Abstract
Italian football has been heavily politicized since its arrival on the peninsularand the fans reflect this. Since the 1980s, there has been a shift to the right onthecurveof Italian stadiums. Livorno stands apart as one of the few Italianclubs to maintain a resolute Communist identity. As a consequence of globalization, local identity has been reinforced and Livorno fans draw on a unique history to reinforce their identity. In a variety of different ways Livorno fansperform this identity and this frames their interactions with others. In so doing,they draw on a variety of Communist images and this helps define their actions.Through political protest, charity and matchday choreographies, Livorno fans reflect and resist specific aspects of football in a globalized world
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 246-261 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Soccer and Society |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Mar 2013 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Soccer & Society 2013 © Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970.2013.776471Keywords
- Livorno
- Communism
- Identity
- Globalisation
- ultras