Title: Football fandom and post-national identity in the New Europe
Abstract: Through European club football, we can begin to detect the outlines of a new Europe of competing cities and regions which are being disembedded from their national contexts into new transnational matrices. Focusing on a specific network of Manchester United fans, broadly located in the city of Manchester, this article examines the development of European consciousness among this group of individuals. This consciousness does not consist of a European supranationalism but rather of a new emphasis on the locale of Manchester and an increasing recognition that Manchester United and the city of Manchester must compete autonomously with other major clubs and cities in Europe.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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