Behind The Curtain by Jonathan Wilson

Travels in Eastern European Football

A vivid travelogue and cultural history of post-communist football across Eastern Europe, blending on-the-ground reporting, interviews and historical context to show how politics, nationalism, economic upheaval and corruption reshaped clubs, players and supporters after the fall of the Iron Curtain; the narrative moves through stadiums, back rooms and fan terraces in countries from Russia to the Balkans, illuminating passionate fan culture, club ownership battles, match-fixing and the enduring love of the game amid social change.

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