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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Contributors: Awan, Imran (Editor) ; Zempi, Irene 1984- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol Bristol University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
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Keywords:
Hate Crimes
Soccer fans > Attitudes
Soccer players > Crimes against
Soccer > Social aspects
Social Science / Criminology
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1859798322
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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:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 209 Seiten)
ISBN:9781529227208
DOI:10.51952/9781529227208