As football clubs have become luxury investments, their decisions increasingly mirror those of any other business organisation. Football supporters have been en

This book explores the tradition of left wing political thinking in the culture of fans of professional football in Europe. It sets out to chronicle and celebra

This examination of changes taking place in the world of football focuses on its growing commercialization. It covers such topics as fans becoming shareholders,

‘Mercenaries’, ‘cheats’, ‘destroying the soul of (English) football’, ‘destroying the link between football clubs and their supporters’: foreign

Managing Football is the first book to directly respond to the rapid managerial, commercial and global development of the sport and offers a thorough analysis o