Le Dictionnaire Des Supporters [French]

By Berteau-F

THE SUPPORTERS' DICTIONARY

On the pitch, soccer is played out eleven against eleven. But in the stands the "twelfth man" - the crowd - also builds up a sweat, convinced he too has a role to play. It is this little known and often criticised world that the author deciphers for us in this surprisingly profound and complex dictionary. The supporters featured here tend to be young and gather in fairly large groups to support their favourite team, at home and away.

Beneath the scarves and flags, the streamers and face paint there is a complicated world with its own customs, values and jargon. Franck Berteau opens the doors to this world in France and abroad. Each of the 300 entries teams with information and anecdotes, and plunges the reader right into these exuberant, impassioned and sometimes violent tribes. This young journalist is a regular in the stands himself and he says it as it is, neither judging nor allowing himself to be indulgent. It's all there from A to Z: the gangs and their history, the coded clothing, the musical and literary references (Nick Hornby, John King...), the political influences, and explanations of terms peculiar to world of soccer. This book is intended as much for the initiated as the newcomer and is a useful reference, particularly with two imminent major events: The Brazil world cup in 2014 and Euro 2016 in France.

Franck Berteau, 27, is a journalist and a contributor to M, the magazine section of Le Monde. He has co-written articles about football supporters for the magazines So Foot and Les Inrockuptibles as well as for Le Parisien.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2234073340
• ISBN13: 9782234073340
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Stock
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.5"