Hate crime in football: how racism is destroying the beautiful game

Rates of hate crime within football have been increasing, despite the visibility of anti-racist actions such as ‘taking the knee’. With a unique collection of testimonies, this book shows that hostility is a daily occurrence for some professional football players, ranging from online threats to phys...

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Awan, Imran (Editor) ; Zempi, Irene (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol Bristol University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Hate Crimes
Soccer > Social aspects
Soccer fans > Attitudes
Soccer players > Crimes against
Social Science / Criminology
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1870337360
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Summary:Rates of hate crime within football have been increasing, despite the visibility of anti-racist actions such as ‘taking the knee’. With a unique collection of testimonies, this book shows that hostility is a daily occurrence for some professional football players, ranging from online threats to physical intimidation and violence at football matches. Bringing a range of perspectives to this widespread problem, leading academics, practitioners and policy makers shed light on the best strategies to tackle racism, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny in football
Physical Description:xvii, 209 Seiten
ISBN:9781529227185
1529227186