The English Premier League

The English Premier League (EPL) is one of the world's most valuable and high-profile sports leagues, with millions of fans around the globe. The 2016/17 season marked the 25th anniversary of the EPL, providing a unique opportunity to reflect on how it has contributed, both positively and negatively, to key developments in football - and in sport and culture more broadly - at local, national and global levels. The English Premier League: A Socio-Cultural Analysis is a fascinating read for any sport studies student or scholar with a particular interest in football and the sociology of sport.

Foreword: How the 22-headed monster became the most popular league in the world
[Alex Fynn]
Introduction: 25 Years of the English Premier League
[Richard Elliott]
1. A History of the English Premier League: Cultures, consumption and commerce
[Joel Rookwood and John Hughson]
2. A whole new ball game: The English Premier League and television broadcast rights
[Pete Millward]
3. A political economy of the English Premier League
[Peter Kennedy and David Kennedy]
4. The English Premier League in a global context
[Jamie Cleland]
5. Winning the war for talent: Foreign players, status and the English Premier League
[Richard Elliott]
6. The football star: Celebrity, culture and consumption in the English Premier League
[John Harris]
7. "Football without fans is nothing": Contemporary fan protests and resistance communities in the English Premier League era
[Mark Turner]
8. A critical race theory analysis of the English Premier League: Confronting the declining significance of 'race' and racism myth
[Stefan Lawrence]
9. Football, homosexuality and the English Premier League: A changing cultural relationship
[Rory Magrath and Eric Anderson]
10. Game changer: The English Premier League, big money and world football
[John Williams]
Conclusion: The best league in the world?: Predicting the future of the English Premier League
[Richard Elliott]