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

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,...

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Main Authors: Cashmore, Ellis. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cleland, J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Sociology.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Gender Studies.
Sociology, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137371270

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