Tag Archives: Football
Ultras in Egypt
At least 73 people have been killed during a match between Egypt’s bitter footballing rivals Al Ahly from Cairo and Al Masry in Port Said. Most of those who died were young supporters and hundreds more were injured in what is Egypt’s worst footballing tragedy.
Anti-fascism on the terraces
Tranmere Rovers has always been the neglected kid brother on Merseyside, hidden beneath the shadow of the eternal Liverpool/Everton football rivalry. With neither the big money nor the big gates to propel them into premiership star status Rovers have never really competed with the glory hunters, but what they lack in big names they make [...]
When Saturday Goes
Saturday 29th October • 3pm • Football league boycott A call for every football fan to boycott the first five minutes of every League game played this Saturday to draw attention to the controversial EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) youth academies and show the strength of opposition to the proposals. We are ‘the 72 unite’, [...]
It’s kicking off!
Anarchism and football tackling from behind Welcome to one of the new Freedom newspaper feature pages – sport. We will be reporting on non-commercial grassroots activities, the stuff anarchists are involved in and those sports with radical or politically motivated fans. The marriage of anarchism and sport may sit uneasy with some people.
Punk football
News in brief from around the grounds » The first corporate sponsors of FC United of Manchester, everyone’s favourite punk football team, may have given much needed cash to the club but they won’t be getting the company’s name on the players shirts. “What we are against is putting commercial interests before those of the [...]
Soccer vs. The State book launch
Freedom are very pleased to present Anarchist, Writer and ex-Footballer Gabriel Kuhn for the launch of his new book Soccer Vs. The State. Join the author in a presentation followed by a discussion and of course a few beers… Sunday 8th May 3pm-5pm Freedom Bookshop Angel Alley 84b Whitechapel High Street London E1 7QX Map
Kicker Conspiracy: how football fell foul of the state
Interview with anarchist footballer and author about the beautiful game The Austrian-born anarchist author and former semi-professional football player, Gabriel Kuhn, recently released his newest book with PM Press, Soccer vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics. We talked to Kuhn about football, anarchism, and sports in a better world. Is there anything intrinsically [...]
Soccer vs. The State book launch
Sunday 8th May Freedom are very pleased to present Anarchist, Writer and ex-Footballer Gabriel Kuhn for the launch of his new book Soccer Vs. The State. Join the author in a presentation followed by a discussion cont…
News in brief
A quick look around the news of the day Free the Preston One! Football The plight of the football mascot – those who dress up in costume to cheer on the team and entertain the crowds at half time – has come into sharp focus as Captain Blade (Sheffield United’s pirate mascot) displayed a banner [...]
World Cup 2010: Whose Party?
A South African comrade reflects on the impact of the World Cup industry on ordinary South Africans. Whether 2010 is the “best World Cup ever” (according to FIFA President, Sepp Blatter) remains to be seen. However, it will certainly go down as one of the most interesting, which may have less to do with drama [...]
