The English Premier League

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]