Why Minorities Play or Don't Play Soccer : A Global Exploration (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Minorities and The Global Game Kausik Bandyopadhyay  2. Forgotten Fields? Centralizing the Experiences of Minority Ethnic Men’s Football Clubs in England Daniel Burdsey  3. Playing Games with ‘Race’: Understanding Resistance to ‘Race’ Equality Initiatives in English Local Football Governance Jim Lusted  4. North or South? Darron Gibson and the Issue of Player Eligibility Within Irish Soccer David Hassan, Shane McCullough and Elizabeth Moreland  5. Deutschland uber Alles: Discrimination in German Football Christos Kassimeris  6. The Dream of Social Mobility: Ethnic Minority Players in Danish Football Clubs Sine Agergaard and Jan Kahr Sørensen  7. The Promise of Soccer in America: the Open Play of Ethnic Subcultures Derek Van Rheenen  8. Association Football to Futbol: Ethnic Succession and the History of Chicago-Area Soccer Since 1920 David Trouille  9. No Single Pattern: Australian Migrant Minorities and the Round Ball Code in Victoria Roy Hay and Nick Guoth  10. In Search of an Identity: The Muslims and Football in Colonial India Kausik Bandyopadhyay  11. Colonial Legacy, Minorities and Association Football in Kenya Wycliffe W. Simiyu Njororai  12. Not Just for Men: Israeli Women Who Fancy Football Amir Ben-Porat