Football in the Balkans II

Dariusz Wojtaszyn is professor of modern history and head of the Centre for Research on the History of German and European Sport at the Willy Brandt Center for German and European Studies at the University of Wroclaw (Poland), visiting professor at the University of Vienna (Austria) and a member of the Sport History/Sport Studies Network and ISHPES.Teodor Borisov is a historian, former assistant professor at the Institute for Historical Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and guest lecturer at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" in Sofia (Bulgaria). He is a freelance sports journalist with 13 years of experience. He is a member of the Balkan History Association.Maroš Melichárek is assistant professor of Modern European and Balkan History at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (Slovakia) and a member of the Balkan History Association. He has received several domestic and international grants and is a two-time Visegrad scholarship holder.

• Richard Mills: Preface – Teodor Borisov/Maroš Melichárek/Dariusz Wojtaszyn: Introduction: Football as a Social and Political Phenomenon in the Balkans—Local Specificity – Dariusz Wojtaszyn/Lorenzo Venuti: Between Collaboration and Tension: Balkan Football Teams in the Mitropa Cup – Tin Mudražija: A Haven from the War: Slovenian Football During Occupation (1941–1945) – Teodor Borisov: The People’s Republic of Bulgaria and Its Football through the Eyes of the West – Tea Sindbæk Andersen: Football Culture and Public Memory: The Drone and Banner Incident and Transnational Memory Debates in the Balkans – Andrei Mihail: The Whole Neighborhood Was Breathing Steaua: The Urban Dynamics of Bucharest’s Fan Entourages – Valentino Grbavac: Jel’ igraju naši? Football, Identity, and Nationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zsolt Havran: Orbán Goes to the Balkans: How Does the Support of Hungarian Government Affect Club Football in Neighboring Countries? – Kristijan Fidanovski/Vlora Rechica: North Macedonia Goes to Euro 2020: Football and the Ethnic "Other" on Social Media – Teodor Borisov/Maroš Melichárek/Dariusz Wojtaszyn: Conclusion – Notes on Contributors – Index.