A fascinating examination of the UltraS - the Italian hardcore, neo-fascist fans attached to the two main football clubs in Rome - the Boys at AS Roma and the Irriducibili at SS Lazio. This is a unique and incredibly interesting study of a group that had not been examined in depth before now.
Alberto Testa is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the Law School (University of West London); his research interests centre on extremism; policing accountability and hooliganism. Testa is a regular contributor to media (BBC/CBC/CNN) and online social media. Gary Armstrong is a Reader in the School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, London, and author of Football Hooligans (Berg).
a highly original and empirically rich study on the inner
life-world of two of the most renowned groups of Italian
neo-fascist football supporters, the Boys and Irriducibili of the
Rome-based teams AS Roma and SS Lazio respectively
*Sport in Society*
a unique and important contribution to the understanding of Italian
hardcore fan culture by providing interviews and insights into this
controversial, yet little known, subculture
*Sociology of Sport*
a text that has no equal. The authors had unprecedented access to
the inner workings of each organisation…intriguing,
thought-provoking, and academic at the same time. Think of it as
the Donnie Brasco of Italian football
*International Soccer Network*
interesting and insightful…a journey into the heart of an otherwise
shrouded society of extremely loyal and stoic neo-fascist
groups
*blurbhack.com*
a factual and open report on the hardcore UltraS…The great success
of the book is showing the depth behind the UltraS, not just their
politics but the people who are the driving force behind their
actions
*Forsa Italian Football*
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