Why Does Fan Violence Persist in Football? Football Rivalries Ideology, the Reproduction of Football-Related Violence and its Everyday Dimensions
Why Does Fan Violence Persist in Football? Football Rivalries Ideology, the Reproduction of Football-Related Violence and its Everyday Dimensions
Mateusz Grodecki Joel Rookwood a The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Polandb University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandMateusz Grodecki is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw. His research interests focus on sport-related violence, sports fandom and nationalism.Joel Rookwood is the director of Sport & Exercise Management at University College Dublin in Ireland. Joel has extensive experience in sports media, mega-events, and sport-for-development. Joel has conducted research at 25 football mega-events, including the last six FIFA Men’s World Cups. Joel has also worked in applied sports performance settings, serving as Head of Research at Aalborg Football Club in Denmark from 2023-2025. Joel is involved in various research projects and is the co-chair of the global research organisation The Football Collective. His latest books include Sport, Peace and Development: Critical Global Challenges (Palgrave, 2025), Sports Fanaticism on Social Media Platforms: Security Implications and Counter-Policy (Naif University for Security Sciences Publishing House, 2025), and The Sport Mega Events of the 2020s: Governance, Impacts and Controversies (Routledge, 2024).