1312: Among the Ultras

A journey with the world’s most extreme fans

James Montague author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Published:25th Mar '21

Should be back in stock very soon

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You can see them, but you don't know them.

Ultras are football fans like no others. A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme fandom and politics is also one of the largest youth movements in the world. Yet they remain unknown: an anti-establishment force that is transforming both football and politics. In this book, James Montague goes underground to uncover the true face of this dissident force for the first time.

1312: Among the Ultras tells the story of how the movement began and how it grew to become the global phenomenon that now dominates the stadiums from the Balkans and Buenos Aires. With unprecedented insider access, the book investigates how ultras have grown into a fiercely political movement, embracing extremes on both the left and right; fighting against the commercialisation of football and society – and against the attempts to control them by the authorities, who both covet and fear their power.

Brilliant and daring * Tobias Jones, Guardian *
Utterly gripping. I couldn’t recommend it highly enough. * Rory Smith, New York Times *

ISBN: 9781785039188

Dimensions: 200mm x 128mm x 27mm

Weight: 306g

416 pages