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A Nation of Family and Friends? Sport and the Leisure Cultures of British Asian Girls and Women Aarti Ratna New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press 2024 (review in English by Sepandarmaz Mashreghi, published 250311)
American Sport in the Shadow of a Pandemic: Communicative Insights Andrew C. Billings, Lawrence A, Wenner & Marie Hardin (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2022 (review in English by Britt-Marie Ringfjord, published 230509)
Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives Emma Poulton (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Björn Horgby, published 250611)
Aux Armes!: Sport and the French, an English perspective David Owen London: Forward Press 2024 (review in English by Hans Bolling, published 250130)
Black Mercuries: African American Athletes, Race, and the Modern Olympic Games David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon & Mark Dyreson Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2023 (review in English by Christoph Wagner, published 240430)
Bollen i rörelse: Tjejfotboll, fostran och normkritik i den urbana periferin David Ekholm, Ulrika Wernesjö & Magnus Dahlstedt Linköping: Linköping University 2022 (review in Swedish by Anders Östnäs, published 250114)
Celebrating the Super Bowl: Programs, Profits, Parties Linda K. Fuller Champaign, IL: Common Ground 2024 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 250924)
Cricket, Capitalism and Class: From the Village Green to the Cricket Industry Chris McMillan Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 240117)
Critical Perspectives on Esports Annette R. Hofmann & Pascal Mamudou Camara (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Egil Rogstad, published 241010)
Decolonial Re-existence and Sports: Stories of Afghan youth in Sweden Sepandarmaz Mashreghi Malmö: Malmö University 2021 (review in English by Kristin Walseth, published 220510)
Diego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study Pablo Brescia & Mariano Paz (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Russell Holden, published 230517)
Esports Insights Emily Hayday, Holly Collison-Randall & Sarah Kelly Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Egil Rogstad, published 230130)
Fair Game: Lessons from Sport for a Fairer Society & a Stronger Economy Andrew Leigh Clayton, Victoria: Monash University Publishing 2022 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 240319)
FC Barcelona: History, Politics and Identity Jim O’Brien, Xavier Ginesta & Jordi de San Eugenio (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Jan Ludvigsen, published 240529)
Fitness Doping: Trajectories, Gender, Bodies and Health Jesper Andreasson & Thomas Johansson London: Palgrave Macmillan 2020 (review in English by Anders Schmidt Vinther, published 211007)
Football, Power, and Politics in Argentina Eugenio Paradiso Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Torbjörn Andersson, published 250204)
Football and Racism: How Colonialism Shaped the Modern Game Ronny Blaschke Worthing, SX: Pitch Publishing 2025 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 250918)
Footynomics and the Business of Sport Tim Harcourt Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2024 (review in English by Alex Krumer, published 250604)
Games, Greek and Pluck: Classicism, Masculinity, Elite Education and British Sport, 1850–1914 Andy Carter Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2025 (review in English by Hans Bolling, published 251106)
Gender Equality and the Olympic Programme Michele K. Donnelly Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Christian Widholm, published 250211)
Global Sports Fandom in South Korea: American Major League Baseball and Its Fans in the Online Community Younghan Cho London: Palgrave Macmillan 2020 (review in English by Mark Brooke, published 211216)
Healthism and professional identity: Group fitness instructors navigating health discourses Karin Andersson Malmö: Malmö University Press 2024 (review in English by Frida Wågan, published 250313)
How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls’ Sports: The Pay-to-Play Pipeline Rick Eckstein Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield 2023 (review in English by Nicholas Zoroya, published 240426)
Idrettssosiologi Arve Hjelseth, Lone Friis Thing & Anne Tjønndal Bergen: Fagbokforlaget 2024 (review in English by Johan Högman, published 250225)
Idrættens og civilsamfundets knaster: Kritiske samfundsvidenskabelige analyser Evald Bundgård Iversen, Bjarne Ibsen & Jørn Hansen (eds.) Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2024 (review in Swedish by Mats Franzén, published 250213)
Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Interrogating Sámi Sport and Beyond Eivind Å. Skille Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Malcolm MacLean, published 250924)
Konkurrence Christian Tolstrup Jensen Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2024 (review in Norwegian by Jan Ove Tangen, published 250502)
The League of Ireland: An Historical and Contemporary Assessment Conor Curran (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Dilwyn Porter, published 230428)
Lidenskab og livskvalitet gennem idræt Rasmus Bysted Møller & Jan Kahr Sørensen (ed.) Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag 2019 (review in Swedish by Anders Östnäs, published 231103)
Media, Communication and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Molly Yanity & Danielle Sarver Coombs (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Christian Tolstrup Jensen, published 250616)
Nationalism and Globalization in Turkish Football: Voices from Fan Culture John Konuk Blasing Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 250603)
Non-levelled playing fields and the rise of fitness: Social inequality in late modern youth sport in Norway Mads Skauge Bodø: Nord University 2022 (review in English by Marie Larneby, published 221025)
Only a Black Athlete Can Save Us Now Grant Farred Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press 2022 (review in English by Duncan R. Jamieson, published 230519)
Pedagogies of Social Justice in Physical Education and Youth Sport Shrehan Lynch, Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette & Carla Luguetti Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Karin Redelius, published 230215)
Play and Social Justice: Equality, Advocacy, and Opportunity Olga S. Jarrett, Vera L. Stenhouse, John A, Sutterby & Michael M. Patte (eds.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2023 (review in English by Wendy Russell, published 250923)
Power, Pain and Professional Cycling: A Historical-Sociological Study John Connolly Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar 2024 (review in English by Christoph Wagner, published 250401)
Power Players: Football in Propaganda, War and Revolution Ronny Blaschke Worthing, SX: Pitch Publishing 2022 (review in English by Mats Greiff, published 230411)
Reinventing Martial Arts in the 21st Century: Eastern Stimulus, Western Response George Jennings Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2023 (review in English by Anna Kavoura, published 231123)
Sex and Leisure: Promiscuous Perspectives Diana C. Parry & Corey W. Johnson (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Jack Lukkerz, published 240315)
Skateboarding and the Senses: Skills, Surfaces, and Spaces Sander Hölsgens & Brian Glenney Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Michael J. Roberts, published 250325)
Social Control and Disorder in Football: Responses, Regulation, Rupture Mark Turner & Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Hans Kristian Hognestad, published 250618)
Sport, Globalisation and Identity: New Perspectives on Regions and Nations Jim O’Brien, Russell Holden & Xavier Ginesta (ed.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by Christer Ericsson, published 240404)
Sport, Performance and Sustainability Daniel Svensson, Erik Backman, Susanna Hedenborg & Sverker Sörlin (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Benjamin Mole, published 240312)
Sport, Rhetoric, and Political Struggle Daniel A. Grano & Michael L. Butterworth (ed.) Oxford, Oxon: Peter Lang Publishing 2019 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 230417)
Sport and Crime: Towards a Critical Criminology of Sport Peter Millward, Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen & Jonathan Sly Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2023 (review in English by Aurélien Daudi, published 250328)
Sport and Secessionism Mariann Vaczi & Alan Bairner (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2021 (review in English by Matti Goksøyr, published 230331)
Sport and Video Games Łukasz Muniowski Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Egil Trasti Rogstad, published 250930)
Sport for Social Cohesion: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives Karen Petry & Louis Moustakas (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2025 (review in English by Alan Bairner, published 250409)
Sport Migrants, Precarity and Identity: Brazilian Footballers in Central and Eastern Europe José Hildo de Oliveira Filho Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, published 241009)
Sport Teams, Fans, and Twitter: The Influence of Social Media on Relationships and Branding Brandi Watkins Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2019 (review in English by Lise Joern, published 200318)
Sports and Modernity in Late Imperial Ethiopia Katrin Bromber Martlesham, Sf: James Currey 2024 (review in English by Erkki Vettenniemi, published 250903)
Stakeholder Analysis and Sport Organisations Anna-Maria Strittmatter, Josef Fahlén & Barrie Houlihan (eds.) Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2022 (review in English by H. Thomas R. Persson, published 240919)
Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland Matthew L. MacDowell Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2024 (review in English by Kristin Lawler, published 250522)
The Rule Book: The building blocks of games Jaakko Stenros & Markus Montola Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press 2024 (review in English by Bo Carlsson, published 251105)
Trends and Advances in Sport and Leisure Management: Expanding the Frontiers Vassilios Ziakas (ed.) Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2022 (review in English by Hans Lundberg, published 230530)
Urban Politics of a Sporting Mega Event: Legitimacy and Legacy of Euro 2012 in Anthropological Perspective Malgorzata Zofia Kowalska London: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 (review in English by Christian Tolstrup Jensen, published 191002)
Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport Madeleine Orr London: Bloomsbury 2024 (review in English by Jan Ove Tangen, published 250917; review in Norwegian by Jan Ove Tangen, published 250917)
Women’s Football, Culture, and Identity Kate Themen Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2024 (review in English by Payam Ansari, published 250909)
Youth Sport, Migration and Culture: Two football teams and the changing face of Ireland Max Mauro Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2019 (review in English by Dilwyn Porter, published 211020)