Against Modern Football: Understanding Clubs Founded and Operated by Supporters

Author:   Benjamin Perasović (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia) ,  Christian Brandt (University of Bayreuth, Germany) ,  Marko Mustapić (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia)
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Pages:   262
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
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Against Modern Football: Understanding Clubs Founded and Operated by Supporters


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Author:   Benjamin Perasović (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia) ,  Christian Brandt (University of Bayreuth, Germany) ,  Marko Mustapić (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Croatia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032805429


ISBN 10:   1032805420
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Introduction, 1. Modern Football and Two National Contexts, 2. Supporters’ Response, 3. Rebel Supporters and AMF Clubs, 4. Football Supporters Against Modern Football: Subculture, (Neo)Tribe, Social Movement, or Affective Alliance?, 5. Ethnographic Research at AMF Clubs: Behind the (Academic) Curtain, 6. Locating AMF Clubs: Case Studies of Falke and Varteks, 7. Supporters' Alienation and Emotions: Turning Points in the Foundation Process of AMF Clubs, 8. The Club Founding Process, 9. Club Governance and Organisation, 10. Supporter Culture and Identity, 11. After Our Research, 12. Conclusion

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Benjamin Perasović is Scientific Adviser at the Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar in Zagreb, Croatia and Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. His research interests include youth subcultures, sociology of sport, social movements, ethnography, and qualitative research methods. He is a member of the Croatian Sociological Association, the European Sociological Association, and the European Association for Sociology of Sport. Christian Brandt is Postdoc at the Bayreuth Centre of Sport Science at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. His research interests include football supporters, sports governance, and amateur football. He is member of the German Society of Sport Science and International Sociology of Sport Association. Marko Mustapić is Scientific Adviser at the Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar in Zagreb, Croatia and Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. His research interests include youth, sport, and cultural memory. He is currently the President of the Croatian Sociological Association and member of the European Sociological Association and the European Association for Sociology of Sport.

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