Introduction...................................................................................................................10
Bernardo Buarque and Thomas Busset
Part 1. Europe
1. A sociological analysis of United Kingdom football fans: historical debates and contemporary issues.............................................................................................. 42
Jamie Cleland and Richard Giulianotti
2. Football fandom in France and Italy
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Sébastien Louis
3. A struggle between loyalty and commodification: Scandinavian football fans
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Aage Radmann, Torbjörn Andersson and Katarzyna Herd
4. From stands to forests: the development of Belgian and Dutch hooliganism
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Bertrand Fincooeur
5. Fandom, society and politics in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
.......................................................................................................................................119Christian Koller
6. The long shadow of communism, hooliganism and identity politics: contemporary football fandom in Eastern Europe.............................................................................139
Radoslaw Kossakowski
7. Football fandom in south-eastern Europe: the countries from the former Yugoslavia....................................................................................................................160
Loïc Tregoures
8. Claques, ultras and radicals: the uneven development of fandom in Spain and Portugal - a history of identities and political extremism
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Carles Viñas
Part 2. Latin America
9. A duel of "hinchadas" Chile and Argentina, a comparative study......................194
Veronica Moreira, Rodrigo Soto Lagos and Carlos Vergara
10. The field of interactions of organized supporters' groups in Brazil
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Felipe Lopes and Rosana da Câmara Teixeira
11. War and football in the Andes: organized groups of supporters in Peru and Colombia.......................................................................................................................231
Aldo Panfichi and Raul Eduardo Martínez
12. Comparative history, culture and structure of Central America's fooball fan groups...........................................................................................................................253
Onésimo Rodríguez Aguilar
13. Isolation, youthful rebellious