Providing vital historical background the this book goes on to look in detail at the implications for the clubs, and questions whether we have reached the point where commercial issues have superseded the club and even the game of football itself. The role of players, agents, officials, governing bodies, and the media are all explored. The authors pay attention to levels of violence both on and off the field in both the professional and amateur forms of the game. Racism in the game is also surveyed with particular emphasis placed on efforts to combat racism on and off the pitch.