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis The US National Team: Never a Home Field Advantage. The Bangal Beats the Ghati: West Bengal versus East Bengal:A Lost Nationalist Tale. Football Fans in Italy. Hooliganism Goes Global! Violence in Global Soccer. Football Fans in Southern California: Cyber Space Football. Manchester United fans and Malcolm Glazer. Senegal Goes Global: A Universal African Spanish Ultras! A New Breed of Football Fan: Spain and its Footballing Army! Japanese Soccer Fans! Living for the National Team: Football Fan Culture in Brazil! Fan Culture in Argentina

Autorentext
Edited by Brown, Sean

Klappentext

Presents an investigation of how football supporters around the world express themselves as followers of teams. This book highlights how fans express themselves and their commonalities. It also presents a global picture of fan culture. It shows that the role of a football fan is laced with commonalities, irrespective of geography or culture.

Zusammenfassung
This collection brings together scholars from across the world and shows that while every group of fans around the world has its own characteristics, the role of a football fan is laced with commonalities, irrespective of geography or culture.

Inhalt

The US National Team: Never a Home Field Advantage. **The Bangal Beats the Ghati: West Bengal versus East Bengal: A Lost Nationalist Tale. **Football Fans in Italy. **Hooliganism Goes Global, Violence in Global Soccer. Football Fans in Southern California: Cyber Space Football. Manchester United fans and Malcolm Glazer. Senegal Goes Global: A Universal African Spanish Ultras, A New Breed of Football Fan: Spain and its Footballing Army, Japanese Soccer Fans, Living for the National Team: Football Fan Culture in Brazil, Fan Culture in Argentina