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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.
Contents
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
