From the archives: “The Serbian ultranationalist and neo-fascist far right have somehow managed to put…
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Time To Show The ‘West’ The Real ‘Balkans’
For many, Balkan football is the epitome of violence, ethnic hatred and nationalism. Chris Etchingham…
Against Progress: A Manifesto
Perspectives must be fashioned that displace & estrange the world, reveal it to be, with…
The Fall of the Bulgarian Giants
Their players once held ranks within the communist government’s most powerful ministries, only to be…
The Democratic ‘Hooligan’? Radical Democracy and Social Protest Amongst Football Fans in Croatia
We are currently witnessing ‘football fan tribes’[1] all over Europe being under ever-increasing scrutiny for…
The Week in Pictures
The past week has been disorienting. There were moments that looked and felt like a…
Serbia is Russia Lite: Inside the Anti-Gay Hooligan State
Note: I published the following article almost exactly one year ago. In light of the…