Routledge Face to Face: Enduring Rivalries in World Soccer - Routledge

Explore the deep-rooted rivalries that have shaped world soccer since its inception as an organised sport. This Routledge academic work examines how rivalries transcend geographical and cultural boundaries, examining local, regional, national and continental conflicts that define fan identities across diverse communities. From class and culture to religion and ethnicity, the book analyses how soccer rivalries reflect and reinforce human affiliations whilst investigating their long-term impact and legacy on the sport. Discover the complex interplay between football fandom and social identity, understanding why certain rivalries become perennial fixtures in sporting culture and how they resonate across barriers of space and time.