Tag: Gerard Farrell
A commendable history of Irish soccer
2021 saw the centenary of the formation of the League of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland’s primary professional association football league. The League of Ireland: An Historical and Contemporary Assessment, edited by Conor Curran (Routledge), draws on the work of a number of leading historians of Irish soccer. Originally published as a 2021 Special Issue of Soccer & Society, our reviewer Dilwyn Porter sees much to commend in the collection but finds the links to the league in the various contributions less evident than expected.
Soccer & Society, Volume 22, 2021, Issue 8 | The Growth and Development of Soccer in Dublin
Soccer, a.k.a (association) football is the most popular mass spectator sport in the world. Soccer & Society is the first international journal devoted to the game of soccer, and aims to focus on the game in the context of a more global world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Who’s SARI now: social enterprise and the use of the medium of sport to further human rights in society by Ken Mc Cue.
