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Dutch soccer, 3, 80–83

Glasgow. See Scottish sectarianism

Dyminskyy, Petro, 143, 152–53

globalization. See also capitalism;

nationalism

economics. See also capitalism;

American culture and, 239–40,

corruption

244–46

English soccer, 95–96

Brazilian top hats and, 119–21,

globalization and, 4–5

134–35, 138

violence and, 14, 38

English hooligans and, 94–98

elite classes, 73, 238–40

Iranian Islamic culture and,

English hooligans, 89–114

223, 233–34

death toll of, 13–14

Italian oligarchs and, 172–73

first, and Alan Garrison,

Jewish soccer and, 70–71, 84–85

89–96, 102–14

Scottish sectarianism and,

globalization and, 3–4, 96–98

37–40, 46–48

as industry, 98–102

soccer violence and, 13–15

semi-retired aging, 109–14

Ukrainian immigrant players

Tottenham fans, 77–80

and, 141–44
INDEX

Godwin, Samson, 150–53, 164

in Nazi concentration camps,

Golac, Ivan, 162–64

75–77

Johnston, Maurice, 46–48

Hakoah club, 66–68, 69, 71–75.

Juventus club, 170–77

See also Jewish soccer

Headhunters gang, 14, 101, 107

Karpaty Lviv club, 143, 149–53, 161.

Holland, 3, 80–83

See also Ukrainian immi-

hooligans. See English hooligans;

grant players

violence

Khatami, Mohammad, 219, 231–33

Hungarian clubs, 70, 85–88

Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah,

218

illiberal nationalism, 198–99

immigrant players. See Ukrainian

liberal nationalism. See Spanish

immigrant players

bourgeois nationalism

indigenous culture. See culture

literature, hooligan, 98–102

Inter Milan club, 175, 187–90

Lobanovsky, Valeri, 159–61

Iranian Islamic culture, 217–34

local culture. See culture

football revolution and, 221–23,

London. See English hooligans

233–34

Lviv. See Ukrainian immigrant

history of soccer, 223–28

players

globalization and, 233–34

Mohammad Khatami and,

Manchester City club, 79–80,

231–33

112–13

soccer control and, 229–31

Manchester United club, 3, 5, 14,

Tehran women and, 217–21

96

Ireland, 57–64

masculinity, 13–14

Islamic culture

migration, 5, 130–31. See also

bigotry and, 85, 165–66

Ukrainian immigrant players

Croatian, 12, 15–17, 20–24

Milosevic, Slobodan, 13, 18–19,

ethnic warfare and, 7–8, 15–16,

28–29

111

Miranda, Eurico, 115–19, 134–39

Iranian (see Iranian Islamic

MTK Hungaria club, 86–88

soccer)

multinational corporations, 4–5,

Israel, 81, 84, 226–27

248

Italian oligarchs, 167–92

Muslims. See Islamic culture

bribery by, 170–77

press manipulation by, 5, 170,

nationalism

172–73, 177–92

American, 246–48

referees and Italian style, 3,

English, 107–9

167–71

Hungarian, 87

Jewish, 68–70

Jewish soccer, 65–88

secular, 222–23, 234

anti-Semitism, philo-Semitism,

Serbian, 9–10, 12, 18–19, 34

and, 77–88, 109–11

soccer and, 4–6

globalization and, 70–71,

Spanish (see Spanish bourgeois

84–85

nationalism)

Hakoah club, 66–68, 71–75

Ukrainian, 155–57

Jewish athletes, 65–66

violence and, 13–14

muscular Judaism, 68–70

national teams vs. clubs, 3
INDEX

Nazi concentration camp soccer,

globalization and, 37–40,

75–77

46–48

Nigerian soccer, 141–42, 146–48,

hooligans and, 40–43

158–62. See also Ukrainian

Protestant reformation and,

immigrant players

43–46

Nordau, Max, 69

secular nationalism, 222–23, 234

Serbian violence, 7–34

Obilic club, 25–34

Arkan and, 17–25

Old Firm game, 40, 48–52, 61

Milosevic overthrow and, 28–30

oligarchs, Ukrainian, 142–44. See

Obilic club and, 25–34

also Brazilian top hats; Italian

Red Star match with Dinamo

oligarchs

Zagreb, 15–17

Ultra Bad Boys fan club, 7–13

Pahlavi dynasty, 223–28

world soccer violence and, 13–15

Partizan club, 11, 15, 19

Slovenia, 12, 20

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nasci-

soccer

mento), 121–28, 131–34

American anti-soccer lobby,

Pellizzari, Tommaso, 187–89

240–44

philo-Semitism, 81–85

author’s experience, 1–2,

Portella, José Luis, 139–40

235–36

Protestant reformation, 36, 43–46.

bigotry and (see Jewish soccer;

See also Scottish sectarianism

Scottish sectarianism;

Ukrainian immigrant play-

racism. See bigotry

ers)

Rangers Football Club. See Scot-

corruption and (see Brazilian

tish sectarianism

top hats; Italian oligarchs)

Raznatovic, Zeljko. See Arkan

culture and (see American cul-

(Zeljko Raznatovic)

ture; Iranian Islamic culture;

Real Madrid club, 2, 3, 5, 202–4,

nationalism; Spanish bour-

211–15

geois nationalism)

Red Star club, 7–8, 12, 15–17, 19,

globalization and, 1–6 (see also

22, 27, 29–30. See also Ser-

globalization)

bian violence; Ultra Bad Boys

styles (see styles, soccer)

fan club

violence, 13–15 (see also English

referees

hooligans; Serbian violence)

Italian, 167–71 (see also Italian

Souness, Graeme, 38–39, 46–48

oligarchs)

Spanish bourgeois nationalism,

Scottish, 50–51

192–216

religious bigotry. See Scottish sec-

Barca fans and, 211–16

tarianism; Serbian violence

Catalonia, Joan Gamper, and,

Reza Shah, 223–28

199–201

Romania, 204–5

FC Barcelona (Barca) club,

193–96

Sconcerti, Mario, 182–84

Franco regime and, 201–7

Scottish sectarianism, 35–64

illiberal nationalism vs.,

Belfast and, 57–64

198–99

Glasgow Rangers-Celtic rivalry,

nonviolence of, 196–98

35–37, 48–52

Hristo Stoichkov, 207–11

Findlay bigotry and, 52–57

Stoichkov, Hristo, 207–11
INDEX

styles, soccer

Ukrainian style vs. Nigerian

Brazilian, 120

style, 158–62

Dutch, 81

Ultra Bad Boys fan club, 7–15

FC Barcelona, 196

ultras, Italian, 182

globalization and, 3

United States. See American cul-

Italian, 169, 181–82

ture

Ukrainian vs. Nigerian, 158–62,

163–64

Vasco da Gama club, 115–19,

Yugoslavian, 12

134–39

Vienna. See Hakoah club

Tehran. See Iranian Islamic cul-

violence. See also English hooli-

ture

gans; Serbian violence

Teixeira, Ricardo, 126, 132

Barcelona nonviolence, 196–98

Thatcher, Margaret, 13, 95

European, 13–15

Theresienstadt camp, 75–77

Scottish, 36–37, 40–43

top hats. See Brazilian top hats

Tottenham club, 77–80, 109

women, Iranian, 217–21

tribalism. See nationalism

World Cup, 119, 122, 123, 147, 219,

Tudjman, Franjo, 15–16

221, 230, 233, 240–41

Ukrainian immigrant players,

Yids (Yiddoes), 78–80

141–66

Yugoslavia, 12, 15, 18–19. See

Edward Anyamkyegh, 141, 143,

also Croatia; Serbian

144–49, 152–53, 158–59,

violence

161–62

yuppie culture, 235–38, 246–48

coach Ivan Golac and, 162–64

globalization and, 141–44

Zanetti, Javier, 189–92

Karpaty Lviv club and, 149–53

Zionism. See Jewish soccer

racism toward, 153–58, 165–66

zurkhaneh, Iranian, 232
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