An AL's views

I am an Associate Lecturer with the Open University, originally trained as a Social Anthropologist. On this blog, I use material from the modules I teach to write about issues which come up in the world around me.
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Thursday, 10 November 2016

Corruption and the Ritual Realm of Football

From the Unpaid Film Critic blog. 
(Somewhat negative review by an 
American - this film is actually brilliant.)
(First published in June 2011.) 

As corruption and in-fighting are exposed at the heart of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), I have been remembering a comment Ken Loach made in an interview about his film Looking for EricHe was being asked about the Football Club United of Manchester, set up by outraged fans after the Glazer family bought Manchester United FC for purely financial purposes. (Ken Loach is a member of FCUM, and one scene in Looking for Eric revolves around teasing of a FCUM fan.)