Working within the context of Zagreb, Croatia, this book offers an in-depth ethnography detailing fans' interactions with the police, club management, state authorities and other fan groups, and examining themes ranging from politics, socialization, masculinity, sexuality and violence to fan authenticity.

Andrew Hodges is a social anthropologist working at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in Regensburg, Germany. His main research interests include the anthropology and sociology of football fandom, minority language activism, and the politics of knowledge production. He has written extensively about left and progressive fan initiatives in Zagreb, Croatia, and about Croatian minority activist networks in Serbia, analyzing them both as social movements.

Introduction: Football Fandom in the European Semi-Periphery, 1. Football Fandom and Post-Socialist Transformation in Zagreb, Croatia: a Historical Sociology, 2. Ethnography: Positionality, Approach, Methods, 3. Everyday Fandom in Zagreb, 4. Police Practices and Repression, 5. Political Ideologies and the Fan Movement, 6. Gender, Sexuality and Violence, 7. Banter, Urban-Rural Hierarchies and Political Correctness, 8. Fan Authenticity and International Networks, Conclusion: The 'New' Europe in Crisis?