This book presents a series of fascinating case studies that show how the lives and bodies of clubs, players and fans around the world are enmeshed with politics.

Introduction: Understanding the Connection Between Football, Identity and (P)politics, 1. "Show Respect to Our Anthem": Identity Politics and National Team Football in Northern Ireland, 2. From 'Billy Boys' to 'Ulster Boys'?: Sectarianism, Northern Ireland Supporters, and the Emergence of the 'Green and White Army', 3. Two Sides Still at Play 20 Years After the Good Friday Agreement, 4. 'Poppies in the Field': The Spectacularization of Military Remembrance in British Football, 5. Football in 'French' Algeria and 'Algerian' France: From Colonisation to Globalisation, 6. Enduring Passions: Football, Peronism and the Politics of National Identity in Argentina, 7. "Defenders of European Culture" - 'Refugee Crisis', Football Hooliganism, and the Right-Wing Shift in Europe, 8. "Ehhhhh pu!... what?": A Critical Conversation about Mexican Football Fandom and the Word at the Center of a Homophobic Chant, 9. Regional Politics of Place-Making and (Un)Belonging through Language at a Derby Football Match in the South of the Netherlands, 10. Rescuing Football Clubs by Supporters: The Role and Forms of Social Capital, 11. The Political Economy of Grassroots Football: From Obscurity to Austerity