Table of Contents

1. Football supporters and the commercialisation of football: comparative responses across Europe Peter Kennedy and David Kennedy 2. Football stadium relocation and the commodification of football: the case of Everton supporters and their adoption of the language of commerce David Kennedy 3. Football fans and clubs in Germany: conflicts, crises and compromises Udo Merkel 4. Split loyalties: football is a community business Hans K. Hognestad 5. From ‘socios’ to ‘hyper-consumers’: an empirical examination of the impact of commodification on Spanish football fans Ramn Llopis-Goig 6. Supporters Direct and supporters’ governance of football: a model for Europe? Peter Kennedy 7. Walking alone together the Liverpool Way: fan culture and ‘clueless’ Yanks John Williams 8. From community to commodity: the commodification of football in Israel Amir Ben Porat

About the Author

Peter Kennedy lectures in the Sociology of sport and health at Glasgow Caledonian University. His most recent published work is in applying sociological theories to understanding health and medicine and football supporter responses to commercialisation.





David Kennedy is Visiting Lecturer and Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University. His most recent published work is in the area of football supporters and governance of professional football clubs.