Football has always been so much more than the billionaire buyers and seven-figure signing fees. With the women's game now more popular than ever, one thing is clear: when it comes to football, only half the story is usually told. Would the Lionesses ever have roared without the Munitionettes? If you look beyond the men in suits at FIFA and the corporate World Cup, you'll find a history unparalleled in the world of sport.
From England, France and Germany to Palestine, South Africa and Brazil, A People's History of Football reveals how the 'beautiful game' has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people and protesters around the world.
This entertaining history from below is beautifully rendered by award-winning illustrator Lelio Bonaccorso, bringing players from history to life in vivid colour. From the game's unruly feudal origins right up to the present day, immerse yourself in the stories of professionals and amateurs alike, and feel the powerful force of a game that is as generous as it is subversive.
Recenzijas
'What would have happened if Roy of the Rovers had got himself an Open University history degree? What happens when you put Eduardo Galeano in charge of a graphic novel. Now we know, you get A People's History of Football. Delightfully illustrated, smartly organised, and deftly argued. A pleasure from start to finish' -- David Goldblatt, writer, academic, broadcaster, author of Injury Time 'The love for football shines through in this beautifully-illustrated, humanist history of the sport - the perfect antidote with those fans disillusioned with the modern game, and a reminder that its still worth fighting for' -- David Squires, artist and Guardian cartoonist, author of The Illustrated History of Football
Origins
'Folk football' kicks off
Birth of an industrial sport
Reappropriation
The people's game
Internationalisation
The Football Railway Company
Emancipations
The munitionettes
Dribbling: a decolonial art
Resistances
The paper man
The Starostine brothers
Independences
Pan-African football
Dribblers Social Club
Fervors
Diego, God and the Devil
Revolutions
Ultras Ahlawy
Women's football against the sports patriarchy
Mickaėl Correia is a journalist at Mediapart. He is the author of several books, and his work focuses on social and ecological struggles as well as working-class culture. He has written for Le Monde Diplomatique, Le Canard Enchaīné and La Revue du Crieur. His passion for football began when he was 4, with kickabouts on the streets of Roubaix.
Jean-Christophe Deveney is a French comic book writer whose many publications include adaptations of stories by Haruki Murakami.
Lelio Bonaccorso is an award-winning Italian comic artist and illustrator. He has published extensively in the international arena, including for major American comic book publishers like Marvel and DC.
Fionn Petch is a Scottish translator with a doctorate in philosophy from the National University of Mexico. As a translator, he has translated fiction, poetry, drama and children's books. He also works on books and exhibition catalogues on art and architecture. Among his noted translations are A Straggly Smile by Vanessa Saint Cyr, The Distance Between Us by Renato Cisneros and Fireflies by Luis Sagasti.
