1st Edition
Soccer and Disaster International Perspectives
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
The word disaster is much used in the world of soccer - conceding a penalty, a sending off, an untimely defeat. Comparing these with real life disasters puts things into perspective and the results of the games become insignificant. Soccer is not more important than life or death! For the first time, real life tragedies in the world of soccer are explored in one volume. From the loss of life of... Read more
Soccer Disasters: Causes, responses, legacies and lessons Darby, Johnes and Mellor 1. 'Heads in the Sand': Football, politics and crowd disaster M Johnes 2. The Hillsborough Disaster P Straton 3. The Heysel Stadium Disaster from the Perspective of Juventus F Chisari 4. The Moscow Soccer Disaster 1982 5. The 1923 Wembley FA Cup Final J Hill 6. The Ellis Park Stadium Disaster P Alegi 7. The Ibrox Disaster of 1971 G Walker 8. The 1958 Munich Air Disaster G Mellor 9. Superga's Disaster: Torino 1949 P Dietschy 10. The Alianza Disaster 1987 A Panfichi 11. The Zambian Air Disaster 1993 P Darby 12. The Kayseri Vs Sivas Soccer Disaster Y Akin
Biography
Paul Darby, Martin Johnes, Gavin Mellor
