Jean Williams

Radicalised by FIFA (eBook, ePUB)

Football, History and Feminism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What do a childhood on a remote farm, a career in academia, and the corrupt underbelly of global football have in common? In Radicalised by FIFA - Football, History and Feminism, Professor Jean Williams weaves them together with sharp humour and political bite.

Part memoir, part cultural critique, Radicalised by FIFA explores how a love of football-and outrage at its inequalities-sparked a lifelong campaign for justice both on and off the pitch. From muddy grassroots fields to the politics of the Women's World Cup, Jean exposes the systemic barriers facing women in sport and in life.

With themes of gender, power, institutional hypocrisy, and the personal toll of pushing against entrenched systems, Radicalised by FIFA is essential reading for anyone who believes in the transformative potential of sport-and the need to reform it.

The memoir also covers the impact of global events like the SARS and COVID pandemics and September 11, alongside the rise of social media and the fight for equal pay in women's football.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fair Play Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781923236066
• Artikelnr.: 74759131

Autorenporträt

Professor Jean Williams is a prominent international writer specialising in the history of sport, with a focus on gender relations, governance, and the professionalisation of women's sport. In 2003, Jean published A Game for Rough Girls and has since authored seven books, curated exhibitions and written numerous journalistic pieces. Her most recent work is Legendary Lionesses: the History of the England Women's Football Team 1972-2022 (2024). She has curated content with FIFA, UEFA, the English FA, and other sports organisations to bring history to a wider audience and has transitioned into feature documentaries, scriptwriting and television content. She has her own line of trademarked clothing @jeanolafc that was showcased at the Women's World Cup in Australia 2023 and a limited edition will be available at the Euros 2025. A keen swimmer, and occasional triathlete, Jean has taken up tennis after a 30-year hiatus, more with enthusiasm than success.