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A People's History of Football

A Graphic Chronicle
Brief Description
Football has always been so much more than the billionaire buyers and seven-figure signing fees. With the women's game now more popular than ever, one thing is clear: when it comes to football, only half the story is usually told. Would the Lionesses ever have roared... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The rebellious, grassroots history of football gets the graphic treatment in this beautifully illustrated edition

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Football has always been so much more than the billionaire buyers and seven-figure signing fees. With the women's game now more popular than ever, one thing is clear: when it comes to football, only half the story is usually told. Would the Lionesses ever have roared without the Munitionettes? If you look beyond the men in suits at FIFA and the corporate World Cup, you'll find a history unparalleled in the world of sport.

From England, France and Germany to Palestine, South Africa and Brazil, A People's History of Football reveals how the "beautiful game" has been a powerful instrument of emancipation for workers, feminists, anti-colonialist activists, young people, and protesters around the world.

This entertaining history from below is beautifully rendered by award-winning illustrator Lelio Bonaccorso, bringing players from history to life in vivid colour. From the game's unruly feudal origins right up to the present day, immerse yourself in the stories of professionals and amateurs alike, and feel the powerful force of a game that is as generous as it is subversive.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745352138

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Edition: Graphic adaptation

Illustration: 135 Line drawings, color

Contributors:

  • Translated by Fionn Petch
  • Illustrated by Lelio Bonaccorso

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 255.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 136

About the Author

Mickaël Correia is a journalist at Mediapart. He is the author of several books, and his work focuses on social and ecological struggles as well as working-class culture. He has written for Le Monde Diplomatique, Le Canard Enchaîné and La Revue du Crieur. His passion for football began when he was 4, with kickabouts on the streets of Roubaix. Jean-Christophe Deveney is a French comic book writer whose many publications include adaptations of stories by Haruki Murakami. Lelio Bonaccorso is an award-winning Italian comic artist and illustrator. He has published extensively in the international arena, including for major American comic book publishers like Marvel and DC. Fionn Petch is a Scottish translator with a doctorate in philosophy from the National University of Mexico. As a translator, he has translated fiction, poetry, drama and children's books. He also works on books and exhibition catalogues on art and architecture. Among his noted translations are A Straggly Smile by Vanessa Saint Cyr, The Distance Between Us by Renato Cisneros and Fireflies by Luis Sagasti.

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