Correia, Mickael,

A people's history of soccer : a graphic chronicle / texts Mickael Correia and Jean-Christophe Deveney ; art Lelio Bonaccorso ; translated by Fionn Petch ; typeset by Gianluca Grasso. - English language edition. - 130 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm..

"Originally published in French as Une histoire Populaire du football by Mickael Correia, Jean-Christophe Deveney and Lelio Bonaccorso. Based on M. Correia, Une histoire Populaire du football, Paris, La Découverte, 2018." --Title page verso.

'Folk football' kicks off -- Birth of an industrial sport -- The people's game -- The football railway company -- The Munitionettes -- Dribbling the ball, a decolonial art -- The paper man -- The Starostin brothers -- Pan-African football -- Dribblers Social Club -- Diego, God and the Devil -- Ultras Ahlawy -- Women's football against the sporting patriarchy. Origins. Reappropriation. Internationalisation. Emancipations. Resistances. Independences. Fervours. Revolutions.

From England, France and Germany to Palestine, South Africa and Brazil, soccer has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people and protesters around the world. From the game's unruly feudal origins right up to the present day, this illustrated edition of the rebellious, grassroots history of soccer brings players to life in vivid color in the stories of professionals and amateurs alike.


Translated from the French.

ISBN: 9780745352398 0745352391

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Soccer--History--Comic books, strips, etc.
Soccer--Social aspects--Comic books, strips, etc.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Adaptations en romans graphiques..

Dewey Class. No.: 796.334/09