Glasgow rangers supporters in the city of Manchester: The degeneration of a 'fan party' into a 'hooligan riot'

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-398

  Millward, Peter ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Event organization; Fan party; Football fandom; Glasgow Rangers; Hooliganism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749116237     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690209344658     Document Type: Article

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