Hate Crime in Football
Book description
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…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Hate Crime in Football as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this an enlightening read about an issue that I thought I knew well. Football has made significant progress in highlighting and tackling bigotry and discrimination in the game over the last 30 years or so.
However, this edited volume reminds us that there is still a long way to go. It’s an academic work that contains chapters covering many aspects of hate crime and how they manifest themselves on matchdays, in the boardroom, and online.
I learned a lot from this volume, and I feel it should be compulsory reading for anyone responsible for running the contemporary game.
From Jon's list on parts of football that you havent read.
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