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This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to understand the processes of collective action in football fan activism, lending it to social scientific fields including: applied social theory, social movement studies, the sociology of sport and sport studies. This work examines the collective action of contemporary fandom in English football using a range of club case studies to address the pertinent themes of anti-discrimination, 'home', ticketing, name changes, 'ownership' and broader leftist politics. Using the theoretical framework of relational sociology, the choice of the case study chapters highlight the different social and cultural changes English football has seen, often over a very short period of time. 

This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case studies, the authors address pertinent themes in football fandom, including anti-discrimination, 'home,' ticketing, name changes, 'ownership,' and broader leftist politics. Each of these case studies engages with the theoretical framework of cultural relational sociology, highlighting the different social and cultural changes English and European football has undergone, often over a very short period of time.