This book explores social and political issues and trends emerging around the UEFA European Football Championships. It presents a contemporary sociology of the

Over the past decade, European football has seen tremendous changes impacting upon its international framework as well as local traditions and national institut

Spain's breath-taking and record-breaking win over Italy in the 2012final in Kiev, Ukraine was the thrilling ending to a EURO 2012 competition that had begun ba

This Palgrave Pivot presents tournament design mainly within the axioms of incentive compatibility and fairness. It illustrates the advantages of an axiomatic a

The UEFA European football championship was the first European mega-event to take place in post-socialist Europe. Taking this as a departure point, this volume