Author: Jack Beville

Jack is an English Literature and Philosophy graduate, a socialist, and a Liverpool fan based in Liverpool.

La Política Del Fútbol Part Three: Rayo Vallecano – Madrid’s Working-Class Club

La Política Del Fútbol Part Three: Rayo Vallecano – Madrid’s Working-Class Club

By Jack Beville. Those who perhaps take a more casual approach toward their interest in Spanish football may not know all that much about Rayo Vall [...]
La Política Del Fútbol Part Two: Athletic Club – Bilbao’s Basque Bastion

La Política Del Fútbol Part Two: Athletic Club – Bilbao’s Basque Bastion

By Jack Beville. The politics of football clubs and their fanbases can, albeit fairly reductively, be narrowed down to two different forms. Firs [...]
La Política Del Fútbol Part One: The Politics Of El Clásico

La Política Del Fútbol Part One: The Politics Of El Clásico

By Jack Beville. La Liga, Spain’s top tier of domestic football, has long been considered the biggest threat to the Premier League’s dominance in t [...]
Marcus Rashford And Political Player Power In The Premier League

Marcus Rashford And Political Player Power In The Premier League

By Jack Beville. “Given the sacrifices that many people are making, including some of my colleagues in the NHS who have made the ultimate sacrifice [...]
Fascism In Football: The Ugly Side Of The Beautiful Game

Fascism In Football: The Ugly Side Of The Beautiful Game

By Jack Beville. Football has the power to bring people from different communities, backgrounds, and beliefs together -- both through the love of the [...]
Les Chats Noirs – When Sunderland Took Parisian Theatre by Storm

Les Chats Noirs – When Sunderland Took Parisian Theatre by Storm

By Jack Beville. Football, with its excitement, its passion, and its emotion, is often compared to theatre. Why else would Manchester United refer [...]
Football And Socialism: A Game Of Two Halves

Football And Socialism: A Game Of Two Halves

By Jack Beville. A common theme within discussions and debate surrounding sport and, in particular, football is the notion that politics and sport [...]
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