Football in the Balkans I 1st Edition

Sharp, provocative, and deeply researched, Football in the Balkans I (1st Edition), edited by Wojtaszyn, Dariusz and Melichárek, Maroš, redefines how we read the game in Southeastern Europe. This compelling collection brings together historians, sociologists, and sports scholars to chart football’s role across the Balkans—from Belgrade and Zagreb to Sarajevo, Sofia, Skopje and Tirana—showing how stadiums became stages for politics, identity and social change.

Explore layered, region-specific essays that trace the sport’s evolution under Ottoman legacies, interwar tensions, socialist institutions, wartime ruptures and post‑socialist transformations. Each chapter combines archival research, local case studies and sharp analysis to illuminate club rivalries, fan cultures, migration, media representation and the intersections of nationalism and belonging. The result is a richly documented, interdisciplinary portrait of football as both pastime and powerful social force.

Scholars, students and devoted fans of Balkan football will find this volume indispensable: it offers fresh perspectives for research, teaching and informed conversation about sport and society in Southeast Europe. Clear, authoritative and engagingly written, the book bridges academic rigor and accessible storytelling—perfect for anyone seeking to understand how football reflects and shapes the region’s history and contemporary life.

Add an essential resource on Balkan sports history to your library. Order your copy of Football in the Balkans I (1st Edition) today and deepen your understanding of football’s lasting impact across the Balkans.

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