Jamie Cleland is a Lecturer in the Social Science department at Loughborough University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Football in Context: Industrialism, Urbanism and Global Diffusion in History 2. Violence and Aggression: Has Football Always Been Violent? 3. The Global Game in Transition: FIFA and the Governance of Football 4. “Race,” Racism and Whiteness 5. Gender: Football Culture in Transition? 6. Rupert Murdoch and the Financial Revolution of Football 7. The Changing Nature of Football Fans 8. Celebrity Football: The Transformation of Players from Local Heroes to Global Superstars 9. The Global Game: The Development of National Football Leagues Across the World

Jamie Cleland is a Lecturer in the Social Science department at Loughborough University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Football in Context: Industrialism, Urbanism and Global Diffusion in History 2. Violence and Aggression: Has Football Always Been Violent? 3. The Global Game in Transition: FIFA and the Governance of Football 4. “Race,” Racism and Whiteness 5. Gender: Football Culture in Transition? 6. Rupert Murdoch and the Financial Revolution of Football 7. The Changing Nature of Football Fans 8. Celebrity Football: The Transformation of Players from Local Heroes to Global Superstars 9. The Global Game: The Development of National Football Leagues Across the World

Jamie Cleland is a Lecturer in the Social Science department at Loughborough University, UK.

• Introduction 1. Football in Context: Industrialism, Urbanism and Global Diffusion in History 2. Violence and Aggression: Has Football Always Been Violent? 3. The Global Game in Transition: FIFA and the Governance of Football 4. “Race,” Racism and Whiteness 5. Gender: Football Culture in Transition? 6. Rupert Murdoch and the Financial Revolution of Football 7. The Changing Nature of Football Fans 8. Celebrity Football: The Transformation of Players from Local Heroes to Global Superstars 9. The Global Game: The Development of National Football Leagues Across the World